Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
678
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
American Global Maritime. Inc
Research Principal Investigator
Dr. Xiaobing Shi
Research Contracting Agency
Description
The objective of this study was to evaluate meteorological and oceanic trends to identify safe time windows to transport and set platforms, to establish the abilities and limitations of the equipment used to transport these platforms and support their operations, to assess the risk and environmental impact associated with an oil spill, and to identify weaknesses in personal safety equipment for use in cold and offshore environments.
Latest progress update
The close out meeting took place in Anchorage on May 24th. The final report for this project has been accepted by BOEMRE. This research project is complete.