FLOAT-OVERS: WHATS PRESENT AND WHATS NEXT

Agenda
Float-overs: An introduction Present status of Float-over technology Whats next for Dockwise? Conclusions

Recent changes
Jan 2007: Sold by Heerema to 3i April 2007: Merged with Sealift Ltd. (6 new vessels) July 2007: Acquisition of OKI/ODL Oct 2007: IPO on Oslo Stock Exchange

The Dockwise business

The ODL Business

Conventional single barge floatover Twin barge floatover Floatover on jacket and floater Deepwater jacket structure Compliant piled tower Conventional jacket and deck Deepwater Fixed Structure

Offshore Floatover Installation

Floating System Design

Global performance and sizing Stability, motion, mooring and riser Global and local structure, 2nd steel

The ODL Resources

Houston Head Office 13 full time employees Highly educated and experienced employees include 6 professional engineers, 6 Ph.D.s

China Office, Shenzhen 19 full time employees 9 master degreed engineers

ODL Expertise Specializes in analysis and design of offshore installation, offshore structures (fixed and floating), mooring system and riser systems

Float over principle

Fixed substructure East Area GN Deck on HTV Black Marlin Operator: ExxonMobil

Weight: ~18000 mT

Location: Offshore Nigeria

Float over principle

semi submersible Statoil Kristin FPU

Contractor: AkerKvaerner

Weight: ~19000 mT Location: inshore Norway

Float over principle

Spar Murphy Kikeh Spar

Contractor: Technip

Weight: ~4000 mT

Location: Offshore Malaysia

WHY?
Safe Fast Cost effective Efficient

Float-over Sequence
load-out
Critical Factors in a Loadout Operation: Vessel pumping capacity; Vessel strength/skid beam design; Pulling jack capacity and reliability; Integrated deck weight and skidding friction; Tidal range; Quayside dimensions.

Float-over Sequence
sea transportation
Critical factors during sea transportation: Vessel stability vs. deck weight/CG height; Global strength of vessel; Local strength of vessel; Sea fastening arrangement vs. motion induced forces.

60.000 tons @ 37.00 m 12.000 tons @ 18.00 m

63.00 m

42.00 m

Float-over Sequence
docking
Critical factors during docking operation: Heading control of the vessel; Transverse control of the vessel w/ away fenders and cross lines; Longitudinal control of the vessel with mooring lines and cross lines; Control impact loads on jacket w/sway fenders; Maintain vertical clearances during entry and withdrawal operations.

Float-over Sequence
Critical factors during mating operation

mating: non-swell environments

Limit horizontal excursion circle prior to lowering operation through fenders & cross lines: Minimize vertical impact loads between jacket & deck legs through installed LMUs; Minimize vertical impact loads between deck legs and vessel deck through DSUs; Achieve load transfer from vessel to jacket legs through vessel ballasting; Continue vessel ballasting until sufficient vertical clearances for withdrawal operation.

Float-over Sequence
Critical factors during mating operation

mating: swell environments

Limit stabbing cone horizontal excursion within designed circle by an anti-surge system; Minimize vertical impact loads between jacket & deck legs through hydraulic cylinders and LMUs; Minimize vertical impact loads between deck legs and vessel deck through quick separation system (hydraulic cylinders) and DSUs; Achieve load transfer from vessel to jacket legs through vessel ballasting and cylinder extension/retraction; Combined vessel ballasting and cylinder retraction for vertical clearances prior to exit operation.

Whats present
integrated deck weights and number of installed decks
40000 35000 30000
Deck weight [st]

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Whats present
passive float-over methods
Load transfer only by vessel ballasting; Moderate to mild wave climate w/o swells; Sufficient draft fluctuation of the vessel to suit requirement; Utilization of LMUs and DSUs to reduce impact loads; Capacity >21000 tons.
Full load on DSUs Partial load on DSUs 0% Load

Ballast

Ballast

Ballast

0% Load

Partial load on LMUs

Full load w/ Steel-to-Steel contacts

Whats present
active float-over methods
Active lowering system w/ cylinders integrated with deck supports; Applications in swell environments during installation seasons (5 of 12 months in West Africa environments); Require an anti-surge system to reduce excursion circle; Draft fluctuation insufficient to create gaps for entrance/exit clearances; Quick separation system is required to obtain vertical exit clearances; Capacity 18.000 tons or less so far.

Whats present?
pontoon barge method
No slot required for fixed jackets; Suitable for SPAR buoys; Require a transfer operation prior to installation; Not suitable for long distance sea voyage under pontoon barge configuration; One successful installation for fixed jacket by ODL for Corocoro WHP project; One successful installation for Kikeh Spar project by Technip.

Whats next for Dockwise?

Strengthen R&D Efforts and Improve Market Position
Combined efforts through Dockwise, ODL and OKI; Introduce Friction Fender concept for harsh swell condition applications w/o hydraulic cylinders; Improve Pontoon Barge Method w/o a transfer operation; Introduce Outrigger method to improve vessel stability for high CG and heavy decks.

Whats next?
friction fender concept for WA applications
Objectives:
Utilize friction to reduce vessel heave motions; Eliminate hydraulic cylinders to improve system reliability; Suitable for floating and fixed platform topsides installations; Increase installation season in WA from current 5 months to 12 months long.

Concept confirmed in studies and a model test is planned in 2008; Software development is required for the system calculations.

Whats next?
improve pontoon barge method
Loadout directly onto two pontoon barges at fabrication yard; Purposely built pontoon barges; Suitable for transportation under harsh environments; Suitable for both fixed and floating platforms; Joint study with CNOOC is underway.

Whats next?
outrigger concept
For high CG heavy decks, stability, not displacement, is the big challenge; Increase stability by adding removable sponsons far away from vessel CL; Whole system, sponsons plus truss, is independently maneuvered and transported; Increase transport speed by adding self-propulsion systems to the sponsons; Suitable for transverse loadout; Internal development is underway.

Conclusions
Float-over is a mature installation method; Float-over is a competitive alternative for: Integrated decks beyond crane vessel capacity; Integrated decks to be installed in remote areas; Less environmentally sensitive than lifting option. Improvements to be expected in the fields of: Workability and system reliability under swell environments; Installation capacity for heavy and high CG topsides; Alternative float-over system such as pontoon barge method.

Jan Wolter Oosterhuis Dockwise USA LLC

janwolter@dockwiseusa.com

James Lee Ocean Dynamics, LLC

james.lee@oceandyn.com