Maintenance Technology and Practice of Mooring Anchor Leg in Deepwater Floating Production Facility

Wang Deyang

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Maintenance Technology and Practice of Mooring Anchor Leg in Deepwater Floating Production Facility

Wang Deyang

Published in International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Received: 14 April 2023 Accepted: 17 May 2023 Published: 18 May 2023

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Abstract

“Nanhai Shengli” is a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) in the Liuhua 11-1 oil field in the South China Sea. During its service, the FPSO suffered severe broken anchor legs due to the hostile impact of several strong typhoons. In order to ensure the safety of its mooring system, emergency maintenance operations were carried out on 10 mooring anchor legs under the condition of non-release and non-production of FPSO, which was the first time in deep water in China. Its construction is difficult, high risk, weather and FPSO draft time window requirements are high, the use of reasonable technology and construction methods is the key to efficient completion of the operation, such as simulation analysis, reasonable selection of machinery and resources, efficient control of site construction, accurate environmental monitoring, etc. Taking the release and tieback of the mooring system of "Nanhai Shengli" FPSO in Liuhua 11-1 oilfield as an example, various technical difficulties and key points in the process of release and tieback construction are introduced, and the rules are summarized and analyzed. The safe and efficient completion of this construction operation is not only the embodiment of management level, but also the result of daring to innovate and face challenges. It has a typical guiding significance for the maintenance of mooring anchor leg of similar deep-water floating production facilities in China.

Published in	International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnrem.20230802.16
Page(s)	78-84
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Keywords

Floating Production Facilities, Mooring Anchor Leg, Release, Hook up, Innovative Design

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Wang Deyang. (2023). Maintenance Technology and Practice of Mooring Anchor Leg in Deepwater Floating Production Facility. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 8(2), 78-84. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnrem.20230802.16

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Wang Deyang. Maintenance Technology and Practice of Mooring Anchor Leg in Deepwater Floating Production Facility. Int. J. Nat. Resour. Ecol. Manag. 2023, 8(2), 78-84. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20230802.16

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Wang Deyang. Maintenance Technology and Practice of Mooring Anchor Leg in Deepwater Floating Production Facility. Int J Nat Resour Ecol Manag. 2023;8(2):78-84. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20230802.16

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Wang Deyang

China National Offshore Oil Corporation China Ltd.-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

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