Course

Offshore Field Development (OFF516)

Fakta

Emnekode OFF516

Vekting (stp) 10

Semester undervisningsstart Autumn

Undervisningsspråk English

Antall semestre 1

Vurderingssemester Autumn

Timeplan Vis timeplan

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Introduksjon

This course gives an overview of the offshore industry and an introduction to methods and technologies relating to the development of offshore oil and gas fields.

Content

The following topics are covered: historical background and development, information relating to petroleum resources and production, definitions relating to exploration, reservoir characteristics, drilling and well technology, methods and technologies relating to field development, design basis, systems design, functionality and design of production facilities, platform concepts, subsea solutions, pipelines, estimation of capital expenditure and operating expenditure, principles for project execution, economic analysis, risk assessment and decision criteria.

There will also be more details into marine technology: Design parameters for marine structures (Wind, wave current, Stability of floating units, Mooring of floating units), Construction and installation of platforms, Different fixed and floating platform concepts (Design basis and functional requirements, Design principles, Dynamic behaviour, Platform selection).

Learning outcome

After the courses the student shall:

  • Understand the business drivers in the offshore oil and gas industry
  • Understand the importance of a value chain perspective
  • Understand the importance of multidiscipline work
  • Be aware of the variety of technical solutions that can be used
  • Be aware of limitations and feasibility issues of specific solutions
  • Understand that the suitability of specific solutions depends on the circumstances
  • Understand different types of marine technologies used in offshore field development
  • Understand different types of methods used for the construction and installation of platforms
  • Understand the different fixed and floating platform concepts

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

Knowledge within mathematics and mechanics (theory of elasticity, static and dynamic analysis) corresponding to requirements for master students.

Eksamen / vurdering

Written exam

Vekt 1/1

Varighet 4 Hours

Karakter Letter grades

Hjelpemiddel Approved, basic calculator

Eksamenssystem WISEflow

Trekkfrist 27.11.2025

Eksamensdato 11.12.2025

Digital written exam, with the possibility to submit handwritten answers.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3, Exercise 4, Exercise 5, Exercise 6, Exercise 7, Exercise 8
All assignements and exercises must be approved in order to get access to the exam.

Method of work

Lectures and exercises.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Development and Operation of Offshore Gas Fields (E-OFF700_1) , Offshore Field Development (OFF516_1) 5
Offshore Field Development (OFF515_1) , Offshore Field Development (OFF516_1) 5

Åpent for

Admission to Single Courses at Master Level at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Marine and Offshore Technology
Exchange programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology

Admission requirements

Must meet the admission requirements of one of the study programmes the course is open for.

Emneevaluering

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Kontakt

Head of Department:
Mona Wetrhus Minde
Course coordinator:
Yihan Xing
Course teacher:
Yihan Xing

Tilbys av

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1