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UMSIRE - JIP

UMSIRE - JIP. Umbilical Termination Size Reduction. 12 th June 2012. Why UMSIRE?. 2000. 2012. Source: Subsea7. The problem. One trend that has emerged in recent years in the design of umbilical systems is the progressive increase of the size and weight of end terminations

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UMSIRE - JIP

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  1. UMSIRE - JIP Umbilical Termination Size Reduction • 12th June 2012

  2. Why UMSIRE? 2000 2012 Source: Subsea7 The problem One trend that has emerged in recent years in the design of umbilical systems is the progressive increase of the size and weight of end terminations Driven by the need to integrate functions normally found on manifolds, this emerging trend poses extremely severe challenges to installers and appears to be compounded by the differing requirements of parties in the supply chain (FEED contractors, termination designers, operators and manufacturers)

  3. Why UMSIRE? The consequences COST Oversize terminations often require a bespoke solution leading to “re-inventing the wheel” syndrome Carousels may have to be deployed instead of reels TIME Increase in lead time Longer fabrication and assembly Increase in vessel time Installation vessel availability RISK Together with terminations, bend stiffeners and bend restrictors have grown in size and weight Lack of clear definition of acceptable level of risk resulting in over-engineering UTAs are not properly designed for lifting and over-boarding RELIABILITY Long term reliability of the umbilical system can be jeopardised

  4. Why UMSIRE? The solution Following an Umbilical Manufacturers’ Federation initiative, several major umbilical installation contractors (Acergy, Saipem, Subsea7 andTechnip) and OTM Consulting collaborated towards the launch of a JIP for the development of a RP The document would address the need to standardise the shape of umbilical terminations and identify guidelines for their size and weight UMSIRE JIP objective: to reduce the size of umbilical terminations through increased understanding of the key issues associated to their design, manufacturing and installation and the development of a RP

  5. UMSIRE - timeline Sept 2010 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 June 2012 A scoping meeting was held with the installers to agree on the outline of the JIP Meetings held regularly every 3 months (September 2012 meeting taking place in Houston) UMSIRE JIP Launch meeting took place. 15 companies attended UMSIRE JIP Kick off meeting

  6. UMSIRE Current members

  7. UMSIRE working group structure and deliverables WG 1 Configurations WG 2 Economic/Risk Analysis WG 3 UTA design guidelines • DELIVERABLE • Technical Report (TR) mapping the complexity of the most common umbilical systems and giving indications on the type of installation vessel required • DELIVERABLE • Technical Report (TR) correlating the umbilical system complexity/UTA size against cost and risk • DELIVERABLE • Recommended Practice (RP) covering all the design aspects for smaller and lighter UTAs

  8. Progress to date WG 1 Configurations DELIVERABLE Technical Report (TR) mapping the complexity of the most common umbilical systems and giving indications on the type of installation vessel required Carried out 2 surveys mapping UTA’s functionalities to their size to identify correlations Using a different approach to identify a “baseline” system taking as reference the constraints imposed by closed tensioner systems

  9. Progress to date WG 3 UTA design guidelines • DELIVERABLE • Recommended Practice (RP) • covering all the design aspects for smaller and lighter UTAs Prepared a draft table of content Drafted sections on: UTA configuration Structural design requirements Geometry Interfaces Tubing Electrical/optical requirements

  10. Questions? How could the UMSIRE JIP deliverables be integrated with API 17 standards?

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