Directives for offshore service containers

Author

Rangel, Estellito, Jr. ; De André, Lino A.

Author_Institution

Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

fYear

2009

fDate

14-16 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper describes the design of assembling a service container to be used safely in offshore oil platforms, even if located in hazardous locations. The task was done after analysis involving the design requirements for offshore installations given by Classification Societies and also by International and Brazilian standards. As complimentary information, the Brazilian legal requirements for certification of electrical equipment designed for hazardous locations are explained in Appendix A. The mechanical structural requirements for transportation and construction of the service container are not included in this study.

Keywords

assembling; containers; design engineering; hazardous areas; offshore installations; power apparatus; standards; Brazilian legal requirements; Brazilian standards; International standards; electrical equipment certification; hazardous locations; offshore installations; offshore oil platforms; offshore service containers; Atmosphere; Certification; Containers; Explosives; Flammability; IEC standards; Law; Legal factors; National electric code; Offshore installations; Classification Societies; certification; containers; electrical installation; hazardous locations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2009. PCIC 2009. 2009 Record of Conference Papers - Industry Applications Society 56th Annual

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3798-6

Electronic_ISBN

0090-3507

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2009.5297166

Filename

5297166