FPSO Umbilical Protection Systems
Continuous monitoring and life-extension that reduce risk during disconnects and redeployments.
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Managing Electrical Risk Across the FPSO Lifecycle
FPSOs present a different electrical risk profile to fixed offshore platforms, where power systems remain permanently connected and largely static. In FPSO operations, electrical systems must remain reliable not only during continuous production, but also through disconnect, wet-parking, and reconnection cycles.
During production, FPSO umbilicals and power cables are exposed to the same risks as fixed installations, including insulation degradation, water ingress, and ageing under load. These risks are amplified by dynamic vessel motion, turret interfaces, and repeated mechanical and electrical stresses.
Keeping Systems Safe When Vessels Move
Wet-park or wet-lay solutions
When an FPSO disconnects for wet-parking, cables may be laid on the seabed, routed through turret systems, or left suspended from the vessel. During these periods, systems are often unpowered but remain exposed to seawater ingress, pressure effects, and environmental damage. Without continuous visibility, degradation can stay hidden until re-energisation, increasing the risk of failed start-ups, production delays, or unplanned intervention.
Our electrical monitoring and protection technologies provide continuous insight across all FPSO operating modes. By combining real-time condition monitoring, precise fault diagnostics, and proven subsea insulation recovery, we support monitoring during production, protection during wet-parking, and confident re-energisation when operations resume. This lifecycle approach reduces vessel time, avoids repeat campaigns, and safeguards uptime in an operating model where flexibility is essential.
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Technologies supporting FPSO operators
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From Safeguarding People & Systems to Protecting Asset Life
Intelligent solutions for system visibility
Keep FPSOs connected and confident.
We instrument critical sections for always-on monitoring, use SSTDR for rapid pinpointing, and apply V-LIFE to raise IR on water-ingressed lines. PlatformVi centralises reporting for integrity and renewals planning.