Patents Assigned to Bluewater Offshore Production
  • Mooring system for fluid cargo tankers
    Patent number: 7051774
    Abstract: The liquid cargo mooring and fluid transfer system of the present invention includes a first column affixed to the ocean floor. The first column supports one end of an extended length space frame. At the opposite end of the space frame is a buoyant support. The buoyant support includes a flat tank and a buoyant column. Fluid transfer equipment is attached to the column portion of the buoyant support on the second end of the space frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Bluewater Offshore Production
    Inventor: Jaap De Baan