System for offshore loading/unloading of a flowable medium, especially oil
US5564957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2022/028
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for transferring a flowable medium, especially oil, to or from a floating vessel, comprising a buoyancy unit in the form of a submerged buoy which is anchored to the sea bed by catenary mooring lines keeping the buoy submerged at a desired depth when it is not in use, at least one transfer line which is connected to the buoy, for the transfer of medium, a downwardly open receiving device arranged on the vessel below the water surface and arranged for receipt and connection of the buoy, a hoisting device provided on the vessel for raising of the buoy for introduction thereof into the receiving space, and a device enabling the vessel to turn about a vertical axis through the buoy when this is connected in the receiving space.
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