Hydrocarbon is a major source of energy for sustainable development. Storage of hydrocarbon products, however, requires a significant amount of land space to land-scarce countries like Singapore. This paper presents an alternative way of storing hydrocarbon in Singapore coastal waters through the in...

The paper presents model tests with a floating hydrocarbon storage facility performed in SINTEF Ocean’s basin. The system may be considered a very large floating structure with a footprint of 300m × 310m. Hydrocarbons are stored into independent tanks, which are soft moored to a modular floatin...

An innovative floating hydrocarbon storage facility (FHSF) has recently been proposed. The facility consists of several modular floating hydrocarbon storage tanks (FHSTs) surrounded by floating barges with compliant mooring system. Hydrodynamic loads on the FHST and its dynamic response are importan...

The present work investigates the effect of different outermost connector types on the hydrodynamic responses of a modular multi-purpose floating structure (MMFS) system. The MMFS system is preliminarily designed for a mild sea zone, which is composed of a number of standardized floating modules. In...

A modular floating concept for oil storage is proposed. The concept is composed of modular floating tanks and barges. The floating tanks are self-stable and designed for storage of oil and hydrocarbon material. The barges are connected together and moored by mooring dolphins. Mooring system is desig...

For better utilization of ocean and coastal space, hydrocarbon products can be stored in the floating tanks, which can be enclosed by barge system. The barge system can be moored through pile foundations. The tanks are moored through marine fenders connected to barges. In the system, hydrodynamic an...

A modular floating concept for oil storage is proposed. The concept, which is advantageous for space-constrained locations, is composed of several modular floating tanks and barges. The floating multi-body hydrodynamic interaction of barges are studied in this paper. In the analysis, a single barge ...