Subsea architecture

• Field development
• Well and manifold arrangements
• HIPPS risk based system design
• Connection arrangements (single, multi-bore, choke bridge)
• Controls architecture and chemical distribution
• Pipeline end manifolds, in-line Tees

Hardware functional requirements and equipment selection

• Manifold functionality, active, passive, flow measurement, monitoring
• Tree types; horizontal, vertical, workover equipment
• Jumper arrangements; vertical, horizontal, flexible, rigid, connection equipment
• Diverless Connection systems

Pipeline design

• Conceptual design and option screening
• Challenging thermal and deepwater design solutions
• Lateral buckling and pipeline walking
• Pipe-soil interaction

Design for reliability/operability reviews/intervention philosophies

• FMECA (design through operation and intervention)
• Fault Tree Analysis
• Risk based decision assessments
• Well and pipeline integrity management schemes

Flow assurance

• Field development, sizing, operability and optimisation
• Steady state multi-phase flow analysis
• Dynamic multi-phase flow analysis, incl. HIPPS response time
• Through life temperature and pressure management
• Hydrate/wax management philosophy
• Thermal management devices (e.g. cooling loop design)

Technology status and qualification programmes

• Identification of current industry status
• Gap analysis
• Definition of qualification programmes