Typical hazards and risks to Single Point Mooring (SPM) terminals
- Tanker or random vessel collision with the SPM
- Tsunami or other exceptional surface wave event
- Hurricane or other exceptional wind behaviour
- Soliton or other submarine wave event
Below are two instances of vessel collision with SPMs
Reducing risk to Single Point Moorings
Potential consequences of an event to an unprotected SPM
- Major offshore oil spill
- Environmental pollution
- Expensive oil spill clean-up
- Injury to personnel
- Damage to assets and cost of repair
- Terminal downtime and demurrage cost
- Negative media attention
- Higher insurance premiums
- Compromised terminal integrity
- Damaged reputation
Consequences of vessel collision with Single Point Moorings
A vessel collision could drag the Single Buoy Mooring beyond its working envelop; resulting in the rupture of the underbuoy hoses and uncontrolled spillage.
The PLEM (Pipeline End Manifold) is fractured by the Single Buoy Mooring being dragged beyond its working envelop. Leakage at the seabed is difficult to control. The cost of downtime, repair and clean-up could be considerable.
Reducing risk to Single Point Moorings
Damage to the submarine pipeline at the seabed could be in more than one location. Downtime, leakage and the cost of repair could be extensive.
Damage to the submarine pipeline at the seabed could be in more than one location. Downtime, leakage and the cost of repair could be extensive.
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