Report out from FPSO Global Workshop 24-25 September, 2002-Houston by Johan Wichers – MARIN USA...

Report out from FPSO Global Workshop24-25 September, 2002-Houston

by Johan Wichers – MARIN USA Inc.

FPSO Research ForumFPSO Research Forum

October 16, 2002October 16, 2002

Santiago de Compostella, SpainSantiago de Compostella, Spain

FPSO Research ForumFPSO Research Forum 2

Who organized the FPSO-Global-Workshop and Why?

Offshore Operators’ CommitteeOffshore Operators’ Committee API Shuttle Vessel Task ForceAPI Shuttle Vessel Task Force DeepStarDeepStar FPSO Research ForumFPSO Research Forum MMSMMS USCG USCG SPESPE


Who organized the FPSO-Global-Workshop and Why?

In deepwater regions of the GoM large oil In deepwater regions of the GoM large oil fields are present. FPSOs seem to be the fields are present. FPSOs seem to be the economic solution economic solution

To “identify and clear” potential roadblocks To “identify and clear” potential roadblocks for FPSOs to be installed in the deepwater for FPSOs to be installed in the deepwater part of the GoMpart of the GoM

Discussions with all players: the oil Discussions with all players: the oil companies, operators, contractors, research companies, operators, contractors, research institutes, government, class societiesinstitutes, government, class societies

FPSO Research ForumFPSO Research Forum 4Courtesy by MMS







Who attended FPSO Global Workshop

FPSO Global WorkshopFPSO Global Workshop

24-25 September24-25 September

4343

112112

1010

2323

188188

155155

525525

IBC’s OPT USA2002

16-17 September

2

44

-

36

72

46

1200

IBC’s FPS USA2002

17-19 June

2

44

-

21

67

46

1200

Oil company people

Other categories

Oil company speakers

Other speakers

Total in room

Estimated paid attendees

Ticker price US $


The 2 days program

DAY-ONE1)The Latest in the GoM Regulatory Framework for FPSOs, What It Really Means Today2)Typical FPSO Operators’ Requirements Outside GoM Oil Co. Owner & User of FPSOs Contractor Owner of FPSOs3)Typical Operators’ Requirements for FPSOs for GoM

DAY-TWO4)Town Hall Meeting: Brief Presentations on Future Needs by Attendees 5)Where do the shuttle vessels come from? What requirements apply? How

can they compete with established pipeline networks?6)Time for the Practical Stuff: How do we now obtain one of these FPSOs for

GoM?7) Conclusions from Industry Leaders in Sponsoring Organizations

Or in more detail:


DAY-ONE - morning

1)The Latest in the GoM Regulatory Framework for FPSOs,

What It Really Means Today

Jim Grant – MMS: Regulatory review for FPSOs in the GoM

Mark Prescott – USCG: FPSOs in the GoM? Are we there yet?


DAY-ONE - morning

2)Typical FPSO Operators’ Requirements Outside GoM

Oil Co. Owner & User of FPSOs Dave Edwards- Shell: Succesful FPSO projects – What does it takes?Marco Maddalena – Petrobras: Petrobras requirements for FPSOsMarc Buezlow – ChevronTexaco: CTX has interest in 19 FPSOs and FSOsBen Thurmond – BP: FPSO requirements

Contractor Owner of FPSOsJohn Lane – Modec: Typical Operator Requirements outside the GoM John Spittal – PGS: The FPSO role in the GoMAllan Millmaker – Bluewater: An Owner’s PerspectiveRob Mountjoy – SBMImodco; Experience of SBM

Steve Balint – Shell and Johan Wichers-MARIN: Top Three Issues for FPSO’s



DAY-ONE -Afternoon

3)Typical Operators’ Requirements for FPSOs for GoM

Rick Meyer & Mitch Winkler - Shell EP Company: Rick Meyer & Mitch Winkler - Shell EP Company: Economics Issues for FPSOs in Economics Issues for FPSOs in GoM: What’s Different?GoM: What’s Different?

Carl-Arne Carlsen - DNV: Carl-Arne Carlsen - DNV: Typical Operators’ Performance Expectations for FPSOs Typical Operators’ Performance Expectations for FPSOs in the GoMin the GoM

Wanda Parker - Deepstar: Wanda Parker - Deepstar: FPSO operating and safety requirementsFPSO operating and safety requirements Tricia Clark - API Shuttle Vessel Task Force: Tricia Clark - API Shuttle Vessel Task Force: Expected Operating Procedures for Expected Operating Procedures for

FPSO / Shuttle Vessel OperationsFPSO / Shuttle Vessel Operations

Bill Sember-ABS: Bill Sember-ABS: GoM’s Top Three Issues for FPSOs for GoMGoM’s Top Three Issues for FPSOs for GoM





One of the main conclusions of Day-one:One of the main conclusions of Day-one:

FPSO Integrity FPSO Integrity

FPSOs have to stay their life time at location and have to operate according to the operators expectations – large field - large output – design failures may lead to large financial losses


DAY-TWO - morning

4) Town Hall Meeting: Brief Presentations on Future Needs by Attendees

Ian Whitby-Intec Engineering: Deepwater pipeline or shuttle tanker?

Greg Smith-MMS: Royalties in-kind, economics and transportation

Bill Daughdrill - Ecology&Environment Inc.: Environment & FPSOs-are we ready?

Arun Duggal – FMC SOFEC : Is DP an option for deepwater FPSOs ?

John Leitch – KBR: Contracting Strategy in GoM





DAY-TWO - morning

5) Where do the shuttle vessels come from? What requirements apply?How can they compete with established pipeline networks?

Skip Ward-OTRC: Comparative Risk Analysis of Deepwater Production Systems

Terry Stock-Callon Petroleum Company: Pipeline Infrastructure, Economics, Risks for GoM v. Shuttle Tankers

Stein Rynning Navion ASA: Adaptation of Existing North Sea Shuttle Tankers and Practices to GoM

John Ellis Skaugen PetroTrans Inc. : Commonality of GoM Lightering experience with GoM shuttling

Chuck Steube, Seahorse Shuttling & Technology LLC : A New Venture in the U.S. Market




DAY-TWO -Afternoon

6) Time for the Practical Stuff: How do we now obtain one of these FPSOs for GoM?

Mark Prescot-USCG: FPSO’s in the GoM, Getting started Marco Maddalena-Petrobras: Petrobras viewpoint on the process of acquiring a

FPSO Per Bergstol-Fearnley Offshore: The Commercial Side - lease or buy an FPSO?

Existing or Newbuild? Rob Mountjoy-SBMImodco: The FPSO Contractor Solution Jan Wagner-Fluor Corporation: Next generation FPSO: The engineering and

construction contractor solution.

7) Conclusions from Industry Leaders in Sponsoring Organizations




Some conclusions1) FPSOs have to stay their life time at location (~20 years)

and have to operate according to the operators expectations. The fields are much larger than the fields on the GoM shelf. The through put is large, design failures may lead to large financial losses

2) Outside and inside the GoM the technical problems are nearly the same – Loop-eddies, hurricanes, deepwater. We have typhoons in South-East Asia, we have large current speeds in South-East Asia (soliton current) and North of Shetland (Gulfstream return), we have deepwater in West Africa.

3) The MMS may allow limited re-injection of natural gas from FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico as long as the gas is eventually recovered. For operators, that flexibility may remove a major stumbling block that had threatened to delay the entry of FPSOs into the Gulf of Mexico.


Some conclusions (con’d)4) A "serious shift in industry sentiment toward using FPSOs

in the last 12 months" is noticed. However, there is still the problem of economically building Jones Act-compliant shuttle tankers to offload from Gulf-based FPSOs. Some industry sources hoped that waivers might be granted by US Customs, which enforces the Jones Act, for foreign-flagged and foreign-crewed tankers to operate temporarily in US waters while an entirely new fleet of US-flagged, US-built tankers is assembled.

5) Another option that may be gaining ground to become the first Gulf FPSO is simply to move an existing FPSO from elsewhere to the Gulf and have it produce both oil and gas directly into a pipeline, doing away with the need for storage or offloading.Shell had considered such a scenario before it opted for a newbuild semi-submersible production platform to develop its sprawling deep-water Na Kika complex in the Gulf.


Some conclusions (con’d)6) Personnel issues continue to press operators. Operational

experience/training/competency issues will be dramatically different than classic GoM shelf fixed platform facilities.

7) Early dialog between developer and agency can provide valuable benefits and reductions of potential risk to schedule.

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