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T1 - State-of-the-art review of composite marine risers for floating and fixed platforms in deep seas
AU - Amaechi, Chiemela Victor
AU - Reda, Ahmed
AU - Shahin, Mohamed A.
AU - Sultan, Ibrahim A.
AU - Beddu, Salmia Binti
AU - Ja'e, Idris Ahmed
PY - 2023/9/30
Y1 - 2023/9/30
N2 - The need for the utilisation of marine risers in deep seas has increased in recent years and this is due to increased drilling explorations with the shift in trend from shallower to deep and deeper waters. Also, there have been increased applications in sea-crossing infrastructure resulting in the need for longer risers, leading to a significant weight increase of marine risers used. Composite materials can thus be utilised in marine riser engineering to provide lightweight, fatigue-resistant, corrosion-resistant, low-bending stiffness and high-strength characteristics. In this paper, the history and potential of composite marine risers, including the first successful deployment of a composite riser joint offshore on the Heidrun Platform in 1995, are reviewed. The paper also discusses the advances achieved on composite marine risers for deep waters and presents some recommendations on their use, in light of their current significance and growth.
AB - The need for the utilisation of marine risers in deep seas has increased in recent years and this is due to increased drilling explorations with the shift in trend from shallower to deep and deeper waters. Also, there have been increased applications in sea-crossing infrastructure resulting in the need for longer risers, leading to a significant weight increase of marine risers used. Composite materials can thus be utilised in marine riser engineering to provide lightweight, fatigue-resistant, corrosion-resistant, low-bending stiffness and high-strength characteristics. In this paper, the history and potential of composite marine risers, including the first successful deployment of a composite riser joint offshore on the Heidrun Platform in 1995, are reviewed. The paper also discusses the advances achieved on composite marine risers for deep waters and presents some recommendations on their use, in light of their current significance and growth.
KW - Composite materials
KW - Marine risers
KW - Composite marine risers
KW - Offshore platforms
KW - Subsea pipelines
KW - Deep waters
U2 - 10.1016/j.apor.2023.103624
DO - 10.1016/j.apor.2023.103624
M3 - Journal article
VL - 138
JO - Applied Ocean Research
JF - Applied Ocean Research
SN - 0141-1187
M1 - 103624
ER -