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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871222 | Truss semi-submersible offshore floating structure A semi-submersible structure. The hull includes four columns that are supported by two pontoons. The columns support the topsides and the topsides structural framing serves as horizontal framing between the columns. A truss frame is attached to the columns. The trus... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7281483 | Emergency ballast system for semi-submersible drilling rigs A semi-submersible vessel comprising a plurality of stabilizing columns, a deck disposed between the tops of the columns, at least one void tank in one stabilizing column, at least one active variable ballast compartment disposed below the void tank, at least one em... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278801 | Method for deploying floating platform A method for deploying a floating platform at an offshore wellsite uses pull-down lines to provide stability to the platform while ballasting. The platform is equipped with a number of tension devices and towed to a staging site while at a first draft, At the stagin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240736 | Drilling and producing deep water subsea wells Subsea wells are drilled and completed with an offshore floating platform in a manner that allows simultaneous work on more than one well. A first well is drilled and casing. Then a tubing hanger is run through a drilling riser and landed in the wellhead housing. Th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234405 | Sea rescue craft An apparatus, method and system for rescuing persons and distressed vessels, up to about 50 tons displacement, in foul weather and for transporting loaded full sized truck/ship containers or other loads by water. Two pairs of long straight pontoons, each having five... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191836 | Dry tree subsea well communications apparatus and method using variable tension large offset risers Disclosed are compliant variable tension risers (106) to connect deep-water subsea wellheads (102) to a single floating platform (104). The variable tension risers (106) allow several subsea well-heads (102), in water depths from 4... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163062 | Riser A riser for conveying fluids from a subsea location to a surface vessel comprises an upper section which is located in a confining conduit, said upper section being allowed to deform elastically into a helical configuration against the inside of the confining condui... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7114882 | Aqua-terra planetary transport system and development pneumatic and electro-magnetic underwater tube-link transportation system An aqua-terra planetary transport system and development system utilizing a pneumatic and electromagnetic underwater tube link transportation system to move passengers and cargo rapidly between a network of interconnected land based terra station and ocean based aqu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104730 | Achieving hydrostatic stability of a floating structure A floating platform includes a hull and a deck mounted on the uppermost end of the hull. The platform is anchored to the seabed by a plurality of tendons connected to the hull at the upper ends thereof and secured to the seabed at the lower ends thereof. The platfor... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086810 | Floating structure The present invention relates to a floating structure to receive maritime production or drilling installations that is provided with means to reduce movement caused by the action of environmental forces on it. These means confer a more stable behavior on the structu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059416 | Buoyancy can for offshore oil and gas riser A buoyancy can for supporting an offshore oil and gas riser includes an axial bore through which the riser extends coaxially, and a radio-axial slot extending through a side of the can and into the axial bore. A pair of spaced-apart support features are disposed coa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037044 | Deck-to-column connection for extendable draft platform An extendable draft platform, having a deck and buoyancy columns installed in leg wells in the deck for vertical movement from a raised position to a submerged position, includes a connection arrangement for securing the columns to the deck when the columns are in t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008140 | Buoyant leg structure with added tubular members for supporting a deep water platform A deep water support platform, suitable for use as a hydrocarbon exploration or production facility in very deep waters of 10,000 ft or more is presented. The platform is attached to the floor of the ocean with a buoyant pile that includes buoyant members attached a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998729 | Wind energy plant having an observation platform The invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a rotor which is coupled to a generator within a machine housing. Such wind power installations have already long been known, for example the wind power installations of types E-40 and E-66 from Enercon, Au... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968902 | Drilling and producing deep water subsea wells Subsea wells are drilled and completed with an offshore floating platform in a manner that allows simultaneous work on more than one well. A first well is drilled and cased. Then a tubing hanger is run through a drilling riser and landed in the wellhead housing. The... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968797 | Method for installing a self-floating deck structure onto a buoyant substructure This invention provides a method for installing a self-floating deck structure with at least one recessed cavity on the bottom of the self-floating deck structure onto a buoyant substructure. The self-floating deck structure is aligned over a submerged buoyant subst... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945737 | Single column extendable draft offshore platform An extendable draft offshore oil and gas drilling and production platform (“EDP”) includes a buoyant deck having a central opening, an adjustably buoyant pontoon, and a single, adjustably buoyant column. The column is mounted upright on the pontoon, and is verti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935810 | Semi-submersible multicolumn floating offshore platform A semi-submersible, multicolumn, deep draft, floating offshore oil and gas drilling and production platform comprises a floating hull having an adjustably buoyant base, a plurality of columns vertically upstanding from the base, and an equipment deck that is support... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932326 | Method for lifting and transporting a heavy load using a fly-jib The invention is a method for lifting and transporting a heavy load by using a heavy lift vessel with at least two heavy lift cranes adapted to operate simultaneously; mounting fly-jibs on the heavy lift crane to increase reach and height of the heavy lift crane; pi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869251 | Marine buoy for offshore support A marine buoy for the offshore support of subsea production and drilling activities that has a closed-bottomed base section with a solid ballast and variable ballast chambers, a chamber in the base section for storing equipment and supplies, and an upper section wit... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6769372 | Light transport ship The present invention provides a large transport ship in which the shape of a ship bottom 1a from a bow 1h to a stern 1t, when viewed on a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the ship bottom 1... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6745852 | Platform for drilling oil and gas wells in arctic, inaccessible, or environmentally sensitive locations A system for drilling wells includes a plurality of platform modules, which are interconnected to one another on site to form a unitary platform structure. The interconnected platform modules are elevated above a surface on plurality of legs coupled to at least some... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6719495 | Articulated multiple buoy marine platform apparatus and method of installation A marine platform (and method of installation) provides a plurality of buoys, a platform having a peripheral portion that includes a plurality of attachment positions, one attachment position for each buoy, and an articulating connection that connects each buoy to t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6435774 | Articulated multiple buoy marine platform apparatus A marine platform provides a plurality of buoys, a platform having a peripheral portion that includes a plurality of attachment positions, one attachment position for each buoy, and a connection that connects each buoy to the platform at a respective atta... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425710 | Articulated multiple buoy marine platform apparatus A marine platform provides a plurality of buoys, a platform having a peripheral portion that includes a plurality of attachment positions, one attachment position for each buoy, and an articulating connection that connects each buoy to the platform at a r... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6409431 | Submersible floating dock A submersible floating dock which can be sunk beneath the water line in the event of the approach of a violent storm for protection of the dock against wave action, storm surge, and high winds. A dock with a deck supported on hollow floatation chambers is... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6378450 | Dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling vessel with slender horizontal braces The invention relates to a semi-submersible vessel designed to operate in harsh environment. The vessel has a twin-hull pontoon structure that supports four corner caissons extending vertically from the pontoons above an operational draft of the vessel. A... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374764 | Deck installation system for offshore structures An apparatus and method for installing a deck on an offshore substructure is provided. The apparatus comprises a deck supported by lifting mechanisms that are in turn attached to pontoons. The apparatus floats on the water with the lifting mechanisms comp... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371697 | Floating vessel for deep water drilling and production An exemplary floatable vessel is described having an upper tower section with a reduced diameter or width and an affixed lower base section having an enlarged diameter or width. The lower section contains weighted ballast distributed upon its lower floor.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6305881 | Barge stabilization method An oil drilling barge stabilization system and method provide that an array of substantially vertically-oriented piles is formed in the sea bed to a depth beneath the sea bed that finds solid support. A barge is towed into position over the array of piles... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6241425 | Tethered marine stabilizing system A buoyancy assembly suitable for supporting, either alone or in combination, a load deck or other marine body, said assembly comprising: i) a first portion adapted to be connected to or form an integral part of the marine body, said portion incorporating a pis... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6190089 | Deep draft semi-submersible offshore structure A deep draft semi-submersible offshore structure suitable for conducting mineral exploration and production operations in deep waters of the oceans. The structure uses three or more caissons or columns equidistantly spaced from adjacent columns. The weigh... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6030148 | Method for improving the feasibility of a drilling rig of jack-up type and a drilling rig of jack-up type A method and apparatus for an improved drilling rig of jack-up type is provided. The drilling rig has a frame part comprising a working deck and an essentially plane-shaped bottom. Three feet are provided in the frame and are operated by lifting devices. ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6015245 | Semisubmersible offshore vessel Improvements to a ring pontoon semisubmersible vessel. The centerlines of the corner columns ar displaced with respect to the axial centerlines of the forward and aft portions of the ring pontoon. Additionally, the centerlines of the corner columns may be... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5980159 | Marine stabilising system and method A buoyancy assembly suitable for supporting, either alone or in combination, a load deck or other marine body, said assembly comprising a first portion adapted to be connected to the marine body and a second portion (1) adapted, in combination with the fi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5567086 | Tension leg caisson and method of erecting the same A tension leg caisson is disclosed for supporting surface facilities on a deck for conducting hydrocarbon recovery operations in deepwater location applications. The tension leg caisson has an elongated, buoyant central vertical column or caisson with a p... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5241572 | Apparatus for locating a floatable platform Apparatus for locating a floatable platform, comprises upstanding support members arranged to be adjacent to an article submerged in a liquid, and extendible members depending from the platform. The extendible members on initial extension are arranged to ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5188484 | Jack-up type offshore oil and gas production platform and method A mobile, self-elevating, offshore production platform, for exploitation of smaller reservoirs, is provided with a liquid tight hull having a deck; a plurality of support legs, each having a gear rack and bottom footpads, which are slidably extendable thr... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5147148 | Heave-restrained platform and drilling system A Heave-Restrained Platform and Drilling System (HRP/DS) comprises a floating structure having a central buoyancy means, at least three out-rigger columns, and a hybrid mooring system in which a spread (lateral) mooring system functions with an array of t... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4907912 | Submersible production storage barge and method for transporting and installing a jack-up rig in a body of water A submersible production storage barge and method for transporting and installing a jack-up rig in a body of water has the submersible production storage barge releasably secured to a jack-up rig while the jack-up rig and submersible production storage ba... | 03/13/1990 |
