Design trends for offshore support vessels
Abstract
Nowadays, with the rapid development of the offshore oil and gas industry and the important role on the sea, offshore production and support vessels are getting more and more advanced to fulfill the requirements of offshore operations during oil and gas exploration, project developing and production.
The main objective of this thesis is to summarize the design trends of OSVs, based on the needs of the physical environment and recent regulations, and then look into South China Sea and suggest some requirements for OSVs design in this area for the future. Risk analysis shall be carried out as well.
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Master's thesis in Offshore technology