PARAMETRIC STUDY ON THE STABILITY ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE JACKET LAUNCHING OPERATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE PERSIAN GOLF

Iran with 5,800 km coastline, important maritime waterways including large and small ports has huge oil and gas resources in the Caspian Sea, Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf. Considering the enormous energy reserves in the Persian Gulf which are placed in almost shallow waters, emphasizes the importance of construction and operation of jacket structures in this area. The South Pars gas field is the world s largest gas supplier on the border of Iran and Qatar located in the Persian Gulf. Therefore, this area is considered as one of the main sources of fossil energy requirement. Offshore jacket platform is used to oil and gas exploration in shallow water. The jacket platform is transmitted from land to a floating barge and install location is one of the most important phases in implementation of offshore platforms. After jacket transportation by floating barge, jacket should be transmitted in the sea to the site. The sliding of jacket.