Excessive weather downtime makes working offshore challenging and costly for developers and operators.

Working in the marine environment can be challenging and often unforgiving due to the changeable nature of weather. Strong winds or high waves can result in lost time waiting out the unfavourable conditions until operations can recommence; this is known as weather downtime.

Excessive weather downtime makes working offshore challenging and costly for developers and operators. Understanding the likelihood of the successful execution of a task provides a means of managing the logistical and financial risks associated with changing environmental conditions.

To learn more about calculating weather downtime, download our White Paper: Accounting for weather in marine operations

To arrange a free trial of our global weather downtime calculator, email Robin Stephens or call +44 (0)23 8071 1979.

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