ABS cooperates with Horton Wison Deepwater

As part of its overall offshore platform verification program, the US Minerals Management Service (MMS) requires the use of a CVA specifically for riser systems. Risers connected to floating platforms are subject to stringent MMS requirements for design, fabrication and installation.   

Horton Wison Deepwater’s founder Ed Horton is the inventor of the spar and tension leg platform (TLP) production units, both standard deepwater concepts that represent an increasing majority of deepwater floating facilities in service today. The Horton Wison engineers have played important roles in the design and delivery of many of the spar riser systems deployed today.

ABS has been one of the preferred classification society for the offshore and energy industry for more than 50 years. Acknowledged by the industry as a technology leader in the offshore and energy markets, ABS offers practical standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of offshore drilling and production units and gas carriers.