Organizers:
Ruxin Song, Technip, Houston, TX, RSong@technip.com
Subrata Chakrabarti (Administrator), OSA, Plainfield, IL, chakrab@aol.com

About the Forum
OMAE 2007 is organizing a specialty Forum entitled “Deepwater Riser Technology”. This series of sessions will be the first of its kind in the OMAE history. The current need for such a forum is demonstrated by the boom in the deepwater riser technology development worldwide from universities, research institutes, third parties, and offshore industries.

In general this forum will cover all deepwater riser related issues. These issues will be of interest to many segments of the offshore industry. Typical topics will include:

• Deepwater riser physics and dynamics;
• Riser analysis technique and methodology
• Riser system and component design
• Riser fatigue issues
• Deepwater riser vortex induced vibration (VIV)
• Floater vortex induced motion (VIM) induced riser fatigue
• Riser design code and standards
• Riser field experiments
• Deepwater riser novel concept development
• Riser analytical tools
• Deepwater riser projects
• Riser experience and lessons learned
• Deepwater riser materials
• Deepwater riser reassessment and verification
• Deepwater riser fabrication
• Deepwater riser construction and offshore installation
• Riser qualification and testing

We are seeking a broad cross section of papers from universities, research organizations, regulatory bodies operators, service companies, and consultants which highlight the latest technologies. High quality abstracts that demonstrate to the reader that your paper and presentation will be interesting, informative and topical are needed to make this program.

Submit your abstracts to this specialty forum under SYMP 1 -- Offshore Technology.