Offshore Operations Engineering

A USeful Guide for the Offshore Worker
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-032-04714-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 207 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

This book offers a useful and accessible guide for offshore workers operating in oil production facilities. It explores the unique challenges of the offshore environment—including strong currents, corrosive conditions, and structural demands—and provides essential knowledge on platform stability, vessel navigation, and legal compliance. Covering the full life cycle of offshore installations from planning to decommissioning, the book emphasizes safety, emergency management, and includes real-world information to support learning and application.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vinicius Da Silva Neves, Marcus

Ramalho Lira, Gustavo Arruda

O. F. Lima, Guilherme Fortes

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Meerestechnik, ablandige Plattformen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 – Introduction.- 2. Nomenclature of Naval and Oceanic Engineering.- 3. Offshore Oil Production Installations.- 4. Basic Notions of Naval Structure.- 5. Naval Stability Calculation.- 6. Meteorological and Oceanographic Considerations for Offshore Oil Production Operations.- 7. Basic Notions of Navigation and Maneuvering at Sea.- 8. Legal compliance.- 9. Life Cycle Management.- 10. Pre-operation, Operation and Maintenance.- 11. Safety and Emergency Management.

Über Autor(innen)

Marcus Vinicius da Silva Neves has already acted as an Offshore Installation Manager at PETROBRAS and holds a doctoral degree in the energy planning area. His research interests include reliability engineering, energy efficiency and transition, and offshore operations.

Gustavo Arruda Ramalho Lira is an Offshore Installation Manager at PETROBRAS and a Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. He holds a master degree in urban engineering. His research interests focus on oil and well engineering, offshore production operations, and management in the E&P industry.

Guilherme Fortes O. F. Lima is a Naval Architect and has already acted as an Offshore Installation Manager at  PETROBRAS and holds a master degree in ocean engineering. His research interests include naval structures, offshore engineering, and FPSO operations.