Year: 2019 Language: english Author: American Bureau of Shipping Genre: Guide Publisher: American Bureau of Shipping Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 46 Description: Initially used in the North Sea in the 1970s, shuttle tanker - instead of pipelines - are now used worldwide. Shuttle tankers are primarily employed in offshore oil and gas fields: operators recognize the flexibility of loading oil and transporting it to any destination instead of using fixed pipelines to one receiving terminal. Shuttle tankers are also able to segregate the oil, while pipelines often blend crude from various fields. Moreover, shuttle tankers are easier to maintain and to back-up if they require maintenance. If a pipeline requires maintenance, the whole network is likely to be shut in. American Bureau of Shipping is the Class leader in the tanker industry, with an extensive global experience in all sizes of tankers, surveyors and engineers around the world. ABS is looked upon as a trusted service provider not only for classification services, but also for leading technology and research geared toward improving vessel performance. This Advisory provides an overview of shuttle tanker design and operation. It discusses regional considerations for shuttle tankers operating in Brazil, the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It explains how ABS optional notations complement class and statutory requirements to fulfill regional and operational requirements. We also identify requirements that are not covered by our class offerings that may be addressed by newbuild specifications or operational policies. We conclude by discussing new technologies that have already started to impact the shuttle tanker market.
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Shuttle Tanker Advisory
Language: english
Author: American Bureau of Shipping
Genre: Guide
Publisher: American Bureau of Shipping
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 46
Description: Initially used in the North Sea in the 1970s, shuttle tanker - instead of pipelines - are now used worldwide. Shuttle tankers are primarily employed in offshore oil and gas fields: operators recognize the flexibility of loading oil and transporting it to any destination instead of using fixed pipelines to one receiving terminal. Shuttle tankers are also able to segregate the oil, while pipelines often blend crude from various fields. Moreover, shuttle tankers are easier to maintain and to back-up if they require maintenance. If a pipeline requires maintenance, the whole network is likely to be shut in. American Bureau of Shipping is the Class leader in the tanker industry, with an extensive global experience in all sizes of tankers, surveyors and engineers around the world. ABS is looked upon as a trusted service provider not only for classification services, but also for leading technology and research geared toward improving vessel performance. This Advisory provides an overview of shuttle tanker design and operation. It discusses regional considerations for shuttle tankers operating in Brazil, the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It explains how ABS optional notations complement class and statutory requirements to fulfill regional and operational requirements. We also identify requirements that are not covered by our class offerings that may be addressed by newbuild specifications or operational policies. We conclude by discussing new technologies that have already started to impact the shuttle tanker market.
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