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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Horton DO Brasil Tecnologia Offshore, Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Xavier Castello, Rio Grande, BR;
Marcelo I. L. Souza, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Rodrigo M. R. Guimarães, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Luiz Germano Bodanese, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Rafael Bodanese, Macaé, BR;
HORTON DO BRASIL TECNOLOGIA OFFSHORE LTDA., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Abstract
Offshore production systems and methods relating thereto are disclosed. In an embodiment, the offshore production system includes a surface vessel. In addition, the offshore production system includes a closed-loop cooling fluid circulation system extending subsea from the vessel and configured to cool a cooling fluid. The closed-loop cooling fluid circulation system includes a first tendon having an upper end coupled to the surface vessel and a lower end coupled to the seabed. The first tendon is in tension between the upper end and the lower end. The first tendon is configured to flow the cooling fluid from the lower end of the first tendon to the upper end of the first tendon.