EP1557352A3 - Offshore fluid transfer system - Google Patents

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EP1557352A3
EP1557352A3 EP05008023A EP05008023A EP1557352A3 EP 1557352 A3 EP1557352 A3 EP 1557352A3 EP 05008023 A EP05008023 A EP 05008023A EP 05008023 A EP05008023 A EP 05008023A EP 1557352 A3 EP1557352 A3 EP 1557352A3
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arm
pipeline
transfer system
fluid transfer
thrusters
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Jacob K. De Baan
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Bluewater Energy Services BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D9/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids when loading or unloading ships
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/24—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of pipe-lines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/30—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures
    • B63B27/34—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures using pipe-lines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/18—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for preventing collision or grounding; reducing collision damage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B2035/448—Floating hydrocarbon production vessels, e.g. Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels [FPSO]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/02—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel
    • B63B22/021—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00—Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/46—Steering or dynamic anchoring by jets or by rudders carrying jets

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
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Abstract

Apparatus (12) for transferring fluid between floating vessels (10, 11) is described, comprising a submerged rigid transfer arm (13) carrying a fluid pipeline (16). The apparatus (12) is provided with thrusters (21) and positioning monitoring means (24). A control system (25) operates the thrusters (21) to move the arm (13) if the position monitoring means (24) shows the arm (13) and the second vessel (11) is outside a given range, to restore the separation to within the range. The pipeline (16) is located in a tunnel (30) on the arm (13) which opens above the waterline at each end to allow personnel access therein for inspection and maintenance of the pipeline (16).
EP05008023A 2001-10-12 2002-10-10 Offshore fluid transfer system Expired - Lifetime EP1557352B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0124570 2001-10-12
GB0124570A GB2382809B (en) 2001-10-12 2001-10-12 Fluid transfer system with thrusters and position monitoring
GB0206353 2002-03-18
GB0206353A GB2380724B (en) 2001-10-12 2002-03-18 Offshore fluid transfer system
EP02781462A EP1434711B1 (en) 2001-10-12 2002-10-10 Offshore fluid transfer system

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EP02781462A Division EP1434711B1 (en) 2001-10-12 2002-10-10 Offshore fluid transfer system

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EP1557352A2 EP1557352A2 (en) 2005-07-27
EP1557352A3 true EP1557352A3 (en) 2005-11-16
EP1557352B1 EP1557352B1 (en) 2008-07-23

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US7836840B2 (en) 2004-10-15 2010-11-23 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Subsea cryogenic fluid transfer system

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US3354479A (en) * 1964-12-18 1967-11-28 Shell Oil Co Loading buoy having loading arms
US3783816A (en) * 1971-04-16 1974-01-08 Erap System for mooring ships to structures
US3957291A (en) * 1975-01-10 1976-05-18 The Offshore Company Ball joint assembly with internal passages
GB2021781A (en) * 1978-05-26 1979-12-05 Licentia Gmbh Device for measuring the spacing between two floating bodies
GB2136375A (en) * 1983-03-14 1984-09-19 Tecnomare Spa Mooring system for tanker ships
GB2168939A (en) * 1984-12-24 1986-07-02 Exxon Production Research Co Single point mooring system swivel assembly
GB2328196A (en) * 1997-08-12 1999-02-17 Bluewater Terminal Systems Nv Fluid transfer system
WO2002044013A1 (en) * 2000-12-01 2002-06-06 Smart Billy Jay Vessel navigation and docking system and method

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US3556148A (en) 1968-07-11 1971-01-19 Fmc Corp Double counterbalanced marine loading arm
GB2014578B (en) * 1978-02-09 1982-08-04 Cpc International Inc Process for producing multi sugar syrups plus crystalline dextrose from starch
FR2448496A1 (en) * 1979-02-12 1980-09-05 Fmc Europe ARTICULATED ARM FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY FLUID PRODUCTS
DE3071572D1 (en) * 1979-11-12 1986-05-28 Fmc Europe Process and apparatus for watching and controlling an articulated fluid-transfer arm for linking a ship to a platform in the sea
US4758970A (en) * 1984-08-08 1988-07-19 Emco Wheaton, Inc. Marine loading arm monitoring system

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US3354479A (en) * 1964-12-18 1967-11-28 Shell Oil Co Loading buoy having loading arms
US3783816A (en) * 1971-04-16 1974-01-08 Erap System for mooring ships to structures
US3957291A (en) * 1975-01-10 1976-05-18 The Offshore Company Ball joint assembly with internal passages
GB2021781A (en) * 1978-05-26 1979-12-05 Licentia Gmbh Device for measuring the spacing between two floating bodies
GB2136375A (en) * 1983-03-14 1984-09-19 Tecnomare Spa Mooring system for tanker ships
GB2168939A (en) * 1984-12-24 1986-07-02 Exxon Production Research Co Single point mooring system swivel assembly
GB2328196A (en) * 1997-08-12 1999-02-17 Bluewater Terminal Systems Nv Fluid transfer system
WO2002044013A1 (en) * 2000-12-01 2002-06-06 Smart Billy Jay Vessel navigation and docking system and method

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EP1557352B1 (en) 2008-07-23
GB0124570D0 (en) 2001-12-05
GB2380724A (en) 2003-04-16
EP1557352A2 (en) 2005-07-27
GB2382809B (en) 2004-11-03
GB2380724B (en) 2004-11-03
GB2382809A (en) 2003-06-11
GB0206353D0 (en) 2002-05-01

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