SeaStar TLP Tendons

SeaStar TLP Step Tendon
  • Tubular steel elements fabricated from well understood, high-yield materials
  • Multiple, mechanically coupled sections
  • 200 percent inspection with zero tolerance for material flaws
  • Design fatigue life typically exceeds 1000 years, well beyond the API-required 200 years
  • Tendon pairs have redundancy
  • Tendons are neutrally buoyant to improve hull efficiency
  • Fairings are installed on the tendons to prevent vortex-induced vibrations
SeaStar TLP Tendon Lift