THE CHALLENGE OF PLANNING, DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING THE NEW SLEIPNER A GBS WITHIN 15 MONTHS

After the fatal loss of the Sleipner A Gravity Base Structure (GBS) during construction in 1991, a new platform had to be designed and built. This paper describes the steps that had to be taken to fulfil the gas delivery agreement, from the civil engineering side, with main emphasis on the integrated design and construction process.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Offshore 94; 4th Intl Conf; Design and Development for Economic Hydrocarbon Production: 21 Feb 1994; London, UK. Sponsored by Inst Marine Engrs, UK & RINA, UK. Preprints. Pub by Marine Management (Holdings) Ltd, UK. Ppr 1 [10 p, 2 ref, 7 fig]
  • Authors:
    • Helgesen, T E
    • Haereid, K O
  • Publication Date: 1994

Language

  • English

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00716159
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Feb 28 1996 12:00AM