Horton Do Brasil Tecnologia Offshore Ltda.

Horton Do Brasil Technologia Offshore, Ltda.

Rafael Louzada Bodanese

James V Maher

Edward E Horton, Iii

Lyle David Finn

Xavier Castello

Luiz Germano Bodanese

Marcelo I L Souza

Marcelo Igor Lourenço De Souza

Rodrigo M R Guimares

Rodrigo M R GUIMARÃES

Marcelo IL Souza

An offshore wind turbine includes a ballast adjustable hull. In addition, the offshore wind turbine includes a telescopic tower movably coupled to the hull. The tower has a central axis and comprises a plurality of nested concentrically arranged elongate tubulars. Further, the offshore wind turbine includes a ballast adjustable elevator disposed about the telescopic tower and movably coupled to the hull. The elevator is configured to lift one or more of the plurality of tubulars of the tower axially upward relative to the hull. Still further, the offshore wind turbine includes a nacelle coupled to an upper end of one of the plurality of tubulars of the tower. Moreover, the offshore wind turbine includes a rotor assembly coupled to the nacelle.

Offshore wind turbines and methods for deploying and installing same

An offshore structure includes an adjustably buoyant hull including a plurality of vertical columns and a plurality of horizontal pontoons. Each pontoon extends between a pair of the columns. The adjustably buoyant hull is configured to receive a topside. Each column has a central axis, an upper end, and a lower end. Each pontoon has a longitudinal axis, a first end coupled to one of the columns, and a second end coupled to another one of the columns. The offshore structure also includes a foundation assembly attached to a lower end of the hull. The foundation assembly includes a column skirt extending downward from the lower end of each column and a pontoon skirt extending downward from a bottom surface of each pontoon.

Offshore steel structure with integral anti-scour and foundation skirts

A method for constructing an FPSO comprises (a) assembling and integrating a plurality of modules to form a module assembly for installation on the FPSO. In addition, the method comprises (b) supporting the module assembly with one or more ballast adjustable pontoons. Further, the method comprises (c) positioning the module assembly over a deck of a vessel after (a) and (b). Still further the method comprises (d) de-ballasting the vessel and/or ballasting the one or more pontoons to load the module assembly onto the deck of the vessel after (c).

Methods and systems for FPSO deck mating

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Rafael Louzada Bodanese