Composites in offshore technology in the next century

The advisability of application of advanced composites in deep-water offshore technology is shown using risers and tendons as examples. Numerical estimations of the parameters of multilayered metal-composite risers are obtained. Two new processes of spatial braiding for creating the external jackets of compound tendons are considered. Advanced composites are the only possible choice for exploitation of deposits at depths greater than 1500 m. That is why they are the most promising structural materials for offshore technology in the next century.