摘要:
A subsea anchoring assembly, comprises an anchor (103), a locking head (11) for connection of a mooring line (10) to the anchor (103), and a socket (121) provided on the anchor (103). The socket (121) has a seat to receive and seat the locking head (11) within the socket (121). The socket (121) has a neck provided with a guide device to direct the locking head (11) into alignment with the socket (121). The locking head (11) and the socket (121) can move between a first configuration in which the locking head (11) and the socket (121) are separate, and a second configuration in which the locking head (11) and the socket (121) are locked together. The guide device comprises a pair of splayed arms (123a, 123b) and a landing enclosure (124) with a substantially continuous boundary extending from one side of the neck to the other. The outer ends of the splayed arms (123a, 123b) extend so that they connect to one another to form the boundary. An associated anchoring method is also described.
摘要:
The invention concerns a system for mooring a first floating structure (2) to a second structure (1), for example an FAU to an FPSO. The system comprises a main positioning arrangement (4) for maintaining the first floating structure (2) at a predetermined distance (lc) from the second structure (1). The system further comprises an auxiliary positioning arrangement (3, 3a, 3b) or a back-up system for mooring the first floating structure (2) to an underlying seabed by for example an anchor. This auxiliary positioning arrangement is configured to establish, in case of malfunctioning of the main positioning arrangement, a resultant force (Fres) acting on the first floating structure (2), which force has a magnitude and direction that ensures maintenance of a minimum distance (lmin) between the first floating structure (2) and the second structure (1). The resultant force is the total force acting on the first floating structure and involves for example a surge added mass, a damping force, a horizontal force component from the auxiliary positioning arrangement and a total force from the main positioning arrangement.
摘要:
A taut-inverted-catenary (TIC) mooring system may be implemented using only field-proven components. The mooring lines yield a positive uplift force on the anchors in all conditions. In the inverted-catenary configuration, geometric stiffness is provided by a subsurface spring buoy or distributed buoyancy elements on the line. The TIC system consists as much as possible of lightweight components, such as polyester fiber rope. Since the uplift force on the anchor is always positive, clearance between polyester rope and the seabed is provided. All geometric stiffness is provided by the spring buoy. Therefore, a ground chain between the seafloor anchor and the fiber rope is not necessary.
摘要:
Method and streamer/source head-float system (135) for connecting to a head portion (104A) of a streamer (104) or to a lead-in (106) or providing information about a source (204). The system includes a head-buoy (110) configured to float in water and connected through a cable (112) to the head portion (104A) of the streamer (104) or to the lead-in (106); a head-float (120) configured to float in water; a connector (122) connecting the head-float (120) to the head-buoy (110); and positioning equipment (150, 152) attached to the head-float (120) and configured to determine a position of the streamer (104) or the source (204).
摘要:
A subsea anchoring assembly with a locking head for connection of a mooring line to an anchor is disclosed. A socket is provided on the anchor. The socket has a seat adapted to receive and seat the locking head within it. The socket has a neck provided with a guide device to direct the locking head into alignment with the socket. By this arrangement, the locking head and the socket can move between a first configuration in which the locking head and the socket are separate, and a second configuration in which the locking head and the socket are locked together. An associated method is also described.
摘要:
The invention relates to a network of floaters used, for example, to anchor at least one wind turbine, an underwater generator, or an oscillating water column system on deep marine sites. According to the invention, the network is a linear-type network or a surface-type network and consists of a set of floaters (2), each floater (2) constituting a node (41, 42) of the network (1). Said floaters are mutually fastened by flexible connections (3), each connection being provided with at least one submerged weight (7) and enabling the nodes of the network to be maintained in defined positions, interspaced by the deviations(e) of values which are identical or not. The network has at least two peripheral nodes (41) which are fixed to the marine bed by anchors (5) and at least one internal node (A2) of which one is a useful node, said flexible connections (3) also enabling the floater corresponding to the at least one useful node to be prevented from rotating on itself.
摘要:
Mooring system for a loading station, i.e. a mooring system for a loading station which can be located in a safe distance from a production platform/vessel, where a conventional tanker with dynamic positioning and bow loading equipment can be connected for loading/unloading from a stationary floating platform/vessel, where a loading station (4) is connected to a flexible conduit (3) anchored to the seabed in a point (9) by at least one line (13) to at least one anchor (5) and at least one weight (6) resting on the seabed.