Method and apparatus for providing fluid transfer between a marine platform and a service vessel
CA 2419192 A1 · Owner: Williamson, John P. · Inventors: Williamson, John P.
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The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fluid transfer between a fixed marine production platform and a work vessel (eg. jack up barge). The method includes positioning the work vessel next to the production platform and then adjusting the elevational position of the vessel relative to the production platform so that the deck of the production platform and the deck of the work vessel or at about the same elevational position. A bridge truss spans between the deck portions of the production platform and work vessel, the truss having interconnected truss members and a planar surface that enables flexible hoses to be supported by the truss. The truss further includes a …
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- Filed February 19, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 19, 2023.
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