Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies

SeaFlex Riser Technologies

Advanced Subsea Engineering from Concept to Operations

SURF Engineering, Consultancy and Products

Subsea structures
Umbilicals
Risers
Flowline

Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies

Our Mission

Our Philosophy

Our mission is to develop and provide innovative, reliable

technology and solutions to ensure that oil & gas resources
are discovered, developed, and delivered in the safest, most
efficient and most environmentally friendly way possible.

We commit to adding value to your oil & gas operations by providing you with technologies, processes, and people dedicated
to improving results through innovation and effective integrated
operations. Through cycles of boom or bust, we strive to provide
solutions that allow you to achieve much more, with less investment. Our people are the key to our success and we empower
them to achieve.

Our Role as Trusted Advisor

Your oil & gas operations require a unique blend of complex
work processes, advanced technologies, environmental compliance and services from multiple vendors and service companies.
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies is focused on helping you
manage this integration to achieve maximum operational
efficiency.

Intelligent
Improvement

SeaFlex Riser Technologies

World Class SURF Technology Expertise

Through the dedicated SeaFlex Riser Technologies business unit, Kongsberg Oil & Gas
Technologies has over two decades of development and project experience in Subsea,
Umbilicals, Risers and Flowline (SURF) systems technology and management. With
this as a foundation, we offer proven technical excellence in the fields of riser design,
installation, operation and integrity.
Our position as a vital single source of technology, services and products ensures that
we play an important role in the efficient, safe development and delivery of oil & gas
resources, whilst at the same time securing safe field life extensions, more profitable
upstream operations and management for our customers worldwide.

Feasibility

Concept

Feed

Execution

Operation

Illustration: Animert

Engineering and Management

Engineering and Management

With over 500 completed projects for floating production systems and drilling rigs,
mostly focused on risers, umbilicals, flowlines and related equipment, Kongsberg provides essential engineering, consultancy and management services for SURF systems in
the upstream oil & gas industry.
Kongsberg possess high competence within flexible risers and umbilical technology,
which has been gained through 20 years of providing engineering services to manufacturing companies, installation contractors and major oil companies. This experience is transferred to projects of any scale, regardless of location or the challenges to
overcome, ensuring that we are equipped to provide services that enhance safety, efficiency and ultimately, profits.
With our highly-trained and experienced staff of engineers and an arsenal of state-ofthe-art tools for detailed analysis of complex SURF systems and structures, Kongsberg
is well positioned to provide invaluable advice and instruction tailored to your exact
requirements and challenges, during all phases of field development, right through to
operation.

Products

Gain efficiency and safety

We develop and deliver a range of specialized products and technologies from online
monitoring systems for optimum vessel positioning during drilling and workover operations to subsea pigging and installation aids for pipelines and flexible pipes. Our solutions, developed over many years are proven in the field to provide multiple benefits,
and may be delivered standalone or as an integrated part of a total offshore project.
Riser Monitoring Systems (RMS)
Innovative applications for safer and more efficient drilling and completion operations,
which increase operation envelopes, reduce riser stress and wellhead loads, reduce
wear and provide critical information for the drill vessel in operation.
RMS is developed over the years by Kongsberg and contains the following monitoring
and advisory functions:
Upper and Lower flex-joint angle
monitoring
Top tension monitoring
Riser stroke monitoring
Connector loads monitoring
Optimum position advice based on
flex-joint angle
Riser Monitoring Systems (RMS)

Static riser calculator to test different

operational strategies before a specific
operation is done
Logging of data and events
Alarm and warning functions

Annulus Vent Clamps

Clamps enabling operation of risers with blocked annalus vent ports. They are engineered to a very high tolerance in order to eliminate the risk of annulus pressure build
up, and subsequent outer sheath rupture.
Subsea Pig Launchers/Receivers
Reliable and functional Subsea Pig Launchers/Receivers for pigging of pipelines that
increase efficiency and reduce the number of offshore vessel days required.

Subsea Pig Launchers/

Receivers

Annulus Vent Clamps

Products

Web Interface Register (WIR)

Effective and secure information exchange by web for immediate status assessment,
quick implementation and improved project execution. Simplify interaction between
project contractors, reduce bottlenecks, save time and increase efficiency.

Web Interface Register

RiserNET

Ancillary equipment/installation aids for pipelines

For pipeline and riser installations Kongsberg provides a wide range of ancillary equipment for efficient and safe work on offshore construction sites, all custom designed to
suit each projects exact requirements.
riserNET
Sophisticated web based tool for integrity management of flexible risers, umbilicals,
flowlines and other related components in operation, which offers functionality to
track all activity and operational data on a historical basis.

Riser Lifting Tool

Riser Pull-in Head

Ancillary equipment/installation aids

for pipelines

References

Proven Experience
The following examples are just a few of the hundreds of successful projects we have
undertaken throughout the world:
Flexible pipe and umbilical analysis recent projects
Statoil Gja and Vega verification
Statoil Ormen Lange Southern field development 3rd party analysis
Total Moho Bilindo fatigue
Statoil Troll B residual service life
Talisman Varg extended service life
Statoil sgard minimum flow
Marathon Volund water injection
SDAG Shtokman riser system
FlexStress project reference List
ExxonMobil multiple projects
Statoil Gja
Talisman Varg
Statoil Snorre 2040 life extention
Total Moho Bilondo
Statoil Visund
Recent hardware delivery reference list
Pig Launcher & Receivers: Technip (Gja, Ekofisk, Yme,) Acergy (Ormen Lange),
Subsea 7 (Vega)
PLET 5 off Subsea 7 (Vega)
RMS 20 systems (Kongsberg Maritime)
More than 20 systems delivered
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Your benefits

The one-stop-shop for the oil & gas industrys

SURF system requirements
Engineering
Management
Products

Our knowledge and expertise is gained through years

of experience
Hundreds of successful projects throughout the world
A riser technology partner for safety and cost improvements
Problem solving is our specialty

Technical excellence ensures operational benefits

Excellent technical knowledge and skills benefit your SURF operations
Progressing SURF system technology with industry research projects
Design and manufacturer of cutting-edge, reliable products

Innovation

Innovation for Improving Operations

Research and technology development is a fundamental aspect of Kongsberg's work
within SURF engineering and management. Over the decades, we have participated in
various research projects on flexible pipes, umbilicals, rigid risers and cryogenic pipes,
all of which have resulted in innovative new technology and methodology to overcome
the challenges faced by the upstream oil & gas industry.
We have been instrumental in developing independent engineering tools for structural
analysis of dynamic pipes, software for online monitoring of drilling and workover
risers including Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV), and Integrity Management Systems.
Our knowledge within these fields has also resulted in the development of proprietary
database and integrity management solutions that can enhance performance in riser
monitoring and lifecycle management applications:
FlexStress: Proprietary post processing tool for fatigue analysis of tensile armour of
flexible pipes exposed to irregular dynamic loading.
RMS/RPR: Riser Management System is an online advisory tool for safe and
optimum operation of drilling and workover risers. Riser Position Reference system
is a back-up position reference system using the drilling riser as an instrument for
position estimation.
Cryodyn* (LNG): Cryodyn is a flexible, insulated pipe to be used in an off-loading
system for transfer of LNG that has been developed in co-operation with Framo,
Nexans and Aker.
FlexStress: Advanced postprocessing tool based on Bflex
(By MARINTEK) allowing for full
fatigue analysis of flexibles based
on irregular wave analysis and RFC
methodology

Cryodyn

*Developed together with

FRAMO and NEXANS within the OCT group

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Design

Designed for Your Needs

A key Kongsberg mission is to design and deliver innovative and reliable products
that overcome the limitations of existing technology and methods to ensure the fast,
efficient and safe development and delivery of oil & gas resources.
Our portfolio of innovative services is supported by our extensive experience and
strong position in the design of subsea equipment, installation aids and tooling for
delivery to flowline and subsea projects:

Pig Launcher/Receiver
PLET and SSIV structures
ROV release Clamps
ROV tools
Installation tools
Cryodyn
Tailor made subsea equipment

Design of CryoDyn 500

Pig Launcher, PLET and Flow Line Lifting tool

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Verification

Illustration: Statoil

Gja

Verification for Securing Operations

Our world class expertise and in-depth knowledge within SURF technology is regularly
applied to create added value for our customers through verification and independent
analysis.
Our role as an expert advisor ensures safe and reliable SURF systems, which add value
to our customers through reduced cost and risk of damage through optimized and more
robust solutions.
Our specialists have the proven ability to identify what makes a difference to your engineering and business, providing improved safe and reliable project deliveries:
Ormen Lange. 3rd party analysis of Ormen Lange Southern field development umbilical:
- Document review of analysis reports. Independent analysis of umbilical lay
using SIMLA software.
- Use of screening scripts to locate analysis intervals for irregular time-domain analysis
- Kongsberg is the first company to use this approach and combination of software
commercially. Online monitoring was performed offshore during umbilical lay.
Gja. Scope of Work-riser and umbilical system:
- Global analysis
- Interference analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Fatigue analysis
Moho Bilondo. Scope of Work:
- Evaluation & comparison of irregular wave response of vessel and riser
- Fatigue analysis (calculations and comparison)
- BFlex modeling of riser cross section
- FlexStress Methodology to process riser response from irregular waves

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Advisory

Advisory from the Experts

Our focus on riser engineering and management ensures that we can provide wellinformed advice, gained from technical excellence and prior experience. Within this,
our expertise is broad and our engineers and consultants are always ready to apply
their competence, skills and knowledge to the benefit of your project, whatever the
challenge is and wherever the work is taking place.
Examples of the engineering advisory service we can provide include:
Concept assessment of flexible and rigid riser systems for floating
production systems
Operational analysis of rigid top tensioned risers including drilling,
workover risers and riser less well intervention systems
Specification and follow-up of qualification programs for riser and
umbilical structures and components
Dissection and failure investigation of flexible risers
Re-certification of flexible risers, flowlines and umbilicals
Failiure investigation

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Testing

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On-site to Improve Your Operations

We execute testing, establish inspection programs, assess service life extension
and perform maintenance work of risers in operation to ensure safe operation of
your assets.
Combining technical and operational skills, Kongsberg provides riser integrity
management services to meet your requirements:

Installation of annalus vent clamps Visund

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Flexibility

Integrity Improves Operation

Specialist knowledge and understanding of system behavior and its implication on
operational environments is necessary to maintain the overall integrity of a flexible pipeline system. We offer a strong range of products and services as part of our
commitment to enable asset integrity, thus increased safety, efficiency, predictability
and cost reductions in upstream oil & gas operations.
The web based riserNET tool is an innovative software system developed to fulfil
specific needs for riser and associated equipment integrity, enabling detailed management of data, with functionality to:
Store all relevant lifecycle information on risers, umbilicals, flowlines and other
important components
Interact with existing corporate information handling systems
Generate reports on component status
Serve as a key tool for experience transfer between designers, researchers,
manufacturers and consultants
Provide safe and efficient operation of the risers
Extend possible riser service life based on the recording of operational data

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Support

We are There, Whenever You Need Us

The Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies customer services organization is committed to providing easy access to service and
support, and to responding promptly to your needs. Activities
are supervised from our headquarters in Norway, with centers
at strategic locations around the globe where you are and
the action is. As part of our commitment to total customer satisfaction, we offer a wide variety of services to meet our customers' specific operational needs. We can adapt to the level
of support required by offering service agreements and fast
on-site response arrangements.

Global and local support

Service and support work is carried out
under the supervision of your personal
account manager, who will ensure that
you receive high-quality service and
support where and when you need
it. Your account manager will ensure
continuity and work closely with your
staff to improve and optimize system
availability and performance. Under
the direction of your account manager,
our well-qualified field service engineers will be able to help you quickly
and effectively, wherever you are and
regardless of the levels of support
required.

www.kongsberg.com/kogt

Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS

Solbrveien 85
N-1383 Asker
Norway
Phone: +47 66 76 16 66
kogt.sales.srt@kongsberg.com

USA
SeaFlex Riser Technologies, Inc
5373 W. Sam Houston Parkway N,
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77041
USA
Phone: +1 713 329 5580
kogt.sales.srt@kongsberg.com

Design: Moving Minds. Photo: Tommy Normann. Printing: RK Grafisk AS. Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies May 2010

Norway
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS
Hamangskogen 60
N-1338 Sandvika
Norway
Phone: +47 67 80 48 00
kogt.sales@kongsberg.com