Experience And Risk Assessment of FPSOs In Use On the Norwegian Continental Shelfi Descriptions of Events

TLDR: In this article, the authors summarize the operational experience of FPSOs in Norwegian waters as seen from the regulatory point of view, reported incidents, challenges and lessons learnt in the years after the first production vessel came on stream and utilized in an assessment of risk.

Abstract: With this paper we will summarize the operational experience of FPSOs in Norwegian waters as seen from the regulatory point of view. Reported incidents, challenges and lessons learnt in the years after the first production vessel came on stream will be described, and utilized in an assessment of risk. At the end of 2000, five production vessels are in operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Norne FPSO has been on location in the Haltenbanken region since 1997. Petrojarl Varg has been on location in the North Sea since 1998. Asgard A has been on location in the Haltenbanken region since 1998. Balder FPU and Jotun A has been on location in the North Sea since 1999. In addition, there are three floating storage units; Polysaga, Njord B and Asgard C. Totally these vessels represent more than nineteen years of offshore experience.