Course Overview

What does FPSO stand for? FPSO refers to Floating Production Storage and Offloading. These are vessels that form an integral part of oil and gas extraction and refinement. They act as mobile offshore storage facilities for oil and gas. The vessels contain processing equipment for separation, storage and offloading of oil and gas from sub-sea oil wells and platforms. In terms of design, most FPSOs are in the form of super-tankers. Besides oil and gas processing equipment, FPSOs can have accommodation facilities for staff during long periods at sea. Operations on FPSOs are highly complex, and thus, technology plays a major role in these.

This Zoe training course will empower you with complete information and knowledge of FPSO design, operations and the technology used therein, thereby equipping you to handle and successfully oversee end-to-end operations of FPSOs. The course content contains detail of all aspects critical to effective management of operations and employees on FPSOs to contribute to organisational growth. This will also provide you the platform and opportunity to demonstrate your talent and potential and make the most of growth opportunities, hence securing a definite path to career success.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this training program is to empower professionals with—

• detailed knowledge and understanding of FPSOs, including their design, operations and the technology used
• the required experience to handle and efficiently oversee end-to-end operations on FPSOs, demonstrating potential for future growth opportunities
• the necessary skill and exposure to review existing operations on FPSOs and make changes for increased efficiency and quality, thereby contributing to organisational growth and development
• the knowledge, confidence and experience to train other professionals to work with advanced systems/processes for enhanced operations
• the awareness and capabilities to introduce advanced systems and technology to foster operational excellence
• the ability and awareness to maximise cost saving and reduce unnecessary expenditures
• the understanding and maturity to maintain the required standards of employee health and safety on FPSOs
• the ability to maintain good stakeholder and vendor relations for smooth functioning
• the knowledge and capabilities to conduct thorough risk analyses to understand business prospect and accordingly check for business growth

Training Methodology

This training course, and others at Zoe Talent Solutions, are designed to suit an audience to the closest degree. Therefore, courses are thoroughly reviewed before commencement of each training session and customised, if needed, to suit the audience. A highly experienced professional from the relevant domain delivers the training using audio-visual presentations for ease of reference. Trainees are assigned projects and tasks in groups to foster participation. Role-plays and relevant case study discussions also help encourage trainee participation. Trainees are allowed to relate any challenges they face in their workplace, and the trainer discusses these in detail.

This model followed by Zoe Talent Solutions is extremely effective and is called the Do–Review–Learn–Apply Model.

Organisational Benefits

By professionals undertaking this training course, their organisations will derive the following benefits:

• Experienced and trained professionals to effectively manage end-to-end operations on FPSOs
• Regular training of existing employees to upskill them to use advanced systems and processes for greater efficiency and quality
• Application of advanced techniques and technology to increase operational efficiency and reduce error due to manual intervention
• Reduced costs and well-managed finances because of automation, leaner processes and greater efficiency
• Increased protection against risks that could impact the prospect of the business
• Maintenance of employee health and safety as per international standards, thereby gaining credibility as an employer
• Faster and smarter operations leading to faster turn-around-time and thus greater business
• Increased number of professionals qualified to handle more than one process, thus reducing redundant roles, saving costs and increasing profits

Personal Benefits

Professionals enrolling for this training course will derive the following benefits:

• Detailed understanding and knowledge of FPSO designs, operations and the technology used
• Increased understanding and capabilities to introduce advanced techniques and technology to foster operational excellence and leaner operations, thus demonstrating one’s skill and talent
• Greater understanding to train other professionals to work with advanced systems aimed at increasing the overall operational efficiency
• Enhanced skill and perspective to analyse and set plans considering possible risks and corrective actions to prevent impact to business, thereby contributing to business growth and development
• Increased ability and exposure to save organisational costs through leaner and more advanced operations, regular training at no additional cost and removal of redundant processes
• Greater awareness and understanding of required standards of employee health and safety, thereby increasing the prospect of one’s organisation as an employer of choice
• Better understanding and capabilities to manage change and effectively introduce advanced systems for operational excellence
• Greater prospects of movement to other organisations in the same industry because of exceptional performance in higher roles within one’s current organisation

Who Should Attend?

• Senior management of an organisation who play a key role in deciding approaches, strategies, finances etc. related to FPSO operations
• Designers responsible for designing the FPSO as per operations and requirements
• Operators and managers responsible for end-to-end operations across FPSOs
• Financial advisors responsible for checking costs and approving purchase requests for technology
• Safety and quality managers responsible for ensuring maintenance of safety and quality
• Any other professional interested in knowing more about FPSOs

Course Outline

The course covers the following areas regarding FPSO designs and operations:

Module 1 – Core Components of an FPSO Vessel

• Spread mooring
• FPSO turret
• Detachable FPSO turret
• Gas dehydration
• Gas compression
• Water injection
• Gas, water and oil separator
• Seawater treatment

Module 2 – Benefits of FPSOs

• Time
• Cost
• Safety
• Convenience
• More viable fields
• Storage capabilities

Module 3 – FPSO Pre-Engineering Activities

• Conceptual planning and design
• Marine systems engineering
• Instrumentation and control engineering
• Hydrodynamics and limit state analysis
• Structural evaluation

Module 4 – Floating Storage Units Types

• Floating production systems
• Floating storage and offloading
• Floating storage units
• Floating drilling production storage and offloading
• Floating liquid natural gas vessel

Module 5 – Features of Mooring Systems

• Anchor vessel at geo-stationary position
• Allow vessel to weathervane
• Provide conduit for fluid transfer

Module 6 – Alternate Design Requirements

• Power generation, heating and utility systems
• Control and safety systems
• Insulation and mechanical handling systems
• Cargo and ballast systems
• Gas export
• Offloading
• Cargo transfer and mooring systems

Module 7 – Challenges with FPSO Design

• Selection of the mooring system
• Location of the accommodation block
• Process plant layout, vis-à-vis safety and operability

Module 8 – Processing on FPSOs

• Three-phase separation of well fluids
• Gas recompression
• Gas treatment
• Produced water treatment
• Injection water treatment

Module 9 – Alternative Technologies on FPSOs

• Multi-phase flow metering
• Subsea water separation
• Subsea raw water injection
• Multi-phase booster pumping
• Subsea power distribution

Module 10 – FPSO Operational Issues

• FPSO and tanker sizing and selection
• FPSO topsides facilities modification/upgrading
• FPSO deck operations
• FPSO power requirements and usage

Module 11 – Environmental Impact Parameters

• Chemical consumption
• Discharges to sea
• Energy consumption
• Total fluid consumption
• Waste to shore

Module 12 – Limitations of FPSOs

• Conversion time
• Self-competition
• Initial cost
• Weather dependency