B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
B63B 22/00 (2006.01) B67D 9/00 (2010.01) B63B 22/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2281511
A vessel for use in the production and/or storage of hydrocarbons, comprising a receiving means (8) having a downwardly open space (9) for receiving and releasably securing a submerged buoy (10) connected to at least one riser (17), a rotatable connector (21) for connection with the buoy (10) and transfer of fluids, and a dynamic positioning system for keeping the vessel (1) at a desired position. The vessel comprises a moonpool (2) extending through the hull, and the receiving means is a unit (8) which is raisably and lowerably arranged in the moonpool, the rotatable connector (21) being arranged at deck level (4), for connection to the buoy (10) when the receiving unit (8) with the buoy has been raised to an upper position in the moonpool.
La présente invention concerne navire de production et/ou de stockage d'hydrocarbures pourvu d'une structure de réception (8) comportant un espace qui est ouvert vers la bas (9) et permet de recevoir et de retenir de façon libérable un flotteur immergé (10) raccordé à une colonne montante (17), un raccord tournant (21) servant à raccorder le flotteur (10) et à permettre le transfert les fluides, et un système de positionnement dynamique permettant de maintenir le navire (1) dans une position voulue. La coque de ce navire est traversée d'un puits central (2). En outre, la structure de réception (8) est verticalement mobile dans le puits central. Le raccord tournant (21) est situé au niveau du pont (4) de façon à permettre le raccordement au flotteur (10) lorsque la structure de réception (8), accompagnée du flotteur, a été relevée en position haute dans le puits central.
Skiftesvik Per
Syvertsen Kare
Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.s.
Ridout & Maybee Llp
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