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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2002
Ronald R. Bowen, Magnolia, TX (US);
Richard B. Harley, The Woodlands, TX (US);
John A. Vermersch, New Ulm, TX (US);
W. Brett Wilson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ronald R. Bowen, Magnolia, TX (US);
Richard B. Harley, The Woodlands, TX (US);
John A. Vermersch, New Ulm, TX (US);
W. Brett Wilson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Improved systems and methods for transporting fluids in containers are provided. Such improved systems and methods include floatable container vessels having one or more fluid containers and self-propelled marine transportation vessels that are adapted to be ballasted downwardly to permit the floatable container vessels to be floated onto or off of the marine transportation vessels, and are adapted to be deballasted so as to raise the floatable container vessels out of the water for transportation to another location.