Industry Initiatives

The staff at Spire actively participate in offshore energy industry technical societies and contribute in the development of recommended practice and guidance documents. Examples of the committees our staff support and industry practices our staff have contributed in the development include:

American Petroleum Institute (API) - SC2 Committee
Offshore Operators Committee – Life Extension Working Group
API RP 2FSIM – Recommended Practice for Floating System Integrity Management
API RP 2MIM – Recommended Practice for Mooring Integrity Management
API BULL 2HINS - Guidance for Post-hurricane Structural Inspection of Offshore Structures
Deepstar® - Continued Service Guidance for Aging Floating Infrastructure
Deepstar® - Floating Structure Structural Integrity Management Recommend Practice
Guide for Risk Based Inspection (RBI) of Hull Structures for Offshore Installations (Developed for a Class Society)
Guidance Notes on the Review and Approval of Novel Concepts (Developed for a Class Society)
FPSO Structural Performance Joint Industry Project
BSEE Technical Assessment & Research (TAR) Study - Integrity Management Process of Tension Leg Platforms
BSEE TAR Study (578) - Assessment of Fixed Offshore Platform Performance in Katrina and Rita
BSEE TAR Study (549) - Assessment of Fixed Offshore Platform Performance in Hurricanes Andrew, Lili and Ivan