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White Papers 2020 BVMagazine_SOFEC Inc – Mooring Solution Specialist 2017 OTC-27938-Integrity Monitoring Inspection and Maintenance of FPSO Turret Mooring Systems 2017 SNAME – Revisiting Global Response of FPSOs Shallow Water and Riser Analysis Requirements 2017 OTC 27938 – Integrity Monitoring Inspection and Maintenance of FPSO Turret Mooring Systems 2015 OTC 26058 Stationkeeping Technology for Frontier Deepwater Floating Systems 2014 SNAME On the Challenges of Analysis and Design of Turret Moored FPSOs in Squalls 2014 OMAE – 24401 – Mooring System Monitoring using DGPSFINAL 2013 Four-Parameter Weibull Probability Distribution with Figures 2013 Empirical Estimation of Prob Distribution of Ext Responses of Turret Moored FPSOs 2012 OMAE 83633 Response-Based Analysis of FPSO Systems for Squall Loadings 2012 FEDSM 72477 App of Semi-Empirical Probability Distributions in Wave-Structure Interaction Problems 2011 OMAE – 49855 – Response of FPSO System to Squalls 2011 ISOPE – Empirical Moment-based Estimation of Rayleigh-Stokes Distribution Parameters 2010 OTC 21012 Anchor Leg System Integrity – from Design through Service Life 2010 SNAME NTR037 2010 OTC 20833 Analysis Design and Installation of Polyester Rope Mooring System in Deep Water 2009 OMAE 80212 Linearization Quad Drag Est CALM Pitch Motion in F-D Exp Validation 2009 IWAOH – Integration of Model Tests and Numerical Analysis for Deepwater FPSOs 2008 OMAE 57632 Low Frequency Domain Calculations of Moored Vessel Motion including LF Effect 2008 KSOE Mooring Cost Sensitivity Study Based on Cost-Optimum Mooring Design 2007 OMEA Mooring Cost Optimization Via Harmony Search 2007 ISOPE The Exact Solutions of Tower Yoke Mooring Systems 2007 ISOPE Derivation of CALM Buoy Coupled Motion RAOs in Frequency Domain 2007 FSI Numerical Modeling of Disc Turret Mooring Systems 2006 OWA Spread Moored or Turret Moored FPSOs for Deepwater Field Developments 2006 OA On the Execution of a Fast-Track Disconnectable FPSO 2006 ISOPE Prediction of DW Oil Offloading Buoy Response 2005 OMAE 67119 Analysis of Duplex Yoke Mooring System for Tandem Offloading of LNG 2005 ISOPE Coupled Analysis of DW Oil Offloading Buoy and Experimental Verification 2005 FSI The Dynamics of DW Offloading Buoys 2004 SNAME Fixed Versus Disconnectable Turret System 2004 OWA Hydrodynamic and Structural Design Challenges in Benign Areas 2004 OTC 16720 Global Analysis of Shallow Water FPSOs 2004 OTC 16710 Full Field – Early Production in Ultra DW 2004 DOT Understanding Fatigue for Deepwater Mooring Systems 2004 AIChE LNG VII LNG Tandem Offloading System 2003 Upstream VLT Article 2003 OWA Economic Comparison Between Oil and LNG for Decision Making to Evaluate DW WA 2003 OWA A New Solution for FP In Ultra Deep Water DP_FPSO 2003 OTC 15069 The VLT–A Single Point Mooring for 100 Risers 2003 OMAE On Second-Order Roll Motions of Ships 2003 Offshore Engineer VLT Article – Magazine Reprint 2003 Offshore Engineer VLT Article 2003 MTS – Design Aspects of DP System for FPSO Apps in GOM 2003 ISOPE DP FPSO – A Fully Dynamically Positioned FPSO for Ultra Deep Waters 2003 IMS FPSOs for the Gulf of Mexico (Abstract) 2003 FMC LNG Tandem Offloading System – AIChE 2003 FF2 Case Study DP FPSO 2003 DPC – Design Aspects of a DP System for FPSO Applications in the GOM 2003 DOT – Case Study – An FPSO with DP for DW Applications 2002 OWA – FPSO Mooring and Offloading System Alternatives for Deepwater West Africa 2002 OTC 14192 Greenwater Evaluation for FPSOs in the GOM 2002 OTC 14154 Riser System Selection and Design for a Deepwater FSO in the GOM 2002 OSEA – Fixed Versus Disconnectable Turret System – Final 2002 OMAE 28376 Effective Riser Solutions for a Deepwater FPSO 2002 IBC Introduction of the VLT Abstract 2002 How Design Effective EHS Mgmt Sys for Risk Reduction Performance 2002 Construction of a VLT Abstract Marine Construction 2001 OWA A New Deepwater Tanker Loading System for West Africa 2001 OTC 13020 The Terra Nova Turret Mooring System 2001 OMAE01-1167 Dynamics of Suspended Flowlines 2001 OMAE 1194 TLR System An Effective Solution for Deepwater Risers 2001 A Comparison between Turret and Spread Moored F(P)SOs for DW Field Dev 2000 OTC 12147 Extreme Responses of Turret Moored Tankers 2000 OTC 11914 Global Analysis of the Terra Nova FPSO Turret Mooring System 2000 ISOPE Terra Nova FPSO – Integration of Model Tests and Global Analysis 1998 FSO to Feature Simultaneous Offloading of Two Tankers 1997 The Barracuda and Albacora FPSOs – Turrets of Brazils Campos Basin 1997 OTC 8269 Numerical Test Tank 1997 Design and Evaluation of FPSO Systems for Decommissioning and Reuse 1996 The Nigerian Escravos Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG FSO Project 1996 The Future of Floating Production 1995 OTC 7696 Turret Moorings for Extreme Design Conditions 1994 Why the Disconnectable Turret Makes Sense in Typhoon Corridors 1994 OTC 7442 Install, Testing and Comm of a Disc Turret Moored FSOU in a Typhoon-Prone Area 1994 Disconnectable Turret Moored FSOU at Lufeng 13-1 Field 1993 Design-Construction of a Disconnectable Turret Mooring for an FSO in the South China Sea 1992 Surge Drift Motion of a Moored Vessel in Random Waves 1992 Optimization of a Disconnectable Turret Mooring System 1992 Kinematics of 2-D Transient Water Waves Using Laser Doppler Anemometry 1992 A Single Point Mooring for Direct Pump-Out of Hopper Dredges 1991 Experimental Investigation of Wave Drift Damping and Slow Drift Motion in Bi-Frequency Domain 1990 OTC 6364 Experimental Study of Kinematics of Large Transient Wave in 2-D Wave Tank 1988 Turret Mooring Completes World’s Largest FSO System 1988 OTC 5751 An OPDS Application of Commercial Technology to Military Operational Requirements 1986 OTC 5253 A Rapid Deployment Tanker Loading System 1986 A Mobile Single Point Mooring for Extended Well Testing 1983 Marginal Field – EP – Options for Offshore Offloading 1982 The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port 1982 SPE 11173 Installation of the Fulmar SALM and Storage Tanker 1982 OSEA Tembungo Salm – Seven Years Operating Experience 1982 JPT Seven Years’ Experience with the First Deepwater SALM 1980 OTC 3804 Five Years’ Experience with the First Deepwater SALM 1979 OTC 3564 The First Yoke Mooring for a VLCC in the Open Ocean 1979 OTC 3562 The LOOP Deepwater Port – Design and Construction of the SALM Tanker Terminals 1978 Offshore Loading May Be Economic Solution to Baltimore Canyon Oil 1978 Float Systems Helps Develop Marginal Field 1977 SOFEC Constructs the Largest SPM Terminals in the Arabian Gulf 1977 OTC 2827 The Design of Single Point Moorings 1977 OTC 2826 The World’s Largest Single Point Mooring Terminals 1977 Offshore Oil Loading Facilities 1975 OTC 2213 Design-Fab-Install and Operation of a SALM Tanker Terminal in 300 feet of water 1975 Mono-Mooring Terminals Presentations 2018 Gastech -Selection and Optimization of FLNG Mooring Systems 2017_SNAME_OS_Revisiting Global Response of FPSOs in Shallow Water 2017 OTC 27938 Integrity Monitoring Inspection and Maintenance of FPSO Turret Mooring Systems 2017 OTC – Deep Water Mooring Systems 2015 OTC-26058-Stationkeeping Technology for Frontier Deepwater Floating Systems 2014 SNAME On Challenges of Analysis and Design of Turret Moored FPSOs in Squalls 2014 OMAE-24401 Mooring System Monitoring using DGPS 2014 FPSO Forum Stationkeeping Technology for Frontier Deepwater Floating Systems 2013 ISOPE – Empirical Estimation of Probability Distribution of Ext Reponses of Turret Moored FPSOs 2012 OMAE Response-Based Analysis of FPSO Systems for Squall Loadings 2012 FEDSM App of Semi-Empirical Probability Distributions in Wave-Structure Interactions Problems 2012 Deep Water Turret-Moored FPSO for West Africa 2012 ABS Impact of Ice Loading on Single Point Moored Production Units 2011 OMAE – Response of FPSO Systems to Squalls 2011 ISOPE – Empirical Moment-based Estimation of Rayleigh-Stokes Distribution Parameters 2011 Emerging FPSO Forum – FPSO Turret Mooring and Riser Systems for the GOM 2010 SNAME Roll motions of FPSOs 2010 SNAME Best Paper for OTC 2010 2009 OMAE 80212 Linearization of Quad Drag Est CALM Pitch Motion F-D Exp Validation 2009 JLOM Operator Inputs into the Design Requirement-Specifications of the Marine Loading Terminal 2009 ISOPE Tandem Offloading from an FLNG in Harsh Environments 2009 IMS Mooring Systems for Harsh Environments 2009 FLNG FLNG Safe Tandem Offloading of LNG in Severe Offshore Environments 2008 OMAE FD Calculations of Moored Vessel Motion including LF Effect 2008 KSOE Mooring Cost Sensitivity Study Based on Cost-Optimum Mooring Design 2008 DOT Design and Operational Experience Offshore NW Australia 2007 OMAE – Mooring Cost Optimization Via Harmony Search 2007 OA Operation of a Disconnectable Turret Moored FPSO 2007 ISOPE The Exact Solutions of Tower Yoke Mooring Systems 2007 ISOPE Derivation of CALM Buoy Coupled Motion RAOs in Frequency Domain 2007 FSI Numerical Modeling of Disc Turret Mooring Systems 2006 OWA Spread Moored vs Turret Moored FPSOs for Deepwater Field Developments 2006 OA On the Execution of a Fast-Track Disconnectable FPSO 2006 ISOPE Disconnectable Turret Mooring Systems for Deep Water 2006 GFPS Conference Keel Integrated Transfer System 2006 DOT – Disconnectable Turret Moored FPSOs (FMC-MODEC) 2006 Design Challenges for TN and RJS409 2005 Subsea Rio 05 – Design Installation of the Fluminese FPSO Mooring 2005 OMAE-05 Floating Offshore LNG Receiving and Regasification Facility for GOM 2005 FSI – The Dynamics of DW Offloading Buoys 2005 FPSO Forum B&W FPSO Station Keeping Systems – Issues & Experience 2004 SNAME Fixed Versus Disconnectable Turret System for FPSOs for GOM 2004 OTC 16720 – Global Analysis of Shallow Water FPSOs 2004 DOT Footprint of Fatigue 2004 AICHE Bishop LNG Terminal 2003 OWA Economic Comparison Between Oil or LNG for Decision Making in which Product to Develop from a Deepwater West Africa Field 2003 OCT 15069 A Single Point Mooring for 100+ Risers 2003 ISOPE – DP FPSO – A Fully Dynamically Positioned FPSO for Ultra Deep Waters 2003 IMS FPSOs for the Gulf of Mexico 2003 FPSO Forum FPSO Stationkeeping Systems – Issues and Experience 2003 FMC LNG Offloading System AIChE 2003 Deepwater Mooring Symposium–Definition of Metocean Criteria for FPSO Systems 2002 VIVARRAY JIP Orca Flex interface to VIVA 2002 OWA FPSO Mooring & Offloading System Alternatives for Deepwater West Africa 2002 OTRC Design Issues for Deepwater FPSOs 2002 OSEA Fixed Versus Disconnectable Turret Mooring System 2002 Introducing the VLT – March 2002 2002 Construction of a Very Large Turret (VLT) – Feb 2002 2001 OTC 13020 – The Terra Nova Turret Mooring System 2001 OMAE01-1167 Dynamics of Midwater Suspended Flowlines Presentation 2001 ICDEP Dynamic Risers for Deepwater Floating Production Systems Presentation 2001 FPSO Forum Offloading Buoys for Deep Water 2000 OTC 11914 Global Analysis of the Terra Nova FPSO Turret Mooring System Presentation 2000 ISOPE Terra Nova FPSO Integration of Model Tests and Global Analysis PPT1 2000 ABS Seminar FPSO Turret Mooring and Riser Systems MJK 1998 EP Forum Coupled Analysis of Mooring and Riser Systems 1997 ASME Turret Mooring of Production Vessels Mooring Solutions Specialists About About SOFEC Safety & Experience News & Events Technologies Mooring Systems Marine Terminals Services Aftermarket Support Engineering Project Management Research & Development Projects Projects Resources Brochures Videos & Animations Press Releases White Papers & Presentations Glossary Careers Careers Follow SOFEC © 2021 Sofec. 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