Engineering analysis. Structural engineering. OrcaFlex. Project management
Engineering consultancy. Client representation. Structural engineering. OrcaFlex consultancy design and installation analysis
About
Our Services
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Oil and Gas Engineering Analysis.
Renewable Energy Structural Analysis.
Dynamic structural analysis of offshore floating wind or Riser systems.
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Committed to suplying honest and effective solutions to our clients
Our Mission
Our Philosophy
Our Mission
Communication is the key to our success. We have the green thumb and work with you to ensure your vision comes to fruition.
Our Team
Managing Director (Jack Frelford)
Jack
Masters Degree:
MSc Pipeline Engineering
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bachelors Degree:
BEng Marine Science and Technology with Honors in Offshore Engineering
1st Class with Honors
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
BTEC HNC Mechanical Engineering
BTEC ONC Mechanical Engineering
Experience / Projects:
Subsea7
Sutton UK Head Office (2021 to present)
Lead Consultant
OrcaFlex based analysis, supporting installation analysis scopes as well as system design and tender scopes.
Training junior engineers.
COOEC Subsea Ltd (CNOOC Group)
Shenzhen China (2016 to 2021)
Lead Deepwater Riser Engineer / Advisor
Acting as advisor to COOEC’s engineering design and analysis department. Responsible for implementing new analysis standards and training programmes as well as delivering own workscopes, in addition to advising R&D projects.
Lihua 16-2/20-2 Project – Responsible for ongoing workscopes into 2020/21 for installation of rigid structures (Sleepers, PLETs, etc), as well as flexible products including Cables and Risers. South China Sea. CNOOC Client.
Lingshui 17-2 Project – FEED and Initial Mooring Line installation, Suction Pile installation workscopes. South China Sea. CNOOC+ Client
HASBAH Project – Subsea7 Client, for Saudi Aramco Owner. Shallow water Gulf installation analysis of large 35kV Cables, and small 15kV cables, as well as Umbilicals.
PANYU Project - 15/34 Contract block of Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea) – STP Buoy replacement analysis. 250Te Buoy disconnecting from FPSO, and abandonment of associated moorings, risers, and cables. Towing assessment of STP structure to shore, with reconnecting all items to newly replaced STP. Analysis to replace MWA main chains. 100m water depth.
Wenchang – South China Sea. Rigid riser to Jacket installations, flexible lay of umbilicals, and subsea tie-ins, and barge lift off analysis of spools.
ENPING PR 24-2 (NanHai Shengli) – South China Sea. Deepwater mooring leg replacement project.
Internal Tendering and research studies for shallow and deepwater heavy lift operations, as well as flexibles/umbilical installation.
Technip
Paris France 2015 to 2016
Lead Riser Engineer
Projects include west coast of Africa based:
Moho Nord; KAOMBO (STTR design (Installation, Fatigue studies)); CORAL (Lazy and Pliant wave Tender); Golar (LNG Tender); Cameila Cobalt (FPSO Lazy wave Tender); Jubilee (FPSO - Existing Fatigue (largest verifications study I have ever been charged with) / design checks); Sankofa (Large scale lazy and pliant wave, Tender); Tullow Oil ltd.
Acting as a final dynamic analysis ‘go to’ for all project team leads and managers across Technip’s head office.
Bibby Offshore
Aberdeen/UK 2014 to 2015
Dynamics Technical Authority
Working within a four-person team structure or independently depending on project requirements, responsible for the Engineering Analysis of both direct client in house projects and or subcontractors specialising in the use of OrcaFlex software.
Main clients: BP, Shell, Maersk Oil, Conoco Phillips, Premier Solan, Jee, Total and Talisman.
Specialising in the dynamic analysis of offshore structures to demonstrate the integrity of the design and the installation procedure covering but not limited to: Premier Solan Flexible Risers (armoured wire type) up to 1m diameter with 2m buoyancy modules, installation of Caissons both external and internal to Jacket & Topsides and over-boarding of various large rigid structures such as PLETs, PAUs, Skid Frames, Suction Piles and GRP Covers etc.
Orcina Ltd
Ulverston UK (2010 to 2014)
Senior Engineering Consultant
Engineering consultant for principal owner of ORCAFLEX, ORCABEND, ORCALAY, VIVA and Shear7 software, on design projects and analysis of existing client supplied designs. Providing technical training to Project Engineers of license holders of ORCAFLEX with full technical support either remotely or on location.
ORCAFLEX training: One of 6 consultants’ worldwide providing OrcaFlex training courses tailored to client specific requirements.
Clients: McDermott (Dubai and Australia); DUCO (UK); Technip (Westhill UK); Technip Offshore (Newcastle, UK); COOEC (China); COTEC (China). Tech-Flow Marine/Cables (UK), BOSKALIS (Netherlands), and ABB (Sweden).
Powair Automation Ltd
Newcastle UK (2001 to 2005)
Toolmaker (Apprenticeship)
Multi discipline mechanical engineering duties including computer-controlled machining as well as manual precision machining. A high productivity and demanding environment, with high quality and precision finish to the highest standards.
Courses:
Offshore survival tickets BOSIET.