Fundamentals of Subsea Systems & Installations

Target Audience:

This course is designed for:

  • New engineers and technical professionals entering the oil and gas industry who require foundational knowledge of subsea systems and operations.
  • Operations and maintenance personnel involved in offshore or subsea production.
  • Regulatory and government agency staff overseeing offshore oil and gas operations.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of subsea oil and gas production systems, including their purpose, design, and key components.
  • Identify and describe major subsea equipment such as subsea trees, manifolds, umbilicals, and flowlines.
  • Recognize the different types of subsea production systems and how they are selected based on field development strategies.
  • Explain the processes and challenges involved in subsea installation, including vessel types, ROV operations, and subsea intervention.

Module Highlight

Introduction to Subsea Production

  • Background to offshore production systems
  • Global oil and gas reserves and field
  • Introduction to offshore exploration and drilling
  • Subsea Production Systems (SPS) and Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (URF)

Types of Subsea Completions

  • Extensions to existing platforms
  • Tie-backs to existing production host
  • Production systems for floating hosts: Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems (FPSOs) and Floating Production Vessels (FPVs)

Flow Assurance for Subsea Production Systems

  • Hydraulics
  • Wax
  • Hydrates

Wellheads and Xmas Trees

  • Wellheads
  • Drilling subsea wells
  • Wellheads as part of drilling and production operations
  • Blowout Preventers (BOP)
  • Design and functions
  • Installation
  • Examples
  • Xmas Trees
  • Types of trees
  • Design and function
  • Installation

Pipelines and Flowlines

  • Pipelines and Flowlines
  • Design and functions
  • Route survey
  • Pipe selection of materials and coatings
  • Installation methods
  • Operations
  • Examples

Risers

  • Requirements and Functions
  • Flexible Dynamic Risers
  • Design
  • Operations and use
  • Manufacture
  • Current developments
  • Hybrid Riser towers
  • Steel Catenary Risers
  • Examples

Control Systems

  • Subsea Production Control systems
  • Types
  • Electro-hydraulic multiplex control systems
  • Equipment and Suppliers
  • Operations
  • Installations
  • Examples
  • Umbilicals
  • Functions
  • Design and manufacture
  • Installation
  • Examples
  • Costs of subsea equipment

Underwater Operations & Subsea Maintenance

  • Underwater Engineering Operations
  • Subsea Installation Activities
  • Inspection and Survey
  • Shallow water diver operations
  • Deepwater Diver-less Operations
  • Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
  • Automated Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
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