Method of loading and/or transferring environmentally harmful materials in shallow-water and mudland regions and artificial islands suitable therefor

US4525282A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Deutsche Texaco Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Erich O. Bartsch · Kürten, DE
• Gerald Vollstedt · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 1983
• Grant date: Jun 25, 1985
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A20/204
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Environmentally harmful liquid or solid materials, especially crude oil of offshore oil fields in mudland and shallow-water regions are loaded and transferred in an environmentally safe manner in lockable basins. For performing the method according to the invention there are provided artificial islands including one or a plurality of basins lockable with barrier means, said basins being in particular equipped with counter-current systems and cleaning equipment. These artificial islands may at the same time be used for crude oil recovery, treatment, storing and processing of the offshore oil fields.