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A K Seah
Vice President
Technical and
Business Development
Southern Region
ABS Pacific |
Kenneth Huang
Principal Engineer
Offshore Engineering Development
Global Performance
ABS Americas
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| ABS presenters Seah
and Huang discussed mooring systems issues at
PetroMin's Kuala Lumpur Conference |
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uilding on the theme “Opportunities
and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific |
Region,” ABS presented a technical paper, “Deepwater
Mooring Solutions for FPSOs,” at PetroMin magazine's recent
international Deepwater Technology Conference held in Kuala
Lumpur.
Authored by Kenneth Huang, ABS Houston, and A.K. Seah, ABS
Singapore, the paper presents general issues related to mooring
systems for ship-shaped vessels such as Floating Production
and Storage/Offloading units (FPSOs), with particular attention
given to the effects of environmental phenomena. Winter storm
systems in the northern North Sea and offshore Eastern Canada,
hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and typhoons in the South
China Sea have prompted concerns of regulatory bodies for
the utilization of FPSOs, says Huang.
“We hope to assist designers enhance the reliability
of FPSO mooring systems, thereby avoiding property loss and
environmental damage,” he said.
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