Steel Lazy Wave Risers – A Step Change in Riser Technology for the NWS
EVENT: AOG
1 Mar 2018
This presentation covers the following:
Lazy wave risers – an enabling technology for the North West Shelf (NWS)
Design drivers
Configuration development
Riser strength and fatigue
Installation feasibility
Reducing conservatism through measurements (STREAM JIP)
Summary
Authors
Tze King Lim
Technical Manager
About
Tze King Lim is Technical Manager for 2H Offshore in Perth, Australia. He specialises in the design, analysis and monitoring of drilling risers, subsea well, jack-up rig and jacket platform conductors, and completion, workover and intervention risers and has over 17 years of industry experience. Tze has a MEngSc in Petroleum Engineering from University of New South Wales.
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Dhyan Deka
Senior Engineering Specialist
About
Dhyan has over 17 years of experience in project management and technical leadership of riser and conductor engineering projects. He has led numerous design, integrity management and life extension projects both as the owner’s engineer as well as the verification agent. Dhyan is the project manager of the two premier riser joint industry projects – STREAM and TRACS JIP.
As one of the principal engineers in the Houston office, Dhyan’s focus is the expansion of our riser and umbilical life extension offering, both locally and abroad. Dhyan has a Bachelor’s degree from IIT Guwahati and a Master’s degree from the Ohio State University, both in Mechanical Engineering.
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Elizabeth Tellier
Director, Australia
About
Elizabeth is the director of 2H’s Perth office. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in business from Texas A&M University. Liz has 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry with various types of riser design, subsea structural monitoring systems and subsea integrity management.
In 2010, Elizabeth relocated from Houston to Perth, Australia to launch a local office to support the growing subsea market in west Australia. She has since been an active member of the subsea engineering community in Perth with key involvement in the local SUT branch.
Major project involvement includes managing BP’s subsea & riser integrity programme, Anadarko’s Caesar Tonga freestanding riser pre-FEED and FEED, developing the Perth team’s drilling riser and conductor capability and delivering various subsea structural monitoring solutions to clients in Australia. Elizabeth has also been instrumental in the development of 2H’s renewable energy services to support floating and fixed offshore wind projects in the region.