Industry Initiatives

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

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• American Clean Power Offshore Wind Technical Standards Committee

• American Clean Power Offshore Compliance Recommended Practice (Fixed) 2nd Edition

• American Clean Power Offshore Compliance Recommended Practice (Floating) 1st Edition

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• American Petroleum Institute (API) - SC2 Committee

• 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

• ​API GOM Metocean Bias Factor Study 

• API Guidance on the Integrity Management of FPSO Turrets

 

• 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

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• Deepstar® - Continued Service Guidance for Aging Floating Infrastructure

• Deepstar® - Floating Structure Structural Integrity Management Recommend Practice

• Deepstar® - Database of Mooring Integrity Issues and Lesson Learned

 

• FPSO Structural Performance Joint Industry Project

 

• 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)

 

• ISO 19901-9 Risk Based Inspection Updates Working Group

• ISO 19901-9 Life Extension Addition Working Group

• ISO 19901-2 Seismic design procedures and criteria Updates Working Group

 

• Offshore Operators Committee – Life Extension Working Group​