GLOBAL WEATHER BY DESIGN FOR FPSOs

GLOBAL WEATHER BY DESIGN FOR FPSOs

By: Jill F. Hasling, CCMPresident

Weather Research Center

Global Weather By Design For FPSOsHouston Marine Insurance Seminar Sep 2012Global Weather By Design For FPSOs

• Weather in the different regions where FPSOs operate

• Weather Impact on FPSOs

• Differences in the 100 year periods for regions

• Tropical cyclone exposure

• Winter Storms

• Monsoonal Weather

• Weather impacts on operating FPSOs.

• There are over 177 FPSOs across the globe either operating or under construction.

Global Weather By Design For FPSOs

Global Weather By Design For FPSOsHouston Marine Insurance Seminar Sep 2012



Weather in different regions where FPSOs operate

Global Weather By Design For FPSOsGlobal Weather By Design For FPSOsHouston Marine Insurance Seminar Sep 2012

North Sea


Australia – New Zealand


Brazil



Africa


SE Asia



NA Canada



Types of Weather

Tropical Cyclones

Winter Storms

Monsoonal Weather






Offshore Mossel BaySouth Africa 2009



Tropical Cyclone Exposure

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BASIN TS CAT 1 CAT 2 CAT 3 CAT 4 CAT 5 TOTAL # of yrs

W North Pacific - 1945 677 299 241 180 227 165 1,779 63South Pacific - 1956 334 107 55 45 20 8 569 52South Indian - 1957 430 174 71 89 67 4 835 51North Indian - 1972 122 25 11 8 8 3 177 36

Eastern Pacific - 1949 390 182 75 56 89 11 803 59Central Pacific - 1950 24 7 6 7 9 3 56 58North Atlantic - 1900 437 222 124 119 88 32 1022 108

Total Cyclones 2,414 1,016 583 504 508 226 5,241

Number of Cyclones Per Year TS CAT 1 CAT 2 CAT 3 CAT 4 CAT 5 TOTAL # of yrs

W North Pacific - 1945 10.6 4.7 3.8 2.9 3.6 2.6 28.2 63South Pacific - 1956 6.4 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 10.9 52South Indian - 1957 8.4 3.4 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.1 16.4 51North Indian - 1972 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 4.9 36

Eastern Pacific - 1949 6.6 3.1 1.3 0.9 1.5 0.2 13.6 59Central Pacific - 1950 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 58North Atlantic - 1900 4.0 2.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.3 9.5 108


















Monsoonal Weather



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Weather impacts on operating FPSOs Gryphon










Friday, February 04, 2011ABERDEEN COASTGUARD MONITOR FLOATING PLATFORM IN NORTH SEAAberdeen Coastguard are currently monitoring developments on the Gryphon A, operated by Maersk, a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) which is being buffeted by very heavy weather in the North Sea. The platform is based 175 miles north east of Aberdeen.Winds are currently 53 knots from the north west and the platform was recording a 12 degree roll earlier this morning. Nine metre seas are also being recorded.




Jill F. Hasling, CCMPresident

Weather Research Center

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