CN105555654A - Tandem and side-by-side mooring offloading systems and associated methods - Google Patents
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Abstract
A mooring system comprising: an offshore structure comprising one or more hawsers; a vessel; a first mooring line; and a second mooring line.
Description
The cross reference of related application
This application claims the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/879 submitted on September 18th, 2013, the rights and interests of 503, this provisional application is incorporated to herein by reference.
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to mooring system.More specifically, in certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to ship mooring to structural system and a correlation technique.
Background technology
Floating type production, storage and offloading system (FPSO) and Floating Storage unloading system (FSO) are generally used for offshore oil and gas operation, so that then temporarily storage unloads the oil from subsea well extraction.FPSO can be designed to the crude oil received from subsea well or neighbouring platform extraction, and process this crude oil, then store product oil is until this finished oil can be discharged on oil tanker or pass through Cemented filling.FSO is the FPSO simplified, and it does not possess the ability of processing crude oil.FSO typically receives and stores at the oil that platform processes, and is then unloaded on oil tanker by the oil of storage or passes through Cemented filling.FPSO and FSO is particularly suited for the offshore area of the pipeline infrastructure do not possessed for the oil of extraction being transported to seashore.Especially, FPSO/FSO is for storing the oil of extraction, until this oil can be unloaded to be transported to another place.
Typically, FPSO and FSO is the ship shape floating structure or the barge that are moored to seabed when receiving crude oil or finished oil from platform.In order to unload crude oil, can will shuttle back and forth ship mooring be connected on FPSO or FSO or the ship mooring be connected to platform itself of alternatively shuttling back and forth, and then can carry out the transfer of crude oil.U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2010/00212570 describes the example of this system, and this patent application is openly all incorporated to herein by reference.
For unload traditional mooring system, such as use towboat to carry out the unloading buoyancy tank of holding position or tandem offloading device may have some shortcomings.These traditional systems may not be designed for transport gas or for emergency unload, and can be too expensive or had excessive risk for safe in operation.Wish to develop a kind of mooring system, this mooring system is particularly suited for transport gas and is suitable for promptly or temporarily unloading.
Summary of the invention
The disclosure relates in general to mooring system.More specifically, in certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to ship mooring to structural system and a correlation technique.
In one embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of mooring system, this mooring system comprises: comprise the offshore structure of one or more heaving pile, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope
In another embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of method for mooring ship, the method comprises: provide boats and ships; The offshore structure comprising one or more heaving pile is provided; First mooring rope is provided; Second mooring rope is provided; First mooring rope is attached on boats and ships; Second mooring rope is attached on boats and ships; And described one or more heaving pile is attached on boats and ships.
In another embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of for the method from offshore structure unloading oil and/or gas, the method comprises: provide side-by-side mooring system, and this system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope with two heaving piles; Boats and ships are connected on the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and two heaving piles; Oil and/or gas are transferred to boats and ships from offshore structure; And boats and ships and the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and two heaving piles are disconnected.
In another embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of for the method from offshore structure unloading oil and/or gas, the method comprises: provide series type mooring system, and this system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope with a heaving pile; Boats and ships are connected on the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and heaving pile; Oil and/or gas are transferred to boats and ships from offshore structure; And boats and ships and the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and heaving pile are disconnected.
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In order to above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present disclosure can be understood in detail, can provide with reference to embodiment of the present disclosure and the of the present disclosure of short summary above is more specifically described, wherein described embodiment shown in the drawings.But, it should be noted, figures only show exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope of the disclosure.For clear and succinct object, accompanying drawing is not necessarily drawn in proportion, and some view of some characteristic sum can in ratio to some extent enlargedly or schematically show.In accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 shows mooring system.
Fig. 2 shows side-by-side mooring system.
Fig. 3 shows series type mooring system.
To those skilled in the art, feature and advantage of the present disclosure can be apparent.Although those skilled in the art can carry out multiple change, these change all in spirit of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
The disclosure relates generally to mooring system.More specifically, in certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to ship mooring to structural system and correlation technique.
Following description comprises exemplary means, method, technology and the guiding step order embodying subject matter technology.It is to be understood, however, that, described embodiment can be implemented when not having these specific detail.
Mooring system 100 is shown referring now to Fig. 1, Fig. 1.In certain embodiments, mooring system 100 can comprise offshore structure 110, boats and ships 120, first mooring rope 130, second mooring rope 140 and heaving pile 150.
In certain embodiments, offshore structure 110 can comprise Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility.Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility can comprise one or more liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank and low temperature unloading equipment.In other embodiments, offshore structure 110 can comprise the floating structure floated on sea 170.The example of suitable floating structure comprises other known floating structures of FPSO, FSO, Spar Platform, TLP (tension leg platform), semisubmersible platform or prior art.In certain embodiments, can utilize one or more catenary suspension type continuous vulcanization or tension type mooring rope 165 that offshore structure 110 is connected to seabed 160.Alternatively, offshore structure 110 can be the fixed sturcture being placed in seabed 160, such as bridge pier support type fixed sturcture, compliant tower, gravity base structure, jack-up platform or jacket platform.
In certain embodiments, offshore structure 110 can comprise one or more winch 111.In certain embodiments, offshore structure 110 can comprise one or more transfer equipment 112.In certain embodiments, described one or more transfer equipment 112 can unload oil and/or gas from offshore structure 110.In certain embodiments, described one or more transfer equipment 112 can comprise flexible pipe or loading arm.
In certain embodiments, can comprise can any boats and ships of transferring oil and/or natural fuels for boats and ships 120.In certain embodiments, boats and ships 120 can be liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC)s.In other embodiments, boats and ships 120 can be shuttle tankers.Boats and ships 120 can comprise can the storage facility 121 of oil in reserve and/or gas.Not in some embodiment shown in Fig. 1, one or more flexible pipes 112 of offshore structure 110 can be connected to the storage facility 121 of boats and ships 120, to contribute to oil and/or gas to transfer to boats and ships 120 from offshore structure 110.
In certain embodiments, boats and ships 120 can also comprise one or more bitt or mooring post 122.Not in some embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the first mooring rope 130, second mooring rope 140 and heaving pile 150 can be attached on the different bitt of at least three of boats and ships 120 or mooring post 122 individually.
In certain embodiments, the first mooring rope 130 and the second mooring rope 140 can comprise the combination in any of chain, metal wool, polyester, HMPE (HMW(high molecular weight)-high density polyethylene) section or foregoing respectively.In certain embodiments, the first end 131 of the first mooring rope 130 can anchor to seabed 160.In certain embodiments, the first end 131 of the first mooring rope 130 can be attached on chain 132, in the anchor that this chain is attached to seabed 160 or stake 133.In certain embodiments, the first end 141 of the second mooring rope 140 can anchor to seabed 160.In certain embodiments, the first end 141 of the second mooring rope 140 can be attached on chain 142, in the anchor that this chain is attached to seabed 160 or stake 143.In certain embodiments, anchor 133 and/or anchor 143 can comprise the mooring attaching parts being connected to traditional anchor, vertical load anchor or suction pile.
In certain embodiments, the first mooring rope 130 can be included in the float 134 that float attachment point 135 place is attached to the first mooring rope 130 directly or indirectly.In certain embodiments, the second mooring rope 140 can be included in the float 144 that float attachment point 145 place is attached to the second mooring rope 140 directly or indirectly.In certain embodiments, float 134 and/or float 144 can be submersible floats.In certain embodiments, float 134 and/or float 144 can via wearing chain element (chain-through), pick-up piece or pendanting part connection, the modularization be made up of elastic body or foam texture or single mooring float.In certain embodiments, float 134 and float 144 can be connected on float attachment point 135 and 145 respectively by float attached ropes 136 and 146.
In certain embodiments, the first mooring rope 130 can also comprise position buoy 138.In certain embodiments, position buoy 138 can float on sea 170.In certain embodiments, position buoy 138 can be little buoyancy aid or high observability buoy to help pickup hoist cable.In certain embodiments, the second mooring rope 140 can also comprise position buoy 148.In certain embodiments, position buoy 148 can float on sea 170.In certain embodiments, position buoy 148 can be little buoyancy aid or high observability buoy to help pickup hoist cable.In certain embodiments, buoy 138 and buoy 148 can be connected to each other by string rope 180.In certain embodiments, string rope 180 can comprise the light weight synthesis rope be made up of polyester or HMPE section.
Not in some embodiment shown in Fig. 1, on the bitt that the second end 139 of the first mooring rope 130 can be connected to boats and ships 120 or mooring post 122, on the bitt that the second end 149 of the second mooring rope 140 can be connected to boats and ships 120 or mooring post 122.
In certain embodiments, heaving pile 150 can comprise the nylon rope or HMPE rope with pick device, and described pick device is such as hoist cable, cliver, buoyancy aid and adds heavy chain.In certain embodiments, heaving pile 150 can comprise single heaving pile 150 or multiple heaving pile 150.In certain embodiments, the first end 151 of heaving pile 150 can be attached on the winch 111 of boats and ships 110.Not in some embodiment shown in Fig. 1, on described one or more bitt that the second end 152 of heaving pile 150 can be attached to boats and ships 120 or mooring post 122.
Side-by-side mooring system 200 is shown referring now to Fig. 2, Fig. 2.In certain embodiments, side-by-side mooring system 200 can comprise any feature of mooring system 100.In addition, each independent assembly of side-by-side mooring system 200 can comprise the feature identical with each independent assembly of mooring system 100.
As shown in Figure 2, side-by-side mooring system 200 can comprise structure 210, boats and ships 220, first mooring rope 230, second mooring rope 240 and two heaving piles 250.
In certain embodiments, structure 210 can to float on sea 170 and to be attached to seabed 160 by one or more mooring rope 265.In certain embodiments, structure 210 can be connected on boats and ships 220 by two heaving piles 250.In certain embodiments, the first end 251 of heaving pile 250 can be attached on one or more winches 211 of structure 210.In certain embodiments, on the second end 252 of heaving pile 250 one or more bitt that can be attached to boats and ships 220 or mooring post 222.In certain embodiments, one or more transfer equipments 212 of structure 210 can be connected on the storage facility 221 of boats and ships 220, to contribute to oil and/or gas to transfer to boats and ships 220 from structure 210.
In certain embodiments, boats and ships 220 can be moored to seabed 260 by mooring rope 230 and 240.In certain embodiments, mooring rope 230 can be comprised and anchors to the second end 239 of the first end 231 in seabed 260, the bitt being connected to boats and ships 220 or mooring post 222, the float 234 being connected to float attachment point 235 by float attached ropes 236 and position buoy 238 by anchor 233 and chain 232.In certain embodiments, mooring rope 240 can be comprised and anchors to the second end 249 of the first end 241 in seabed 260, the bitt being connected to boats and ships 220 or mooring post 222, the float 244 being connected to float attachment point 245 by float attached ropes 246 and position buoy 248 by anchor 243 and chain 242.In certain embodiments, position buoy 238 can be connected with position buoy 248 by string rope 280.
As shown in Figure 2, side-by-side mooring system 200 allows boats and ships to be moored in a juxtaposed fashion in structure, and wherein boats and ships are fixed to seabed by two contact points and are fixed in structure by two contact points.In such systems, the sensing of boats and ships is parallel to described structure.Compared to series type mooring system, in this block form system, the relative motion between boats and ships and described structure is less, thus allows to use shorter loading arm.Shorter loading arm can make egress of heat in transfer process and minimize mechanical stress.
Series type mooring system 300 is shown referring now to Fig. 3, Fig. 3.In certain embodiments, series type mooring system 300 can comprise some feature of any characteristic sum side-by-side mooring system 200 of mooring system 100.In addition, each independent assembly of series type mooring system 300 can comprise the feature identical with each independent assembly of mooring system 100.
As shown in Figure 3, series type mooring system 300 can comprise offshore structure 310, boats and ships 320, first mooring rope 330, second mooring rope 340 and heaving pile 350.
In certain embodiments, offshore structure 310 can to float on sea 370 and to be attached to seabed 360 by one or more mooring rope 370.In certain embodiments, offshore structure 310 can be connected to boats and ships 320 by heaving pile 350.In certain embodiments, the first end 351 of heaving pile 350 can be attached on the winch 311 of offshore structure 310.In certain embodiments, on the second end 352 of heaving pile 350 one or more bitt that can be attached to boats and ships 320 or mooring post 322.In certain embodiments, one or more transfer equipments 312 of offshore structure 310 can be connected on the storage facility 321 of boats and ships 320, to contribute to oil and/or gas to transfer to boats and ships 320 from offshore structure 310.
In certain embodiments, boats and ships 320 can be moored to seabed 360 by mooring rope 330 and 340.In certain embodiments, mooring rope 330 can be comprised and anchors to the second end 339 of the first end 331 in seabed 360, the bitt being connected to boats and ships 320 or mooring post 322, the float 334 being connected to float attachment point 335 by float attached ropes 336 and position buoy 338 by anchor 333 and chain 332.In certain embodiments, mooring rope 340 can be comprised and anchors to the second end 349 of the first end 341 in seabed 360, the bitt being connected to boats and ships 320 or mooring post 322, the float 344 being connected to float attachment point 345 by float attached ropes 346 and position buoy 348 by anchor 343 and chain 342.In certain embodiments, position buoy 338 can be connected with position buoy 348 by string rope 380.
As shown in Figure 3, series type mooring system 200 allows boats and ships to be moored in a structure in the mode of tandem, and wherein boats and ships are fixed to seabed by two contact points and are fixed in described structure by a contact point.In such systems, the sensing of boats and ships is directly towards described structure.This system allows to carry out more easily and the more controlled manipulation close towards described structure.Rope 330 and 340 can provide larger resistance along with before boats and ships and then to boats and ships.Such orientation also uses arc chain stopper, and this arc chain stopper is common in most of oil tanker, and is simply and securely connected on heaving pile.
In one embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of for the method from offshore structure unloading oil and/or gas, the method comprises: provide side-by-side mooring system, and this side-by-side mooring system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and two heaving piles; Boats and ships are connected on the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and two heaving piles; Oil and/or gas are transferred to boats and ships from offshore structure; And boats and ships and the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and two heaving piles are disconnected.
As used herein, term " block form " is for representing that boats and ships and offshore structure are in the parallel layout shown in Fig. 2.
In another embodiment, present disclose provides a kind of for the method from offshore structure unloading oil and/or gas, the method comprises: provide series type mooring system, and this series type mooring system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope with a heaving pile; Boats and ships are connected on the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and heaving pile; Oil and/or gas are transferred to boats and ships from offshore structure; And boats and ships and the first mooring rope, the second mooring rope and heaving pile are disconnected.
As used herein, term " series type " is for representing that boats and ships and offshore structure are in being arranged vertically shown in Fig. 3.
In order to contribute to understanding the present invention better, provide the example of following specific embodiment.But by any way following example should be considered as restriction or limit scope of the present invention.
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Example 1---parallel offloading process
Following example provides the details about how carrying out parallel offloading.Liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC) can near Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility.Then, boats and ships can be connected on two mooring ropes, are then connected on two heaving piles from this facility.Then, then this facility can retract all the other heaving piles with winch by first retracting single heaving pile with winch, thus retracts multiple heaving pile with winch.Arrange once boats and ships and this facility are in block form, the liquefied natural gas loading arm from this facility can be attached on boats and ships and liquefied natural gas can transfer to boats and ships from this facility.After the transition is completed, loading arm can disconnect with boats and ships, and this facility can pull out two heaving piles with winch thus allow mooring rope that boats and ships are pulled away from this facility.Then, boats and ships can disconnect with heaving pile and mooring rope and this facility is recoverable to heaving pile.
Example 2---tandem offloading process
Following example provides the details about how carrying out parallel offloading.Liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC) can near Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility.Then, boats and ships can be connected on two mooring ropes, are then connected on a heaving pile from this facility.Then, this facility can retract heaving pile with winch.Arrange once boats and ships and this facility are in block form, the liquefied natural gas loading arm from this facility can be attached on boats and ships and liquefied natural gas can transfer to boats and ships from this facility.After the transition is completed, loading arm can disconnect with boats and ships, and this facility can pull out heaving pile with winch thus allow mooring rope that boats and ships are pulled away from this facility.Then, boats and ships can disconnect with heaving pile and mooring rope and this facility is recoverable to heaving pile.
Although describe embodiment with reference to multiple enforcement and Land use systems, be understandable that, these embodiments are illustrative, and the scope of present subject matter is not limited to these embodiments.Many changes, amendment, supplement and improvement are all possible.
Multi-instance can as single instance for assembly described herein, operation or structure.Usually, can implement as unitized construction or assembly as the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function part shown in single component in representative configuration.Similarly, can implement as independent assembly as the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function part shown in single component.These and other changes, amendment, supplement and improvement can fall in the scope of present subject matter.
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1. a mooring system, described mooring system comprises: comprise the offshore structure of one or more heaving pile, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope.
2. mooring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described offshore structure is Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility.
3. mooring system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein, described boats and ships are liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC)s.
4. as the mooring system in claims 1 to 3 as described in any one, wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope are anchored into seabed.
5. as the mooring system in Claims 1-4 as described in any one, wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope comprise float and position buoy respectively.
6. as the mooring system in claim 1 to 5 as described in any one, wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope are connected to each other via string rope.
7. as the mooring system in claim 1 to 6 as described in any one, wherein, described boats and ships are connected on described first mooring rope, described second mooring rope and described one or more heaving pile.
8. mooring system as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described boats and ships and the parallel layout of described offshore structure.
9. mooring system as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described boats and ships are perpendiculared to one another with described offshore structure.
10. the method for mooring ship, described method comprises: provide boats and ships, the offshore structure comprising one or more heaving pile is provided, first mooring rope is provided, second mooring rope is provided, described first mooring rope is attached on described boats and ships, described second mooring rope is attached on described boats and ships, and described one or more heaving pile is attached on described boats and ships.
11. methods as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described offshore structure is Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility.
12. methods as described in claim 10 or 11, wherein, described boats and ships are liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC)s.
13. as the method in claim 10 to 12 as described in any one, and wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope are anchored into seabed.
14. as the method in claim 10 to 13 as described in any one, and wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope comprise float and position buoy respectively.
15. as the method in claim 10 to 14 as described in any one, and wherein, described first mooring rope and described second mooring rope are connected to each other via string rope.
16. as the method in claim 10 to 15 as described in any one, also comprises and described boats and ships are oriented arrange parallel with described offshore structure.
17. as the method in claim 10 to 15 as described in any one, also comprise described boats and ships are oriented vertical with described offshore structure.
18. 1 kinds for from offshore structure unloading oil and/or the method for gas, described method comprises: provide side-by-side mooring system, and described side-by-side mooring system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope with two heaving piles; Arranging with block form is connected on described first mooring rope, described second mooring rope and described two heaving piles by described boats and ships; Oil and/or gas are transferred to described boats and ships from described offshore structure; And described boats and ships and described first mooring rope, described second mooring rope and described two heaving piles are disconnected.
19. 1 kinds for the method from offshore structure unloading oil and/or gas, described method comprises: provide series type mooring system, and described series type mooring system comprises offshore structure, boats and ships, the first mooring rope and the second mooring rope and a heaving pile with a heaving pile; With tandem configuration, described boats and ships are connected on described first mooring rope, described second mooring rope and described heaving pile; Oil and/or gas are transferred to described boats and ships from described offshore structure; And described boats and ships and described first mooring rope, described second mooring rope and described heaving pile are disconnected.
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