SPAR MOORING

Spar

Introduction & overview

The SPAR is a deepwater drilling and production platform. Spar technology has been used to support manned and unmanned operations in offshore environments for over thirty years. The SPAR platform uses ‘‘dry-tree’’ technology, where the wellhead equipment is principally located on the platform rather than on the seabed, reducing the cost and time involved in common maintenance work. more...

Mooring

Introduction, design

A mooring, in general terms, is defined as a compliant structure that restrains a floating structures against the action of wind, wave, and current forces. The mooring system for the spars built till date consists of a taut-mooring system, which saves a considerable length of wire and chain needed for a conventional catenary mooring. more...

Projects

spars employed all around the world

Some prestigious spars in world are presented, with detailed information especially regarding mooring aspects.