A review on the technical development of deep water mooring system for a semi-submerged drilling platform

The number of deep water moored offshore vessel is growing rapidly,physical and numerical modeling of such vessels with extensive mooring lines is a challenge.In this paper the technical development of the different types of component material and anchors,model test and the use of quasi-static method,dynamic method and coupled analysis are described for deep water mooring system of a semi-submerged drilling platform.This paper gives a preparation of mooring system used or planned in deep water development.