Floating island for extracting or processing gas
US4168673A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2001/128
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A floating island for the extraction of gas from the sea having a plurality of buoyancy units positioned on a base plate with columns extending upward therefrom, a height approximately the wave height expected. A platform containing gas liquefaction apparatus is positioned on the top of the columns. The buoyancy units are selected so that when the island is free floating, the columns project more than half way from the water.
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