Mar/2009

COMPANY OVERVIEW AND EXPERIENCE

IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

BACKGROUND IN R&D

• Started as a incubated company in

University of São Paulo (USP)

• Focus in consultancy, conceptual

and basic engineering and operations support

• More than 50 projects delivered in

the last 3 years

• 1/3 of the works are in R&D,

speccially with IPT, USP and

COPPE

• MARIN partner in Brazil

SERVICE FOCUS

• High technology engineering

• Use of high level tools and professionals for engineering

purposes

• Applied R&D for the solution of new problems

• Hydrodynamics

– Non-linear motions, wave-structure interaction, slamming, sloshing, non-linear roll damping, green-water from bow and side, offloading in

new regions, VIV, VIM

• Naval Architecture

– Design of new concepts, optimization of ship/platform dimensions, current and wind forces in new structures, operation limits definition

• Positioning Systems

– Study of thruster positioning, thruster-thruster interaction, thruster wake,

mooring lines for deepwater, new installation methods for mooring lines

• Structural Engineering

– Collision, non-linear structures, new materials

• Subsea Engineering

– Installation procedures, hydrodynamic effects in equipment installation

SOME R&D POSSIBILITIES

SOFTWARES MOSTLY USED

• Hydrodynamics

– WAMIT

– Oceanica Suite

• Structure

– GTSRUDL / GTSELOS

– ABAQUS

– ANSYS

– NASTRAN

• Dynamic Positioning

– DPCAP

– DPSIM

• Coupled Motions / Mooring

– Orcaflex

– AnySIM

– Dynasim

• Riser and pipelines

– Orcaflex

– Orcalay

• Stability

– Autoship

– SSTAB

LABORATORIES MOSTLY USED

• IPT

– 280m x 6,6m x 3,5m towing tank

– Wind tunnel

• UFRJ/COPPE

– LabOceano: 40m x 30m x 15m ocean basin

– LAMCSO: Riser laboratory

• USP

– TPN (Numerical Offshore Tank ):

complex coupled analysis

– NDF: VIV studies

– LIFE&MO

• MARIN– Facility with 7 tanks, including

offshore basin

– 75 years of experience

• UNICAMP

– Riser laboratory

• Nyx Knowledge

– For software development, IT and

HPC solutions

PAPERS

• Constant publication on relevant events, including

OMAE, SOBENA, BBVIV, TEAM, COPINAVAL,

TNPETROLEO, etc

• The papers can be downloaded from

www.oceanicabr.com/downloads

FINEP AWARD

• Finalist in the Technology

Innovation prize from

FINEP, the most

important R&D financing

foundation in Brazil

EXPERIENCE IN MODEL TESTING

• In IPT

• Several tests with MONOBR (2003-

2004);

• AirGap tests for P-51 (2003);

• Wave tests with FPSOBR (2004);

• Several tests with MONOBR-GoM (2005);

• Several tests with SEVAN PIRANEMA (2005-2007);

• Hose analysis for offloading (2007);

• Motions and force for BGL-STINGER IV (2008-2009);

• VIM tests for MonoBR (2008);

• Slamming and motions for P-IV (2009);

• Supply vessel tests (2009)

• In Other tanks

• Tests with platform MonoBR (LabOceano:

2004-2005);

• Tests with plataform MonoBR P-56 (LabOceano: 2006);

• Tests with platform MonoBR-GoM(MARINTEK: 2007);

• VLCC and SUEZMAX roll and wave drifttests (LabOceano: 2007).

• Tests with FPSO EPS (MARINTEK: 2008);

• Offloading tests of FPSO EPS (MARIN:

2008);

COURSES

• Development of technical courses, for internal and

external training. Some titles:– Basic course on offshore engineering;

– Offshore hydrodynamic;

– Offshore stability;

– VIV and VIM in offshore engineering;

– Numerical methods for motion evaluation;

– Mean and slow drift in offshore systems;

– Offloading operations;

– Roll motions on FPSOs

– Model testing

– Basic structural analysis of platforms

– Offshore Platform design

– Etc

Some presentations can be downloaded from www.oceanicabr.com/downloads

CLIENTS

Concrete FPSO

Together with University of São Paulo and PETROBRAS, the project was developed inorder to evaluate the pros and cons of concrete application in offshore units. Theconceptual design was developed, and the following analysis were carried out:

• Unit sizing

• Stability analysis

• Hydrodynamic analysis

• Mooring design

• Structural design

• Construction strategy evaluation

Under the structural point of view, the Concrete FPSO project consolidated theOceânica experience in non-linear material analysis, using Finite Element Methodmodels.

Client: Petrobras

Environmental forces evaluation and DP system design, based on static and dynamicanalysis.

• Wave drift evaluation

• Current force evaluation

• Wind force evaluation

• Static DP analysis

• Dynamic DP simulation

Client: Petroserv

PIPA II DP Study

THE FPSOBR concept was developed in order to obtain a optimized FPSO unit,combining reduced motions, constructability and cost reduction in a 2MM bblsstorage unit.

• FPSO sizing

• Motion analysis

• Stability analysis

• Structural design

• Mooring design

• Risers analysis

Client: Petrobras

FPSOBR

The MonoBR design was developed by PETROBRAS to be a floating unit withproduction, storage and offloading capabilities as a ship-shaped FPSO, but with theadvantage to be “riser friendly“, due to the very good seakeaping behaviour, even inharshest conditions, as observed in the design for Gulf of Mexico environment –MonoBR-GoM. Oceanica worked together with PETROBRAS, universities and researchinstitute teams.

• Stability analysis

• Numerical and experimental motion evaluation

• Structural calculations

• Weight and center control

• Mooring lines design

Client: Petrobras

MonoBR & MonoBR GoM

The SEVAN PIRANEMA unit was rented to PETROBRAS to operate in the Northeast ofBrazil. It is the first monocolumn unit constructed ever, and Oceanica was in change ofthe model tests performed in the IPT towing tank.

• Model test Especification and Quality assurance

• Decay and Motion in regular and irregular waves

• Wind and Current coeficcients tests

• VIM tests

• Analysis of tests results

Client: Sevan Marine

SEVAN Piranema Model Tests

The HAKURYU V project was carried out in order to develop the mooring design for amulti-environment drilling rig, allowing its operation in Brazil, West Africa and Gulf ofMexico.

• Diffraction analysis

• Mooring design

• Anchor loads evaluation

• API regulation compliance

Client: Exmar Houston

HAKURYU Mooring Design

The TITAN II project was developed to evaluate motion behaviour, DP capability andoperational risk of a catamaran crane vessel operating in Campos Basin.

• Diffraction analysis

• DP capability analysis

• Crane motion analysis

• Preliminary risk assessment

Client: Global Industries

TITAN II Risk Analysis

The Olinda Star Substructure project was developed in order to evaluate the upgradecapacity of a drilling rig, based on an extensive structure verification. As a result of theFinite Element Method analysis, a substantial steel weight reduction was observed.

• Loading cases evaluation

• Acceleration analysis

• Derrick reaction analysis

• Substructure evaluation by FEM

Client: Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás

Olinda Star Substructure Analysis

The BGL barge is used for PETROBRAS for transport, lift operations and pipelay, whenequipped with a stinger, and the Stinger IV is the biggest constructed for this vessel.Oceânica worked together with IPT to evaluate BGL’s weight and centers, numericaland experimental motion, and to perform the structural analysis of the stinger.

• BGL’s weight and centers estimation

• Numerical and experimental evaluation of the RAO

• Calculation of Morison loads on the stinger in waves

• Structural analysis of the stinger

Client: Petrobras

BGL Stinger IV

PETROBRAS AMERICA INC will be the operator of the first FPSO in Gulf of Mexico, theunit will be installed in 2,500m with a turret mooring. Oceânica evaluated severalcalculation to support PAI in this innovative project

• Tug bollard pull estimation

• Offloading analysis of shuttle taker

• DPST x Tug assisted ST downtime evaluation

• Model tests 3rd part verification

• Stationkeeping analysis

• Numerical and experimental offloading analysis

Client: Petrobras America Inc.

PAI FPSO

The Compressed Natural Gas Carrier project was developed in order to discuss theapplication of CNG technology in the Brazilian environment, through the evaluation ofgas processing and ship architecture.

• Treatment and compression process simulation

• Equipment evaluation

• Ship sizing and general arrangement

• Structural design

Client: Petrobras/USP/IPT

CNG Carrier

Oceânica Offshore

R. Robert Bosch, 130 – São Paulo – SP – Brazil

+55 (11) 3611-6022

R. Franklin Roosevelt, 35 – Cj. 501 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil

+55 (21) 2240-7307

www.oceanicabr.com