Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology
Volume 1, Issue 3 (2014)
Published
Table of contents
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A Critical Review on Permanent Catenary Mooring Health Monitoring and Evaluation Technologies
Abstract: Recent times have seen the proliferation of Oil and Activities in increasing deeper waters. In such context, fixed structures are no longer a viable option. Floating structures applied for deepwater developments comprise of several major floater concepts that are either moored in position or employ dynamic positioning. For permanently anchored Floating Production Systems, the vessel and mooring systems are expected to withstand up to 10,000 years return period storms. Permanent …
Published in Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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Use of Data Envelopment Analysis to Measure the Technical Efficiencies of Oil Refineries in India
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to implement the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to measure the relative efficiency of a sample of oil refineries in India over a period of two years, 2012, 2013. We demonstrate that DEA is an effective tool for the Ministry of Petroleum (MOP) for monitoring and controlling the performance of oil refineries, which are growing as an important sector in India. We followed a case …
Published in Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 13–31 Read article