| Project
Number |
605 |
| Date of Summary |
November 25, 2008 |
| Subject |
Cooperative Research on Extreme Seas and their
Impact to Floating Structures |
| Performing Activity |
MARIN Research Institute |
| Principal Investigator |
Bas Buchner |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
October 31, 2009 |
|
Description |
In the offshore and shipping industry, extreme wave events have attracted
a lot of attention during the last several years. Hurricanes Ivan, Rita,
Katrina, and Ike in the Gulf of Mexico confirmed the importance of
extreme wave design for all types of offshore structures. As the U.S.
grows increasingly dependent on the steady supply of energy from federal
offshore oil and gas reserves, MMS remains attentive to new technologies
that safeguard Oil & Gas facilities, their personnel, and the
environment. This Joint Industry Project (JIP) involving participants
from around the world is expected to develop models for realistic
extreme waves and a design methodology for the loading and response of
floating platforms (TLPs, semis and spars) utilized in deepwater
areas such as those of the Gulf of Mexico that now constitutes the
majority of new OCS development along US borders. |
| Progress |
The study was initiated in September with the Kick-off meeting held October
17, 2007. Marin's most recent work (performed in October 2008)
involved wave-pool testing of a scaled TLP to assist in modeling the impacts
of extreme waves on offshore structures. |
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