Riser Selection for Deep Water Floating Production Systems Event: Riser Selection for Deep Water Floating Production Systems Date: December 1995 Author: S. Hatton Floating production systems are increasingly being implemented for exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves, and are being considered for a wider range of applications, on larger developments and in deeper waters. The flexible risers generally used with floating production systems are costly, and have technical limitations which can restrict subsea layout, export options and consequently vessel selection and utilisation. More versatile riser systems can facilitate more widespread use of floating production systems, offering improved production and export capacity for larger developments, and reducing cost in deeper water. Two riser concepts which offer alternatives to flexible risers are the steel catenary and hybrid riser systems, both recently implemented in the Gulf of Mexico. In their current configurations, these risers offer a number of benefits which are described. They also offer a wider range of benefits which are yet to be realised, including sour service and high pressure/high temperature applications and further developments of the current arrangements are discussed which improve their scope of application. An assessment of the impact these riser systems may have on vessel utilisation and seabed layout is made which demonstrates the importance of integrated design and selection of vessel, risers and seabed layout in order to reduce cost. Furthermore, low cost measures for future-proofing using steel catenary risers are described which offer improved opportunities for accommodating reservoir uncertainties and reducing development risk. If you would like a copy of this technical paper register to download it (pop-up form). Back to All Technical Papers Services Deepwater Production Systems Riser Concept Engineering Steel Lazy Wave & Catenary Risers Top Tensioned Risers Hybrid Risers Flexible Risers, Flowlines & Umbilicals Composite Risers Subsea Flowlines & Jumpers Subsea Umbilicals System Verification & CVA Integrity, Life Extension & Monitoring Riser Integrity & Life Extension Subsea Wellhead System & Life Extension Machine Learning for Riser Engineering Riser System Digital Twin Riser Monitoring System Engineering Riser Inspection, Maintenance & Repair Subsea Incident Engineering Fracture Mechanics and ECA Offshore Renewables & Alternative Resources Decarbonisation Fixed Offshore Wind Floating Offshore Wind HV Cable Engineering Moorings & Anchors Deep Sea Mining Drilling, Completion & Workover Drilling Risers Drilling Riser Management Subsea Completion & Workover Risers Subsea Wellheads & Conductors Offshore Platform Conductors Platform Well Integrity & Life Extension Well Engineering Well Plug & Abandonment Minimum Facility Platforms Conductor Supported Wellhead Platforms & CoSMOS Monopile Wellhead Platforms Exploration to Early Production Systems Structural Engineering Services Installation Engineering Decommissioning Engineering Riser Delivery Management Component Detailed Design Mechanical Connectors Systems & Qualification Testing Get the latest riser insights! Receive our riser news, published papers and blog posts in your inbox monthly. *