Systems for securing bend stiffeners to riser systems in offshore energy production facilities

A method for retrofitting a riser system connected to an offshore structure in an offshore energy production facility, the method comprising:

• a. adding a first material having magnetic properties into a lower end of an existing installed bend stiffener circumferentially surrounding a riser for protecting an upper portion of the riser from fatigue during operation of the system;
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• b. adding a second material having magnetic properties opposing the magnetic properties of the first material into an upper end of an existing installed clamp circumferentially surrounding the riser a distance below the bend stiffener, such that the upper end of the clamp and the lower end of the bend stiffener repel one another with a repulsion force during operation of the system to prevent contact between the upper end of the clamp and the lower end of the bend stiffener.

The method of claim 28 further comprising placing a removeable shielding layer for eliminating the repulsion force between the upper end of the first material and the lower end of the bend stiffener prior to the addition of the first material and the second material, and removing the removeable shielding layer after the addition of the first material and the second material.