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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Subsea 7 DO Brasil Servicos Ltda, Niteroi, BR;
Luiz Carlos De Lemos Junior, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Andre Ramiro Amorim, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Gustavo Queiroz Hepner, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Frederico Nicoletti de Fraga, Niteroi, BR;
Joao Carlos Carvalho Gouveia, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Ivan Carlos Pimentel da Cruz, Niteroi, BR;
Yann Brouard, Velizy, FR;
Daniel Karunakaran, Tananger, NO;
Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos LTDA, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Abstract
An end fitting for a subsea riser comprises an engagement head to be engaged with a subsea foundation in a vertically downward longitudinal direction. A structure of the end fitting surrounds a longitudinally extending flow axis and is arranged to bear a tensile load on a load path extending longitudinally from the engagement head parallel to the flow axis. The structure includes a pivot joint assembly having a first part attached to or integral with the engagement head and a second part pivotable relative to the first part about a centre of rotation substantially aligned with the flow axis. The structure can be fixed to the engagement head or removably attached to the engagement head. The engagement head supports an upwardly facing connector hub that is offset laterally from the flow axis. A connector pipe in fluid communication with the connector hub extends from the flow axis to the connector hub. A counterweight is opposed to the connector hub and the connector pipe about the flow axis.