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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Inventor:
Kimon Tullio Ardavanis, Sharjah, AE;
Assignee:
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/19 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); F16L 1/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guide structure is provided for guiding deployment of a pipeline from a hang-off structure through an opening in a vessel during a J-lay operation. The guide structure comprises a port-side guide assembly and a starboard-side guide assembly for engaging and guiding the pipeline below the hang-off structure, wherein the port and star-board-side guide assemblies are independently moveable to engage and guide the pipeline. The guide assemblies may be mounted to traverse on rails provided within the opening.