31 Goto Earf Rome r13
31 Goto Earf Rome r13
(GOTO)
Offtake tanker
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What is the background to Guidelines for
Offshore Tanker Operations (GOTO) ?
Expected publication:
2nd quarter of 2018
Guidelines for Offshore Tanker Operations (GOTO)
This NEW publication updates and supersedes the following earlier OCIMF
publications:
Additional new text was incorporated from recent sources such as:
• Best Practices on Station Keeping Workgroup text (except for towline
assemblies – still being developed).
• Appropriate text from the Mooring Equipment Guidelines (4th Edition) draft,
with regular cross check/alignment updates
What isn’t incorporated into GOTO
Introduction
Including:
• field design
• operating environments
• subsea arrangements
Factors Deciding Offloading Method
& Arrangement
Offshore
Terminal
Mooring
Arrangement Local Weather
Waterdepth Conditions
NEW
LNG
Offshore
Offloading
Terminal Size
Arrangement
Frequency &
Offloading
Offtake Tanker
Duration
Availability
Safe operation, Total Costs of Investment (CAPEX) and Operation (OPEX) & Availability
Offloading Methods / Arrangements
• Light / Moderate
Environment
• Conventional Tankers
with midship manifold
loading
• ‘Default’ for turret
moored Floating
Production Storage &
Offloading (FPSO)
terminals
• Non-dedicated & any size
tanker
Tandem Offloading by
Bow Loading Tankers
Particulars:
• Harsh Environment
• Dynamically
Positioned (DP)
Bow loading Tankers
• ‘Default’ for turret
moored Floating
Production Storage
& Offloading (FPSO)
terminals
• Dedicated tankers
Tandem Offloading by
Bow Loading Tankers
Particulars:
• Light/Moderate directional
Environment
• Dynamically Positioned
(DP) Bow loading Tankers
• Spread moored Floating
Production Storage &
Offloading (FPSO)
terminals
• Dedicated tankers
Factors Deciding Offloading Method
& Arrangement
Offshore
Terminal
Mooring
Arrangement Local Weather
Waterdepth Conditions
NEW
LNG
Offshore
Offloading
Terminal Size
Arrangement
Frequency &
Offloading
Offtake Tanker
Duration
Availability
Safe operation, Total Costs of Investment (CAPEX) and Operation (OPEX) & Availability
Tandem Offloading from
Spread Moored vs. Turret Moored
Top
View
FPSO FPSO
Spread Moored →
Fixed heading
Top
View
FPSO FPSO
Turret Moored →
Weathervaning
Tandem Offloading from Spread Moored FPSO
Tandem Offloading from Spread Moored FPSO
Tandem Offloading from Spread Moored FPSO
Wind
Current
Conventional
Tanker
FPSO
Tandem Offloading from
Spread Moored vs. Turret Moored
Top
View
FPSO FPSO
Spread Moored →
Fixed heading
Top
View
FPSO FPSO
Turret Moored →
Weathervaning
Tandem Offloading from Turret Moored FPSO
Tandem Offloading from Turret Moored FPSO
Wind
Current
Turret moored FPSO
Offtake tanker approach
GOTO – General Contents Overview
Conventional Tanker
Mid-ship loading
FPSO
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Approach of Conventional Tanker
Conventional
Field support tanker
vessel
FPSO
Messenger line
Hawser
Final Approach
Transfer of messenger & pulling in hawser mooring line
Conventional Tanker
Mid-ship loading
FPSO
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Moored; Transfer of hose
Conventional Tanker
Mid-ship loading
FPSO
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Moored; Transfer of hose
Conventional Tanker
Mid-ship loading
FPSO
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Hold back tug + Conventional Tanker + FPSO
GOTO – General Contents Overview
FPSO
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Approach
FPSO
FPSO
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Approach - In Shooting Position
DP Bow Loading tanker
maintaining position
approximately at 80m. distance
off the FPSO’s stern (view from
tanker’s bow)
Mooring and Connection
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Mooring and Connection
FPSO crew member ready Pulling in the trace
to activate the pneumatic line/messenger on the tanker bow
line throwing device
Mooring and Connection
Transfer of
hawser
Pulling in
messenger and
hawser by the
bow loading
tanker’s
traction winch
Mooring and Connection
Stopper
claws
engaged
Stopper claws open
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Moored
Offloading Hose Transfer
Pulling across
Transfer messenger the offloading
hose
Hose Transfer
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Example operating limits
Example operating limits
Example operating limits
GOTO – General Contents Overview
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