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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2003
Arild Samuelsen, Tananger, NO;
Kåre Breivik, Tau, NO;
Ola Ravndal, Sandnes, NO;
Navion ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
Seabed located storage for crude oil or other fluid, distinguished in that it is comprising a storage section in form of an oil and waterproof cloth formed as a flexible balloon that can be filled with, store and emptied for a storage fluid, a structure section formed as an external casing over the storage section, which structure section is closed in the upper part such that an upward close volume of size at least corresponding to the volume of the storage section is formed, but with openings to the surroundings in the lower part, an anchoring section formed as a substructure between the structure section and the seabed, with means for anchoring to or stable placement on the seabed, and a transfer section comprising pipes and valves for loading and unloading of a storage fluid, arranged in substance exterior to the upper part of the storage.