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The breakthrough technology of Electric Marine Loading Arm

TechnipFMC & Shell co-development

Gastech Tokyo – Japan

Co – Authors:

David Thomson. Principal Marine Facilities Advisor. Shell Trading and Shipping Co.

Eric Morilhat, Strategy Director, TechnipFMC - Loading Systems,

April 6th, 2017

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Introduction

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Driving value for clients

Accelerate and integrate

technology innovations

Unlock possibilities to

transform project economics

Develop better integrated

offerings across all operations

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Operation and management

Maintain production,

increase recovery

Plug and

abandonment

Installation

TechnipFMC in figures

2Stock Exchange

listings – NYSE

and Euronext Paris

48Countries of

operations

$17BTotal company

market capitalization(1)

$16BTotal company

Backlog(3)

21Vessels(2)

44,000Employees

Footnotes:

(1) Source: Public market quote from Bloomberg, LLP; Combination of market capitalization of FMC Technologies and Technip as of Jan 6, 2016; EUR/USD exchange rate of 1.05361 as of Jan 6,

2017. (2) With tour vessels under construction.(3) Backlog as of Sep 30, 2016 (FMC Technologies: $3.02 billion; Technip: €12,28 billion), EUR/USD exchange rate of 1.09072 as of Oct 28, 2016; Source: individual company data as found in the

European Prospectus filed on Jan 13, 2017

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Our commitmentsBroadest portfolio of solutions for the

production and transformation of oil and gas

Subsea Onshore/Offshore Surface

Client business presentation | 6

300+

Employees

10,000

Marine Loading

Arms delivered

49

Filed Patents

Loading Systems in figures

60

Years of expertise &

presence

24/48

Responsive

Service mindset

198,000

Sqm main plant

in Sens


Onshore LNG terminal

TechnipFMC Loading Systems in the market

FSRU Exposed & Harsh Offshore LNG

Petrochemical products

Small Scale LNG / LNG Bunkering

MARKETS

SOLUTIONS


Context & Objectives


Hydraulic systems have been to be the most cost effective power for the last 50 years, however…

Current performance chain of the hydraulic system:

Could not it be more efficient?

Context


As a major actor of the gas industry, Shell operates multiple LNG/LPG terminals around the world equipped with TechnipFMC loading arms:

• 58 LNG/LPG onshore loading arms

• 7 LNG/LPG offshore loading arms

• 1 LNG vessel mounted bunkering arm

Lessons learnt from Marine Loading Arms operations highlight that the hydraulic systems are the first source of maintenance interventions on Marine Loading Arms

Context

Selector valves

assembly (1 per arm)Hydraulic Power Unit

(shared between arms)


TechnipFMC Loading Systems and Shell launched a joint development program in 2013 to design and qualify a fully electric marine loading arm, with the objectives of:

1. Drastically reduce the OPEX

2. Simplify and improve reliability & availability

3. Eliminate risks of pollution

(no hydraulic oil)

4. Open doors to predictive maintenance (Health monitoring)

Objectives


Electric Marine Loading Arm

development


• Define a cost effective electric architecture, maximizing components in safe area,

• Identify the most appropriate actuator technology (unit cost, weight, TRL, qualification cost),

• Provide a fully explosion proof system,

• Ensure reversibility of the actuators for freewheel mode,

• Review the electric potential management of traditional loading arms (linked to the difference of electric potential between the ship & the shore).

Development challenges


The electric marine loading arm design uses exclusively field proven technology and components:

1. Reversible actuators :

• Fully passive once connected thanks to the free wheeling capability

• ATEX certified

• Unique smoothness of operation thanks to variable speed actuators

• Minimized maintenance,

Development outputs (1/3)



2. Emergency Release System:

• Unchanged design principle -> hydraulic cylinder replaced by an electric actuator, keeping a mechanical interlock between valves closing and PERC opening,

• Single actuator with sensor with SIL2 capability

3. Quick Connect / Disconnect Coupler:

• Unchanged design principle

• Single actuator with sensor




4. Field proven actuator drives associated with filters and inductors,

5. Standard UPS for redundancy of power supply for ESD as per code requirements,

6. Isolation transformers selected to ensure the electrical insulation


The novelty is limited to the electric architecture


• Prototype testing of actuators:

Normal & Emergency Driving Test,

Reversibility Test (‘‘Freewheel mode’’),

Long life test

• Prototype testing of the Quick Connect /Disconnect Coupler (As per EN1474-1)

Strength tests at ambient and cryogenic temperatures,

Release performance tests at ambient and cryogenic, temperatures

Long life test

Qualification and tests


• Prototype testing of the Emergency Release System (As per EN1474-1): Functional and operation tests at cryogenic temperature

Release performance tests at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

Multi-cycles test campaign

Fire test on electric actuator fire protection

Qualification and tests


Application and Benefits


• The full range of offloading solutions has been studied and is elected to be electrically powered,

• Applicable for retrofit of hydraulically powered loading arms,

• Benefits of the integration to the jetty (or FLNG / FSRU) topsides arrangement:

• Shared UPS

• Shared local control room

• Etc…

Application & Benefits


Cost analysis – CAPEX:

• Electric actuators are more expensive than hydraulic cylinders / motors

• But counterbalanced by savings on auxiliaries installed on the jetty:

• No more hydraulic power unit, selector assemblies, accumulator pack, hydraulic routing on site, flushing, etc…

• Replaced by actuator drives and UPS (potentially shared)

Cost analysis – OPEX:

• Higher reliability of electric actuators and electric components,

• Eliminate the need for complex in-situ hydraulic troubleshooting,

• 30% estimated savings on maintenance costs,

• Potential for higher saving thanks to predictive maintenance capabilities

Application & Benefits


Conclusions


Recognized as a major breakthrough in the Loading Arms technology by our partner Shell,

The Electric Marine Loading Arm is the game changer for the loading arm industry to answer the market cost saving expectations:

• Significant savings on OPEX

• High reliability and availability

• Greener

Importance of being involved at early stage of the project to rise up savings on CAPEX.

Conclusions

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