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A new design for tension leg platforms (TLPs) may address water depth limitations in offshore industries. TLPs are favoured for their ability to support steel catenary risers in relatively shallow water, but their feasibility beyond 1,600 metres to 1,800 metres has never been established because of challenges in deep water. The research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Curtin University, Perth, Australia, used a novel method called dynamic modelling (DM) to simulate how an oil platform might be constructed using conventional