| NTL No. 2000-N02 |
Effective
Date: May 9, 2000
Recission Date: June 9, 2000 |
Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) of Federal Oil, Gas,
and Sulphur Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf
Floating Production Storage and
Offloading (FPSO) Systems Workshop
NOTE: NTL
2000-N02 is available for download in Adobe's Portable Document
Format (PDF).
The Minerals Management Service will hold a
2-day workshop to assess worldwide operational experiences for FPSOs on June 7 & 8,
2000, in Houston, Texas. The objectives of the workshop are to (1) promote an open and
comprehensive discussion of experiences and concerns based on FPSO operations worldwide,
(2) identify operational and regulatory issues and successful practices that have resulted
from this experience, and (3) identify mitigation measures or technology needs to address
these concerns. The MMS has contracted the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at
Texas A&M University to organize the workshop on our behalf. The event will be
cosponsored by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the industry organization,
DeepStar.
We are holding the workshop to assess if FPSOs are viable
and acceptable options for the Gulf of Mexico and other offshore areas. We believe that
this workshop will help to concentrate industry and government efforts and result in an
improved understanding of FPSO operations. The first day of the workshop will include
presentations from an invited international panel from Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand,
Australia, Norway, United Kingdom, and Canada, as well as members from the MMS and the
USCG. These presentations will be followed by a session of panels from industry, FPSO
contractors and certification agencies to respond to issues presented from the
international panel presentations and discussions. An open question and discussion session
for all workshop attendees will follow. The second day will include a series of technical
sessions to discuss mitigation measures and technology needs related to the issues brought
forth during the first day.
We welcome and encourage your participation in this
workshop and all interested parties are invited. If you have questions, please contact
Phil Wibourn at (931) 526-8089 or pwilbrourn@citink.net,
or Skip Ward at (979)-862-2288 or egward@tamu.edu
with OTRC. To register, contact Beth Rhea, OTRC, Texas A&M University, 1200 Mariner
Drive, College Station, Texas 77845, (979) 845-6000, Fax (979) 845-9273.
Workshop Details:
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Where: |
Adam’s Mark Hotel, 2900 Briarpark Dr., Houston,
Texas 77042, (713) 987-7400 |
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Date/Time: |
June 7 & 8, 2000 --
Registration at 8:00 a.m. -- Workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. |
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Cost: |
$150.00 (Includes
proceedings, continental breakfasts, luncheons, coffee breaks,
reception) |
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Who should attend: |
Engineers, managers, regulators, and
executives involved with current and future FPSO operations. |
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Statement: This NTL does not refer to or impose any information collection
subject to the PRA.
Date: 5/10/00 |
Carolita U. Kallaur
Associate Director for
Offshore Energy and Minerals Management |
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Official Files
AD-OEMM
EOD-ERB (Smith)
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