Battered column offshore platform
US8196539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2001/128
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An offshore platform includes a buoyant hull comprising three or more interconnected pontoons and a plurality of support columns. The support columns support a deck or structure that supports equipment and/or payloads above a water surface. The support columns extend upwardly from respective ends of the pontoons to the deck or structure supported above the water surface. Anchoring members anchor the platform to the seabed.
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