Abstract: A floating hydrocarbon treating plant containing a vessel having a hull and a deck and having tanks located below the deck for storing hydrocarbons, and a plant for treating hydrocarbons located at the deck of the vessel is provided. The plant for treating hydrocarbons includes spaced-apart modules, wherein each module has related plant equipment mounted on a module floor, and the modules rest on closed support girders that extend under the module in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the deck, and wherein the module floor is secured to one of the closed support girders.

Abstract: A floating hydrocarbon treating plant containing a vessel having a hull and a deck and having tanks located below the deck for storing hydrocarbons, and a plant for treating hydrocarbons located at the deck of the vessel is provided. The plant for treating hydrocarbons includes spaced-apart modules, wherein each module has related plant equipment mounted on a module floor, and the modules rest on closed support girders that extend under the module in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the deck, and wherein the module floor is secured to one of the closed support girders.

Abstract: A floating plant for liquefying natural gas having a barge provided with a liquefaction plant, member for receiving natural gas and with member for storing and discharging liquefied natural gas. The liquefaction plant involves a heat exchange in which heat is removed when liquefying natural gas is transferred to water. The barge is further provided with a receptacle; an open-ended water intake conduit having an inlet; a connecting conduit extending from the outlet of the water intake conduit to the receptacle; a pump for transporting water from the receptacle to the heat exchanger and a water discharge system for discharging water removed from the heat exchanger. The connecting conduit has the shape of an inverted “U” of which the top is located above the receptacle.

Abstract: A floating plant for liquefying natural gas comprising a barge (2) provided with a liquefaction plant (3), means for receiving natural gas and with means for storing and discharging liquefied natural gas, which liquefaction plant (3) includes a heat exchange (12) in which heat removed when liquefying natural gas is transferred to water, which barge (2) is further provided with a receptacle (20), an open-ended water intake conduit (25) having an inlet (28), a connecting conduit (35) extending from the outlet (30) of the water intake conduit (25) to the receptacle (20), a pump (40) for transporting water from the receptacle (20) to the heat exchanger (12) and a water discharge system (45) for discharging water removed from the heat exchanger (12), wherein the connecting conduit (35) has the shape of an inverted “U” of which the top (47) is located above the receptacle (20).

Abstract: A method for joining well and other oilfield tubulars by amorphous bonding comprises the steps of positioning a body of amorphous material (16) between adjacent and surfaces of a pair of oilfield tubulars (3, 4) that are to be joined and using induction heating to melt the amorphous material and create on cooling a metallurgical bond between the tubulars (3, 4). Throughout the heating and bonding process the tubulars (3, 4) are fixed in axial alignment with each other using clamp means which include a mandrel (1) which is inserted into the interior of the tubulars (3, 4) so that the bonding process can be performed in a sealed chamber (17, 18) which is filled with an inert gas.

Abstract: An offshore product loading terminal has a support which is secured an an anchor and which carries a pipe swivel. A product pipe from a product source is intended to be connected to the pipe swivel, the input and output of which are capable of relative rotation about a vertical axis. The turntable also permits relative rotation about the vertical axis and carries a buoy through a universal coupling. The buoy carries a mooring point for a ship and is divided into a plurality of compartments individually sealed.