PROJECT PLANNING
ANALYSING THE PAST TO SUPPORT FUTURE PLANNING – USING WEATHER DOWNTIME SERVICES
HISTORICAL DATA
The marine environment can be an unforgiving place to work; strong winds or large waves can result in time spent waiting out unfavourable weather conditions until planned operations can recommence. This is known as weather downtime.
WEATHER DOWNTIME
Weather downtime can make constructing offshore structures challenging and costly. For long term planning, the risks associated with weather downtime can be mitigated against by better understanding the historical climate at the site of interest.
Using historical meteorological and oceanographic conditions for a given working location, a weather downtime analysis can be conducted enabling assessment of the expected
site working conditions. In the early stages of a project, this preliminary knowledge can optimise schedules and operations to mitigate weather risk.
CASE STUDY
ABPmer has been providing just such weather downtime statistical information to Seajacks UK Ltd, a company that specialises in operating jack-up vessels. These vessels are used for installation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines, and maintenance work on offshore oil and gas platforms. The costs associated with such vessels can be quite significant and weather downtime can have a significant impact on projects requiring their use.
DELIVERING ON TIME AND ON BUDGET Seajacks UK Ltd, state that, “It is important to analyse metocean conditions correctly to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget...ABPmer has helped us reduce wasted man hours and unnecessary expenditure” by providing weather downtime services.
NEW SOFTWARE
ABPmer has recently developed new software which allows clients to have almost instantaneous access to weather downtime information tailored to specific requirements.
SEASTATES CALCULATOR
Developed in conjunction with the offshore wind industry, the new express service helps clients make quicker weather dependent decisions by offering 24/7 access to ABPmer’s ‘SEASTATES’ weather downtime calculator.
The calculator can consider any combination of home ports, take into account multi-stage operations with multiple limiting parameters and process any number of scenarios, allowing the user to rapidly optimise their schedules, saving weeks of complex analysis.
OTHER SERVICES
Aside from weather downtime services, ABPmer also enjoys a proven track record in coastal process assessment, feasibility studies, operability analysis, detailed engineering design criteria and resource assessments for the marine renewables sector.
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