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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172481 | Method of installing a tubular undersea pipeline An undersea installation for transporting hydrocarbons between a seabed and a surface and to a method for installing same. The installation includes a tubular undersea pipeline, a float and a coupling device. The undersea pipeline has a rising part, a connecting par... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8100150 | Flexible pipe for transporting hydrocarbons, which includes a tubular pipe carcass made of interlocked metal strip A flexible duct with a frame made by winding a S-profiled metal strip into clamped turns, wherein the edges of two adjacent turns overlap each other in order to form between them a helical closed space having an essentially rectangular cross-section and at least par... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096589 | High-resistance end fitting for a flexible tubular pipe An attachment fitting and a method for connection to a tubular duct comprising at least one ply of armors, the armors having a free end respectively defining an outer surface, the attachment fitting comprising a bushing and a sleeve having an attachment part and a c... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070388 | Structure for transporting, commissioning and decommissioning the elements of a fixed oil platform and methods for implementing such a structure The invention relates to a structure for transporting, installing and dismantling a fixed oil platform provided with framework elements which are substantially formed by a bridge and at least one supporting pillar. The inventive structure comprises a floating U-shap... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043027 | Device for regulating the buckling of underwater pipes For regulating the lateral buckling of a section of pipe, at least one device permanently applies a force to a point on the section of pipe. The force is preferably applied substantially horizontally and perpendicular to the axis of the pipe. Preferably, two of the ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038368 | Method and system for starting up a pipeline A system for starting up a flowline suitable for conveying hydrocarbons is provided. The flowline is extended over the seabed from a wellhead and terminated at a joint end. The joint end is suitable for connection to a subsea riser extended in a catenary. The flowli... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021082 | Suction pile suitable for shallow depths A suction pile comprising a cylindrical wall and a piston that is movable inside the cylindrical wall. The cylindrical wall has one suction end suitable for sinking into an ocean floor. The piston delimits two chambers, one being able to be filled with water. The su... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007203 | Method and installation for connecting a rigid submarine pipe and a flexible submarine pipe A method and an installation for connecting a rigid submarine pipe and a flexible submarine pipe. The rigid pipe terminates in a free connection end. The flexible pipe has a flow-line portion and a suspended portion. The flow-line portion has an input end connected ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7964091 | Cracking furnace A cracking furnace having a firebox provided with cracking coils is described. The cracking coils have at least one inlet, at least one inlet section, at least one outlet and at least one outlet section, and burners, and the parts of the coils are shielded. A proces... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964041 | Installation and method for driving a submarine pipeline scraper An installation for and a method for driving a submarine pipeline scraper, wherein one of the ends of the pipeline has a launch device and the other end has a receiving device. The scraper defines an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber. It can be launched insi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942608 | Anchoring collar A flowline for hydrocarbon which is capable of being reeled and which is unreeled for being laid on the seabed using the reeled lay method is comprised of successive pipe sections having opposing ends which are joined by an anchor collar that is butt welded to the o... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934887 | Complementary locking system for locking legs to the deck of an offshore drilling platform and methods for installing one such locking system A complementary locking system for locking legs to the deck of a jack-up offshore drilling platform is disabled. The system includes at each leg, at least one assembly comprising plates forming two counter-racks that engage with a leg rack and, on one side of the pl... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7891384 | Flexible tubular pipe for transporting gaseous hydrocarbons The invention relates to a flexible tubular duct for transporting gases under high pressure in the field of offshore oil exploitation. The duct is of the unlinked and smooth passageway type, and comprises from inside to outside an inner polymer tube, a pressure vaul... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7789588 | Subsea system provided with a controllable curvature flexible pipe A curvature limiter for a hydrocarbon transferring subsea system comprising a flexible tubular member through which an intermediate portion of the flexible hydrocarbon pipe passes. The flexible tubular member has a plurality of successive, substantially cylindrical ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784498 | Flexible pipeline with multiple pipes protected against corrosion A flexible pipeline with multiple pipes, adapted for hydrocarbon transport, the pipeline comprising a flexible core element inside which flows hydrocarbon, an outer sheath around the flexible core element and at least one peripheral steel alloy pipe extending longit... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771245 | Assembly of buoys for flexible submarine pipe An assembly of support buoys for a flexible submarine pipeline which is designed for the transport of hydrocarbons. A plurality of buoys which can be installed gradually on at least one portion of the flexible submarine pipeline. A fixing device blocks translational... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770603 | Flexible tubular pipe with an anti-wear sheath A flexible tubular conduit for transporting hydrocarbons comprising at least two metal sheathing covers which are separated by a plastic anti-wear layer. Each cover is produced by helically winding a metal longitudinal element. The anti-wear layer is produced by hel... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766051 | Stabilized flexible pipe for transporting hydrocarbons The invention relates to a flexible pipe for transporting hydrocarbons, comprising the following, from the inside towards the outside: a cylindrical structural set adapted in such a way that it can withstand radial stress and at least one first armure lap, said firs... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7716803 | Method for fabricating flexible pipe with armor tendons A method of fabricating a flexible pipe for conveyance of fluid, comprising: winding at least one metal element in a short pitch helix around an inner sealing sheath for withstanding radial forces in the inner sealing sheath; preshaping a metal strip to form at leas... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690866 | Offshore oil-drilling rig and methods for installing same on an offshore oil-drilling site An offshore oil-drilling rig comprising a deck mounted mobile on legs, each leg including a support base on the sea floor and a caisson open at its base and designed to penetrate into the sea floor. Each caisson is arranged inside the leg and is mobile along the axi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7674075 | Assembly and method for installation of an underwater structure The invention concerns an assembly for installation of an underwater structure on the sea floor, said sea floor being covered with particles capable of being driven in suspension in the water above said sea floor, the mounting of said underwater installation capable... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7628035 | Method for processing a stream of LNG obtained by means of cooling using a first refrigeration cycle and associated installation In this method, the LNG stream is cooled using a refrigerating fluid in a first heat-exchanger. The refrigerating fluid is subjected to a second semi-open refrigeration cycle which is independent of the first cycle. The method comprises a step for introducing the st... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615124 | Method for making a plated steel armouring wire for a flexible tubular pipe transporting hydrocarbons, and armoured pipe A process for manufacturing plated-steel armor wires intended for reinforcement of flexible tubular pipes for transporting hydrocarbons, comprising a plating coating is intimately bonded, by high pressure, to a core made of hardenable steel with moderate mechanical ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7610869 | Method and installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas A method and an installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships, said ships being suitable for sea navigation and the ships having receivers. The compressed natural gas is storable in tubes, installed on the receivers. The installation compris... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600569 | Method for installing and connecting a sub-sea riser A method and a device for installing a sub-sea riser for an offshore operation, between a base installation disposed on the sea bed and a sea installation protruding above the base installation. The sub-sea riser is provided with a first end and a second end. The me... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7575254 | Stiffener fixation assembly for a protective assembly that protects a flexible tube against wear due to friction A stiffener fixation assembly fixed to the outer cover of a flexible tube, the flexible tube being in contact with a stiffener in an I-tube, at the end of which a bell mouth may be fixed, whereby the stiffener fixation assembly is located between the outer surface o... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572085 | Device for upper connection between two submarine fluid transporting pipelines The invention concerns a device for upper connection connecting two terminal endpieces (9, 10) of two submarine fluid transporting pipelines (2, 4) used in offshore hydrocarbon exploitation, a riser supported by at least one buoyant element (6) ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7553107 | Liquid storage installation An underwater storage installation for a cryogenic liquid. A foundation base rests directly on the sea floor. An underwater cell for storing the cryogenics liquid and cryogenic liquid-supply and -discharge conduits. The storage cell comprises a sealed outer chamber ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552598 | Process for sub-cooling an LNG stream obtained by cooling by means of a first refrigeration cycle, and associated installation In this process, the LNG stream is sub-cooled with a refrigerating fluid in a first heat exchanger. This refrigerating fluid undergoes a closed second refrigeration cycle which is independent of the first cycle. The closed cycle comprises a phase of heating the refr... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7549859 | Installation and process for calcining a mineral load containing a carbonate in order to produce a hydraulic binder The invention relates to an installation comprising a combustion chamber (15) provided with means (53) which are used to introduce the mineral load and are connected to a pre-heater (27), combustion means (55) for maintaining the chamber ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544013 | Installation for manufacturing wound rigid tubular pipes An installation for manufacturing a wound rigid tubular pipe intended to be installed by a laying ship. An assembly unit for assembling a plurality of rigid tubes end to end to obtain lengths and for assembling the lengths to form the rigid tubular pipe which is int... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7530766 | Device and method for laying rigid tubular pipes A device for laying pipes from a laying vessel. The pipes convey a fluid within. The device comprises a lower retaining device to retain a pipe and a lower securing device to support the lower retaining device. An upper retaining device retains the pipe and is able ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530372 | Flexible non-bonded pipe which is used to produce a dynamic pressurised fluid transfer hose and, in particular, a mud hose for rotary oil drilling The invention relates to a non-bonded pipe which is used to produce a dynamic pressurized fluid transfer hose and, in particular, a mud hose for rotary oil drilling. The inventive pipe consists of the following elements from inside outwards: an inner polymer sheath,... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7513713 | Structure for transporting, commissioning and decommissioning of a deck of a fixed oil platform and method for implementing the structure A structure for the transport, installation and dismantlement of a deck (2) of a fixed oil platform (1) for maritime use, the structure including a floating U-shaped hull (11) fitted with at least three lifting legs (12) adapted so as to ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7458232 | Method and installation for producing treated natural gas, a C3+ hydrocarbon cut and an ethane rich stream This method comprises the cooling of the initial natural gas and its introduction into a column for recovering C2+ hydrocarbons. It comprises the recovery of the top stream from the column to form the treated natural gas, and the recovery of th... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7445030 | Flexible tubular pipe, especially for oil production, having a PTFE winding A flexible tubular pipe, for example, for the transport of hydrocarbons. The pipe comprises successive independent layers including helical coils of strips or different sections and at least one polymer sheath. At least one of the coils is a strip or strips of polyt... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7406767 | Method for making a section of a support strut member of an offshore oil-drilling rig The invention concerns a method for making a section of a support strut member of an offshore oil-drilling rig comprising steps which consist in: a) machining each longitudinal edge of a semi-cylindrical stiffener (13) to provide along the longitudinal edge, ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395771 | Anchoring system for installing in a surface moved according to high-frequency movements A transferring sea buoy is moored to the sea floor via an anchoring line. The anchoring line comprises a chain and an anchoring device for fastening the chain and the buoy. The anchoring device comprises a deformable longitudinal element having a first end connected... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7341686 | Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double-walled pipe Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double walled pipe. The device comprising an outer pipe wall having a defined external diameter and placed around an inner pipe wall, defining an annular space between the said outer and inner walls; provi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318453 | Spacing and centering device for a rigid double-wall duct with a low heat transfer coefficient A spacing and centering device for a rigid double-wall duct, for example of the winding type, which is intended for the transport of hydrocarbons. The rigid duct comprises two coaxial tubes which are separated by an annular space. The spacing and centering device is... | 01/15/2008 |
