Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.s.

Framo Engineering As

Statoil Asa

Navion Asa

Teekay Norway As

Arild K Samuelsen

Jarle Straume

Kare G Breivik

Kåre G Breivik

Trygve G Egge

Ola Ravndal

Jorgen Eide

Glenn Pedersen

The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method.

Loading system

Seabed located storage for crude oil or other fluid, distinguished in that it is comprising a storage section in form of an oil and waterproof cloth formed as a flexible balloon that can be filled with, store and emptied for a storage fluid, a structure section formed as an external casing over the storage section, which structure section is closed in the upper part such that an upward close volume of size at least corresponding to the volume of the storage section is formed, but with openings to the surroundings in the lower part, an anchoring section formed as a substructure between the structure section and the seabed, with means for anchoring to or stable placement on the seabed, and a transfer section comprising pipes and valves for loading and unloading of a storage fluid, arranged in substance exterior to the upper part of the storage.

Seabed located storage

A system for transferring oil from an offshore tanker to a platform. The system comprises at least one flexible hose () which is adapted to direct transfer of oil from a supply means () on a deck () on the platform () to the tanker () in question, and a number of hose handling stations () which are distributed around the circumference of the platform deck (). Each station () is provided with a coupling unit () which communicates with the supply means () and is arranged for connection or disconnection of an end () of the hose (), and a handling means () for lowering or hoisting of the house end () to/from the surface () of the water around the platform ().

System for transferring oil from an offshore platform to a tanker

A system for transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between two vessels ( ). The system comprises a coupling head ( ) mounted at one end of a flexible pipe means ( ) and arranged for attachment on a platform ( ) at one end of one vessel ( ) when it is not in use, and a connection unit ( ) mounted at one end of the other vessel ( ) and comprising a pull-in funnel ( ) shaped for guided pull-in of the coupling head ( ) to a locking position in which the pipe means ( ) can be connected to transfer pipes ( ) on the other vessel ( ) via a valve means ( ) arranged in the coupling head. The coupling head ( ) is provided with a guide means ( ) and is connected to at least one pull-in wire ( ) for guided pull-in of the coupling head ( ) into the connection unit ( ) by a winch means ( ) an the other vessel ( ).

System for offshore transfer of liquefield natural gas

A rudder, especially for water vessels, which in its one end is connected with the vessel's hull (,) and comprising a main rudder blade (,) and rudder flaps (,) arranged to be turnable with respect to the main rudder blade (,). The new traits of the invention are that the main rudder blade (,) is arranged to be in a fixedly anchored centre position with respect to the hull (,), and having two or more rudder flaps (,) mounted leading and trailing on the main rudder blade (,) and arranged to steering the vessel at high speeds, and that the main rudder blade (,) is arranged releasable from its fixedly anchored center position, and arranged to be turnable as a whole in the usual manner, especially for steering the vessel at lower speeds.

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Tananger, Norway

Arild K Samuelsen