Physical Modelling - Oil & Gas
Engineering, model making, testing, post-processing and analysis of results...
Our services
- Tests protocol engineering/li>
- Scale models making
- Basin operation
- Post-processing and analysis of results
- Recommendations on the design of structures
Oil & gas is the historical domain of Océanide physical model testing department. During the last 20 years, Océanide has performed more than 200 tests campaigns in Oil & Gas sector for clients from all around the world. Thanks to its experience and its unique combination of testing facilities in France, Oceanide provides a world-class customer support for:
- The analysis of offshore structures hydrodynamic behaviours for numerical models’ calibration and concepts’ validation
- The physical modelling of complex marine operations, the operations procedure validation and the extraction of weather windows to ensure the success and safety of marine operations
- The analysis of seabed-to-surface linking equipment such as risers and mooring systems
Seakeeping
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| TRANSOCEAN / Aker Solutions | Polar Pioneer semi-submersible drilling platform |
| HEEREMA | Aegir pipelay vessel |
| PETROBRAS | SBM | Tupi 4 (Cidade de Ihlabella) FPSO |
| TOTAL | DORIS Engineering | Moho Nord FPU |
| STATOIL | Gusto MSC | CAT J CJ70 jack-up |
Mooring
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| TOTAL | DORIS Engineering | Usan FPSO – Spread mooring system |
| CONOCO-PHILLIPS | TechnipFMC | Barossa FPSO – Turret mooring system |
| STATOIL | CAT I – Turret moored drillship |
| BUMI ARMADA | Principia | Equatorial driller barge – Spread mooring system |
| EXMAR | DORIS Engineering | CPTL 137B Farwah FPSO – Turret mooring system |
Transportation Marine Operations
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| HEEREMA | North Rankin field topsides transportation |
| TOTAL | HOE | TLP transportation to the MOHO-Nord field |
| ENCANA | SBM | Jack-up transportation to Deep Panuke field |
| HHI | Ummshaif field heavy topsides transportation |
| HEEREMA | Ekofisk field Jacket transportation after decommissioning |
Ohter Marine Operations
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| BP | Aker | Clair Ridge jacket Installation - Launching, upending, lowering and docking |
| ALLSEAS | Installation and decommissioning of a topside using Pioneer spirit vessel |
| TOTAL | Aker | Frigg decommissioning - DP2 jacket reversed launching operation |
| WOODSIDE | Saipem | Browse LNG breakwater installation |
| STATOIL | Technip | Asgard Subsea compression modules installation |
Seabed-to-surface Linking Equipment
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| MURPHY | SBM | Kikeh gravity actuated off-loading pipe |
| SHELL | Technip | Prelude FLNG water intake riser |
| SHELL | SBM | Bonga off-loading buoy |
| TOTAL | DORIS Engineering | ‘Girassol FPSO riser tower |
| SHELL | SWRP | Capping stack installation on a wellhead during blowout |
Gravity Based Structures
| Client | Projet |
|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL | DORIS Engineering | HEBRON GBS |
| PETRO CANADA | DORIS Engineering | DE RUTYHER GBS |