Data Sheet 1_Hull structural design and assessment of general-purpose FPSO based on global sea area environmental conditions.docx

<p>Addressing the challenges of prolonged design cycles and limited adaptability to various maritime regions associated with traditional custom-built Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO), this study proposes a generic structural design solution for FPSO tailored to the major oil-producing regions worldwide. By analyzing the environmental conditions prevalent in key global oil and gas production areas, along with the critical parameters of in-service FPSO, this research identifies the primary size range for large- and medium-sized universal FPSO.

Furthermore, it completes the overall layout design compatible with multipoint mooring, inboard-turret single-point mooring, and outboard-turret single-point mooring systems. Additionally, the study introduces a design concept featuring variable cargo hold lengths specifically tailored for the South China Sea. By deriving design values for once-in-a-century environmental loads that encompass most of the world’s extreme sea areas and combining these with typical mooring configurations, three-dimensional finite element models and hydrodynamic models of the cargo hold area, as well as the bow and stern mooring areas, were established.