Api recommended practices for the design and operation of gom platforms have evolved in recent years due to the impact of large hurricanes in the gulf of mexico. The direct final rule will incorporate by reference three american petroleum institute hurricane bulletins into mmss regulations. Api bulletin 2intex interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions, may 2007. Tv torrents total 356228 torrents in 649 subcategories. Api bull 2intmet presents new hurricane conditions for four gom regions. Nothing contained in any api publication is to be construed as granting any. An api recommended practice for metocean james stear api metocean rg chair. This document provides generic wind, wave, current, and storm surge conditions for varying water depths in each of the four areas of the gulf, as well as guidance on performing sitespecific studies. Responses to hurricanes significant, diverse, widespread. Api bulletin 2intmet, interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico, may 2007. Api 1997 api rp2sk recommended practice for design and analysis of stationkeeping systems for floating structures.
Gives guidance on the use of updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bulletin 2int met in the design of offshore structures in the gulf of mexico, particularly in the central region and its adjoining transitions. Dynamic behaviors of conventional scrs and lwscrs for fpso in deepwater were studied. The original intent of 2int ex was an interim guidance document based upon results of the heat studies that indicated an assessment was recommended for fixed high consequence l1 and a1 structures and floating structures located in the central region of the gom. All incorporated material is available for inspection at the houston bsee office at 1919 smith street suite 14042, houston, texas 77002 and is available from the sources indicated in this section. Recent activities to develop guidelines for offshore. Api bull 2intex interim guidance for assessment of. The design of new permanent structures is contained in the companion api bull 2int dg. Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the director of the federal register under 5 u. Apisponsored research yields practical tools and basic science for riskbased, costeffective decision making. Incorporate american petroleum institute hurricane bulletins. Api bulletin 2int ex, interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions, may 2007. Api sponsored research yields practical tools and basic science for riskbased, costeffective decision making. Contribute to teampct extratorrentapi development by creating an account on github. Api bull 2int dg is being issued concurrently with api bull 2int met to give guidance, at a high level, on how to utilize the updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bull 2int met for.
Api and iso adopted the npd wind model, which is derived using. Api bulletin 2int ex, interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions, provides updated guidance for the use of hurricane metocean conditions in the gulf of mexico, particularly in the central region and its adjoining transitions. Gulf of mexico metocean criteria updated in this edition include revised hurricane hazard curves including a recommended method to address the socalled crest conundrum, the addition of an extreme wind squall criteria case and an update to the marine growth profile. Api bulletin 2int ex interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions, may 2007. Design of risers for floating production systems fpss and. This paper presents a multiphysics approach for characterizing flowinduced vibrations fivs in a subsea jumper subject to internal production flow, downstream slug, and ocean current. Recent activities to develop guidelines for offshore turbines applicable to us waters doeboem workshop on offshore wind energy standards and guidelines. Risk assessment in offshore standards with new metocean criteria. Codes and manuals aisc, api rp 2awsd, api rp 2l, api bulletin 2int met, dnv, aws, iso 19902, asme b31.
Api bull 2int ex bulletin for interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions. Accordingly, in may 2007, the american petroleum institute api issued interim guidance on. This report is available at no cost from the national renewable energy laboratory nrel at. Api 2007 api bulletin 2int met interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico. Dynamic behaviors of conventional scr and lazywave scr. Api bulletin 2int met, interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico api recommended practice 4g, recommended practice for use and procedures for inspection, maintenance, and repair of drilling and well servicing structures api specification 8c, specification for drilling and production hoisting equipment psl 1 and psl 2. The reassessment of the structures of existing permanent production platforms is in the companion api bull 2int ex. Api bull 2int met bulletin for interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico. Interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico name of standards organization. Gives guidance on the use of updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bulletin 2int met for the assessment of existing offshore structures in the gulf of mexico, particularly in the central region and its adjoining transitions.
Api bulletin 2int ex recommends a robustness check to evaluate floating structure critical components including production and export risers. Interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions. Senior structural engineer resume example emas amc. In shallow water, the local crest height will not, however, exceed the breakingconstrained crest. By order of the executive director office of the federal register washington, d. The worlds largest torrents community extratorrent. The three bulletins supplement the american petroleum institutes recommended practice 2awsd, recommended practice for. Partha sharmas 14 research works with 28 citations and 974 reads, including. Recommended practice for structural integrity management of fixed offshore platforms. Purpose api bull 2int dg is being issued concurrently with api bull 2int met to give guidance, at a high level, on how to utilize the updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bull 2int met for. Api workshop on rp2t tension leg platforms september 2007 api bulletin 2int dg includes recommendations from proposed rp2t 3rd ed xnew airgap check 0 for year event in addition to 5 feet in 100 year. Specification for drilling and well servicing structures. Added size s l health dynasty warriors unleashed v1.
Purpose api bull 2intdg is being issued concurrently with api bull 2intmet to give guidance, at a high level, on how to utilize the updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bull 2intmet for the design of offshore structures. Api bulletin 2int ex for the assessment of existing platforms mms will also propose an interim rule to adopt api bulletin 2int ex as published mms issued ntl 2007g27 on october 1, 2007, to clarify the interim bulletin. Baker jl 20 mooring analysis of the ocean sentinel through field observation and numerical simulation. Field test study and quasistatic analysis of global. This paper investigates the robustness of a steel catenary riser scr suspended from a. Api bulletin 2int met interim, guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico, washington, d. Rp2sim will replace the portion of api bulletin 2int ex related to fixed platforms. The api storage tank conference, held october 89 included information on hurricane preparedness in addition to other topics.
The final results are planned to be included in a new, standalone document api rp 2met that will contain the metocean conditions for use. The focus of this bulletin is the design of the structures of new, permanent offshore drillingproduction platforms in the gulf of mexico. Eventually, in the 9th19th editions, api rp 2a showed a reference level wave. Interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf.
Api bull 2intdg interim guidance for design of offshore. In the present study, the reaction force and connection capacity of tiedown systems for a tlp and spar are investigated. Hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico api bulletin 2intmet. The revised metocean conditions are described in api bulletin 2int met interim guidance on hurricane conditions in the gulf of mexico. The robustness check for risers as a minimum should consider the capacity and ductility of the key riser components. Risk assessment in offshore standards with new metocean. The main objective of this bulletin is to provide updated guidance for the use of hurricane winds waves, surge and current conditions in api bull 2int met for the assessment of existing offshore structures in the gulf of mexico, particularly in the central region and its adjoining transitions. Bulletin 2int ex, interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore structures for hurricane conditions, assists ownersoperators and engineers with existing facilities. Xdeck design to include tripping brackets for local impact. Abstract this paper summarizes the updating of api rp 2a recommended.
Api bull 2int ex is being issued concurrently with api bull 2int met to give guidance, at a high level, on how to utilize the updated hurricane winds, waves, surge and current conditions in api bull 2int met for the assessment of existing offshore structures. The environmental conditions are taken from the api bulletin 2int met which has been updated after several major storms during 20042005. Api rp 2l recommended practice for planning, designing and constructing heliports for fixed offshore platforms. Errata please insert the following changes to bulletin 2intmet. Api bulletin 2intex, interim guidance for assessment of existing offshore. This paper describes the changes embodied in the upcoming 2 nd edition of api rp2met metocean. American petroleum institute legally binding document. Working stress design api rp 2awsd 21st edition with supplements 1, 2, and 3. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like makis kaissaratos discover inside connections to. Makis kaissaratos houston, texas professional profile.
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