Wei Zhou 6-1 Offshore Simplified Platform Structural Analysis

Client: CNOOC, China Research Center
Project Type: Feasibility Study
Project Location: South China Sea, China
Project Status: Completed

Project Summary:
  • Propose structural configurations for light weight platform jacket
  • Perform structure design & analysis on the optimized structures
  • The latest version of API, AISC and other related standards were used in the structural design

Project Responsibility:

  • Perform detailed fatigue analysis to the structure and ensure its fatigue life
  • Perform fabrication structural analysis and ensure the structure is adequate during the critical jacket assembly process
  • Generate drawings for main structures and foundation
  • Provide fabrication and installation specifications
  • Estimate material, fabrication, and installation cost

Project Highlights:

  • Innovative structural configurations
  • Optimized structure weigh to reduce construction cost

Contract Award Date: April 2004
Completion Date: July 2004

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