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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1999
Pierre-Armand Thomas, Puteaux, FR;
Technip Geoproduction, Paris la Defense Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A jack-up platform of the type having a buoyant upper barge (,) mounted so that it can be moved along the length of bearing legs (,), mechanical mechanism (,) for moving the legs (,) relative to the barge (,), and submerged storage tank (,) intended to rest on the bottom. The tank (,) has a lower opening (,) allowing the inside of the tank (,) to be placed in contact with the marine environment. The tank defines a bell-shaped/inverted U-shaped cavity confining an air bubble (,) in its upper part. The tank (,) is connected to the lower end of the legs (,) so that it can be moved relative to the barge (,) from the mechanical mechanism (,) for moving the legs.