Advanced Production and Loading As

Sevan Marine Asa

Seasystems As

Jan Aarsnes

Kåre Syvertsen

Arild Bech

Arne Smedal

Otto Skjåstad

Carl K Arnet

Fredrik Major

Dave Tallonen

Torkjel Lisland

The invention concerns a vessel () for storing and/or producing hydrocarbons and a buoyant turret buoy () to be connected to the vessel (). The outer surface of the bow () of the vessel () comprises a receiving structure () for connecting a buoyant turret buoy () to the bow (). The main part of the receiving structure () protrudes from the lower part () of the bow () in the vessel's () direction of travel and an interface of the receiving structure () is complementary to an interface of a connecting section () of the buoyant turret buoy (). Further the lower part () of the bow () is below the water line (w) during connection of the buoyant turret buoy () at sea. The invention also concerns a method for connecting the buoyant turret buoy () to receiving structure () of the vessel ().

Disconnectable bow turret

A floating installation for temporarily accommodating objects that are being transported from a first position to a second position located on a marine installation, characterized by the floating installation including at least one marine docking station adapted for the call of a seagoing transport vessel, the at least one docking station being integrated in the installation, at least one helipad and living quarters, and a method of transporting personnel and equipment.

Marine docking stations

A floating production unit is operable for production and storage of hydrocarbons. The production unit exhibits in operation movement properties rendering connection of one or more loose hanging risers () of suitable material possible. Such a unit comprises a hull () and a deck () in an upper end of the hull, the deck being equipped adequately in accordance with the intended application. The floating production unit is distinguished in that the hull () is configured to allow suspension of the riser () on at least one frame () arranged in a shaft/moonpool () in a center of the hull () wherein vertical movements of the hull () are minimized, and that the moonpool () of the unit surrounds and protects an upper part of the one or more risers () and fixed tubes for transfer of fluid to a processing facility of the production unit against external forces such as waves, ice and vessel collisions, in addition to corresponding protection during connection of the one or more risers () unto the at least one frame ().

Production unit having a ballastable rotation symmetric hull and a moonpool

System for transferring fluids between a floating installation ( ) and a tanker ( ), wherein the floating installation is permanently moored ( ) to the seabed ( ), and comprising a buoy ( ) being moored ( A, B) to the seabed and connected to the installation through a first mooring line ( A) and a first fluid transfer line ( B). Buoy ( ) is adapted to be connected to the tanker ( ) through a second mooring line ( A) and a second fluid transfer line ( B), and the buoy ( ) is immersed in the sea in its normal operative position and is provided with a swivel for the second mooring line ( A) and the second fluid transfer line ( B).

System for transferring fluids and methods for installing, modifying and operating system

A system for anchoring of a vessel in connection with the transfer of fluids, especially hydrocarbons, between the vessel ( ) and a place at the seabed ( ) wherein the system comprises a mooring line ( ) extending between a connecting means ( ) on the vessel ( ) and an anchor means ( ) at the seabed ( ). A lump weight ( ) is fastened to the mooring line ( ) between the ends thereof, and a loading hose ( ) extends between the anchor means ( ) and a connecting point ( ) at the vessel ( ), the loading hose ( ) at a place between the ends thereof being connected to the lump weight ( ), so that the lump weight forms a point of division between a lower part ( ) and an upper part ( ) of the hose.

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His, Norway

Jan Aarsnes