Enhanced side-by-side mooring construction
US7673577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2035/448
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a floating offshore structure anchored to the sea bed. The floating offshore structure comprises a hull having longitudinal sides and transverse sides, bow and stern anchoring points for mooring a tanker vessel alongside the offshore structure, a deck at a predetermined height above sea level, hydrocarbon storage and/or processing devices being placed on the deck, a spacer member attached to the structure and projecting transversely from the sides for contacting a tanker vessel moored alongside the structure. The anchoring points of the structure comprise of quick release members, wherein the bow and/or stern anchoring points of the structure are situated on a deck which projects transversely from the hull of the structure substantially at the heights of anchoring points of the tanker vessel.
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