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Project Number 574
Date of Summary February 1, 2008
Subject No MODUs Adrift
Performing Activity Texas A&M University, Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC)
Principal Investigator Drs. M. H. Kim, J. Zhang, R. M. Gilbert and E.G. Ward
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion February 2008
Description

Mooring failures during hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita caused a number of MODU’s to go adrift. Drifting MODU’s can potentially damage other critical elements of the offshore oil and gas infrastructure. This infrastructure is a matter of national significance due to the importance of deepwater production on US oil and gas supply. The objectives of this project are to develop technical solutions to:

  1. Prevent a MODU from going adrift during a hurricane.
     
  2. Mitigate the drift of a totally or partially unmoored MODU.
 

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