Challenges and Recommendations for Offshore Monopod Platform Installation

The design of a monopod structure is to suit shallow water depth with minimal platform facilities. This is for the platform to be less than 600MT, either the jacket or the topside portion. To reduce the cost of offshore installation, the design of the jacket or the topside may also require less tonnage derrick crane barge capacity. Hence, there are many optimized designs currently in the market. However, the risk during offshore installation can be very high, which can cause many challenges. This paper explains some of the challenges of installing a monopod, including the recommendations for the future design of monopods.