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US 2006/0032423 A1Published application
Offshore structure comprising a stabilised processing column
AssigneeOedc (Offshore Energy Development Corporation)
InventorsJack Pollack, Willem Van Wijngaarden
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Abstract
An offshore structure includes a floating support carrying process equipment and a processing column supported thereon. The processing column is connected via a hinging connection such as to maintain its upright position under low frequency inclinations of the vertical center line of the floating support.
Claims11
An offshore structure (1) comprising:
- a floating support (4) carrying processing equipment (5) for hydrocarbons, a vertical column (6) with a vertical center line (13) and an upper end and a lower end, the column having internal distribution members (8) for contacting liquid and gaseous products comprising hydrocarbons, and a flexible fluid connection (7) between the processing equipment (5) and the column (6),
- wherein the column is mounted on the support (4) along its length or at one of its ends via a frame (10, 17) in a pivoting connection (12, 16) such that the vertical center line pivots, independently of the processing equipment (5), around two perpendicular horizontal axes in response to inclinations of the vertical axis of the floating support having a period longer than 25 seconds.
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