Contributor: Wouter Burger
Wouter Burger , Structures engineer ,Shell
Wouter Burger joined Shell as an offshore structures engineer in 2005. He gained experience across Shell’s European E&P locations in project and engineering functions. He has an MSc degree in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology.
The Clipper PT platform foundation in the North Sea was exposed to fatigue damage as the centralisers in the jacket leg slammed against the piles. Shell engineers devised a method to stop...