Conditions in Brazil’s ultra-deepwater pre-salt, and the traditional Brazilian preference for using flexible riser configurations, presented a promising launch-pad for these new technologies.
Libra’s special demands point squarely in the direction of a step-change in riser materials and designs, to enable free- hanging catenary riser configuration.
The main driver for carrying forward the research on composite flexible risers for the longer-term development of Libra is clearly not about dealing with greater depths or pressures.
