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Subsea – Umbilicals forward for dealing with the issue would be a JIP drawing in all interested parties.

As a result, OTM Consulting – a company with a solid track record of successful JIP launch and management – was engaged to map industry interest in a termination courtesyduco

JIP. Interest was strong and a JIP subsequent signifcant weather launch meeting took place in downtime. Aberdeen in April 2011, at which These factors were compounded several companies confrmed by the fact that many installation their willingness to participate. vessels are not purpose-designed As a result, the frst Umbilical for umbilical installation and the Termination Size Reduction JIP termination handling requirements (UMSIRE) meeting took place in proved diffcult to meet with September 2011. normal crane outftting. To date, UMSIRE has 16 member Other issues relating to the design companies encompassing operators, of umbilical terminations were installers, equipment designers and raised. It was noted that design manufacturers.

premises rarely address size and UMSIRE membership aims to weight limitations, and that the collaboratively develop a best design for the same number of practice document addressing elements varies with designer. the need to optimize the shape of umbilical termination assemblies

Termination JIP (UTAs) and identify guidelines for

The meeting participants observed their size and weight, thus allowing: that dealing with the issue of l Planning and consideration of large terminations would require installation issues at the design involvement by all parties, stage of the umbilical system including clients, FEED contractors, resulting in UTAs to be more control system designers, and proportional to the umbilical size termination designers. and the installation equipment It was proposed that a way capabilities. l Evaluation of the economic and operational risks during the design

The Umbilical phase.

Manufacturer’s Federation

The UMF is a group of global l Estimation at the design stage of umbilical manufacturers, founded the fnal UTA size on the basis of in 2001, with the principal the number of functionalities of the objectives of improving umbilical umbilical system safety, reliability and standards.

The UMF seeks to support JIP progress the subsea oil & gas industry One year after its offcial launch, by various activities including the JIP is well on track with the umbilical related workshops, preparation of its deliverables guidance notes, and joint industry which will clearly serve to address projects. The UMF comprises one of the main concerns raised

Aker Solutions, Duco, JDR Cable by installers (further information

Systems, Nexans, Oceaneering on the UMSIRE JIP is available at

Umbilical Solutions and Parker www.umsire.com).

Scanrope, who between them The UMF reports that further account for the majority of initiatives are under consideration umbilical systems installed in to address a number of the other subsea production systems. themes and issues raised at the original installation workshop. oedigital.com February 2013 | OE 59 oe_umbilicals2.indd 59 31/01/2013 17:05