Cove and Cooper

Services

Specialist engineering for offshore decisions

We help marine contractors make and execute difficult offshore engineering decisions, and support operators, developers and investors who need an independent view.

  1. Concept
  2. (Pre-)FEED
  3. Detailed design
  4. Execution
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KomodoXpert operability grid: pass/fail result for each significant wave height and peak period combination
Data-driven engineering for offshore complexity

Where we add value

Three ways we help

01Independent technical judgementDesign reviews · Technical due diligence · Independent verification · Technical assurance 02Early-phase supportWhen an opportunity is important enough to investigate, but not yet mature enough for a major engineering package. 03Specialist offshore engineeringMetocean · Hydrodynamics · Mooring · SURF and installation · Geotechnics · Marine operations

01 · Independent technical judgement

An independent challenge before money is committed

Sometimes the value is not another large engineering team, but experienced people taking a difficult question, challenging the assumptions and giving the project a clear answer.

ExamplesDeepwater Mooring (FEED due diligence) →Investment Model →

  • Design and FEED reviewsAn independent second view on studies, designs and FEED before money is committed.
  • Technical due diligenceEngineering judgement for operators, contractors, investors and lenders.
  • Independent verificationAnalyses and assumptions checked against the codes and the physics.
  • Technical assuranceA clear answer on feasibility and risk that the project can act on.

02 · Early-phase support

Answers before the big package

When an opportunity is important enough to investigate, but not yet mature enough for a major engineering package, we give you the numbers to decide on.

  • Feasibility checksCan it be done with this vessel, this crane, at this site?
  • First loads and weather limitsEarly numbers for long-lead items and planning, before the full analysis.
  • Go / no-go inputOptions compared and a recommendation the board can act on.

03 · Specialist offshore engineering

Floating systems, marine operations and subsea

From concept and (pre-)FEED to detailed design and execution.

Mooring chain and pile anchor lifted over the sea

01

Floating systems

How floating units and their moorings behave in waves, wind and current, and whether they hold.

  • Hydrodynamics and hull performanceHull design and performance assessment, RAOs and response statistics.
  • Global motionsMotions and accelerations that equipment, cargo and seafastening must carry.
  • Mooring integrityDesign and analysis of mooring systems, line tension and fatigue checks.
  • MetoceanWave, wind and current statistics that set the design and operating limits.
  • OrcaFlex
  • ANSYS AQWA
  • DNV-OS-E301
  • API RP 2SK

Proven onDeepwater Mooring →

Installation vessel deck prepared for a second-end operation

02

Marine operations

Operations planned to the weather window and checked before the vessel sails.

  • Tow and transport checksTow loads, routes and weather limits for vessels, structures and unusual tows.
  • SeafasteningDesign accelerations and checks for cargo and equipment in transit.
  • Hook-up analysisConnecting moorings and risers to floating units, step by step.
  • Weather-limit design and load evaluationLimiting sea states and crane, rigging and line loads for each step of the operation.
  • OrcaFlex
  • DNV-RP-N103
  • DNV-ST-N001
  • KomodoXpert

Proven onSide-by-Side Tow →

Subsea structure on the seabed

03

Subsea and SURF installation and recovery

Getting structures, flexibles and pipe from deck to seabed, and back.

  • Subsea structuresSuction anchors, spools and GRP covers.
  • FlexiblesFlowlines, umbilicals, cables and risers.
  • Rigid pipeMEG lines and other rigid pipes.
  • Structural FEA and geotechnicsStructures, foundations and suction piles checked for installation and in-place loads.
  • OrcaFlex
  • Strand7 FEA
  • ABS / DNV rules

Proven onRiser Installation →Mooring Installation →PLEM Structural Design →

Our technology

Software that shortens the path to a decision

Our own software, KomodoXpert, runs behind the analysis.

AIEarly-stage estimates

An AI expert that gives first installation limits and loads in the meeting, before the full analysis.

KomodoXpert →AutomationFaster turnaround

Rapid parameter changes, quick vessel and crane selection, and accurate ocean models.

KomodoXpert →ForecastingExecute with confidence

Operation forecasting to manage risk and uncertainty in execution.

KomodoXpert →

Think of us as

SeniorSpecialistIndependent

Major engineering houses are set up for large multidisciplinary packages. We complement them with a specific difficult technical question, an early-phase decision, an independent challenge or a small amount of senior specialist capacity. Small team, senior people, focused scope, fast turnaround.

Ways to work with us

  • A focused study or second opinionSpecialist design and analysis for one difficult question.
  • Embedded project engineeringSenior capacity inside your project team.
  • Project managementFrom concept and tendering to delivery, with one accountable team.

Have a difficult offshore question?

Tell us about the asset, the operation or the decision. We reply with how we would approach it.

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