Question:
Match the platforms (GROUP I) with appropriate support systems (GROUP II).
Match the platforms (GROUP I) with appropriate support systems (GROUP II).
Show Hint
Each offshore platform requires a specific type of mooring system depending on its structure and operational conditions. TLPs use column stabilizers, FPSOs use turret mooring, and semi-submersibles are supported by catenary mooring.
Updated On: Jan 9, 2026
- P – IV, Q – III, R – I, S – II
- P – II, Q – III, R – I, S – IV
- P – III, Q – I, R – IV, S – II
- P – I, Q – IV, R – II, S – III
Hide Solution
Verified By Collegedunia
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Here's the correct matching based on platform types and their support systems:
- P – III: A semi-submersible platform is supported by catenary mooring, which allows it to be anchored to the seabed with chains or cables. The platform floats on the water's surface.
- Q – I: A spar platform is typically anchored to the seabed by tethers, which are used to keep the platform in place in deep water.
- R – IV: A tension leg platform (TLP) is stabilized using column stabilized units, which are anchored by vertical tendons or tethers.
- S – II: An FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit) uses turret mooring, which allows the unit to rotate freely and maintain position while producing and storing oil or gas.
Thus, the correct matching is option (C).
- P – III: A semi-submersible platform is supported by catenary mooring, which allows it to be anchored to the seabed with chains or cables. The platform floats on the water's surface.
- Q – I: A spar platform is typically anchored to the seabed by tethers, which are used to keep the platform in place in deep water.
- R – IV: A tension leg platform (TLP) is stabilized using column stabilized units, which are anchored by vertical tendons or tethers.
- S – II: An FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit) uses turret mooring, which allows the unit to rotate freely and maintain position while producing and storing oil or gas.
Thus, the correct matching is option (C).
Was this answer helpful?
0
0
Top Questions on Offshore Structure
- An underwater riser with an outer diameter of 250 mm and wall thickness of 20 mm is subjected to tension and pressure. The effective tension is $1200$ kN wherein the internal and external pressures of the riser are $25$ MPa and $6$ MPa, respectively. The true wall tension in the riser is $\times 10^{6}$ N (rounded to two decimal places).
- GATE PE - 2023
- Petroleum Production Operations
- Offshore Structure
- A four–column semi–submersible floater is located offshore. The diameter of each column is $5~\text{m}$. Consider the total displaced weight of seawater of the semi–submersible as $4000~\text{tonnes}$. Assume added mass contribution as $50\%$ of the semi–submersible weight, and seawater density as $1025~\text{kg/m}^3$. (Acceleration due to gravity $=9.81~\text{m/s}^2$.) The natural period of oscillation of the floater in vertical mode is __________ seconds (rounded to one decimal place).
- GATE PE - 2023
- Petroleum Production Operations
- Offshore Structure
- An empty steel pipeline with massless endcaps has an outer diameter, $D$, and thickness, $t$. The density of steel is $7850\ \mathrm{kg/m^3}$. The critical $D/t$ ratio at which the pipeline starts floating in seawater of density $1025\ \mathrm{kg/m^3}$ is _________ (rounded to two decimal places).
- GATE PE - 2023
- Petroleum Production Operations
- Offshore Structure
Figure shows an inextensible catenary mooring cable in still water. The submerged weight (per meter length), and the anchor radius are 100 kg/m and 50 m, respectively. If horizontal tension ($T_h$) in the catenary is 1600 kg, the catenary length (AB) is ............. m (rounded to two decimal places).
- GATE PE - 2023
- Petroleum Production Operations
- Offshore Structure
- Select ALL the safety system(s) that is/are required in an offshore platform.
- GATE PE - 2023
- Petroleum Production Operations
- Offshore Structure
View More Questions
Questions Asked in GATE PE exam
- Classification of kerogen is based on the relative amount of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). Which ONE of the following options is CORRECT about Type II kerogen?
- GATE PE - 2026
- Geochemistry
- Which of the following option(s) is/are CORRECT for well testing analysis of a reservoir?
- GATE PE - 2026
- Reservoir capacity
- In a capillary rise experiment with a capillary tube of length $l_1$, water rises to a height $h$ such that $h<l_1$. If the capillary tube is cut to a length $l_2$ such that $l_2<h$, and the experiment is repeated, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
- GATE PE - 2026
- Petroleum Exploration and Drilling Engineering
- The porosity of a formation with matrix density of 2.65 g/cc and fluid density of 1.0 g/cc is 0.15. The formation has shear modulus of 30 GPa and bulk modulus of 36 GPa. The compressional wave velocity in the formation is _________ $\times 10^3$ m/s (rounded off to two decimal places).
- GATE PE - 2026
- Rock Physics
- A vertical well is drilled up to a depth of 4000 ft. Further drilling starts with 10 ppg of fresh mud and 50000 lbf weight on bit (WOB). An equivalent circulation density (ECD) of 10.75 ppg was recorded. The total circulation pressure loss is estimated to be 110 psi. The steel density is 65.5 ppg. The decrease in hook load is _________ lbf (rounded off to one decimal place). (Note: 1 ppg mud is equivalent to 0.052 psi/ft.)
- GATE PE - 2026
- Petroleum Exploration and Drilling Engineering
View More Questions