Engineering and technology solutions for deepwater floating platforms
FPS Engineering & Technology is a Sugar Land, Texas-based naval architecture and marine engineering practice that designs, analyzes, and supports the installation of deepwater Floating Production Systems, including Tension Leg Platforms, Semi-Submersible Platforms, and Spars. Supporting both conventional oil and gas and offshore renewable energy sectors, the practice provides hull, mooring, and riser engineering alongside comprehensive project management. Its technical solutions focus on reducing lifecycle costs and optimizing offshore operations from initial concept through final commissioning.
Providing concept-to-operation design solutions for deep water floating facilities, encompassing tension leg platforms, semi-submersibles, and spars for conventional and renewable energy applications.
Delivering specialized structural, hydrodynamics, and installation analysis for deep water hulls, mooring arrays, and marine riser systems across all project phases.
Conducting independent, third-party evaluations of offshore structural designs to verify safety, regulatory compliance, and structural integrity before fabrication.
Adapting advanced hydrodynamic and structural modeling tools to develop floating wind turbine foundations and systems aimed at lowering the Levelized Cost of Energy.
Oil & Gas · Wind · Renewable Energy · Marine
Gulf of Mexico · Oil & Gas
FPS personnel provided concept screening and concept studies of dry tree solutions for this deep water development in the Gulf of Mexico in 5,187 feet of water, with an ETLP selected as the optimum floating production system. The work included detailed design of the hull and mooring system.
Vietnam · Oil & Gas
FPS personnel developed the world's first 3-column Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) for a minimal unmanned facility in Vietnam, providing dry tree and Tender Assisted Drilling (TAD) capabilities for marginal fields.
Brazil · Oil & Gas
FPS personnel executed the EPCI for Brazil's first TLP and helped change the concept selection from a full drilling rig to a Tender Assisted Drilling (TAD) system, saving significant CAPEX.
Oil & Gas
FPS personnel provided design review and verification services for the world's largest production and storage semi-submersible, including detailed reviews of the hull, moorings, and riser detailed engineering as well as fabrication support services.