Abstract: There is disclosed a mooring device (10) comprising an attachment unit (66) for mooring of a floating unit (110) to a floating or non-floating structure (125). The mooring device (10) comprises a first mooring arm (12) and a second mooring arm (20) for transferring and/or absorbing forces and energy that arises when the floating unit (110) moves relative to the floating or non-floating structure. There is also disclosed a floating unit and a floating or non-floating structure comprising one or more such mooring devices (10).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 15, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 12, 2022
Assignee:
Connect LNG AS
Inventors:
Stian Tunestveit Magnusson, David Mikal Knutsen
Abstract: A process system (15) for transfer of a fluid between a floating or non-floating facility (11) and a receiving structure (21) via a support unit (12) is disclosed, where the process system (15) comprises: —a first pipe element (58) for transport of fluid on the support unit (12), —a second pipe element (68) for transport of fluid on the support unit (12), —a first cross over pipe (22) that is fluidly connected to the first pipe element (58) and the second pipe element (68), —a second cross over pipe (26) that is fluidly connected to the first pipe element (58) and the second pipe element (68), —a first valve device (30) arranged in the first cross over pipe (22), —a second valve device (31) arranged in the second cross over pipe (26) —a first cargo valve device (39) that is provided in the first pipe element (58), —a second cargo valve device (40) that is provided in the second pipe element (68). A fluid transfer system (10) comprising such a process system (15) is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2018
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2022
Assignee:
Connect LNG AS
Inventors:
Magnus Eikens, John Randolph Holland, Stian Tunestveit Magnusson, Bjornar Danielsen
Abstract: A mooring frame (26, 27) for mooring of a floating unit (10), the mooring frame (26, 27) being adapted for mounting on the floating unit (10) or a floating or non-floating structure and comprising an attachment unit (30) for attachment to the floating unit (10) or the floating or non-floating structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 2017
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2020
Assignee:
Connect LNG AS
Inventors:
David Mikal Knutsen, Stian Tunestveit Magnusson
Abstract: A transfer structure for transfer of a fluid between a floating structure and a floating or non-floating facility and/or transmission of electric power between the floating or non-floating facility and the floating structure is disclosed. The transfer structure includes at least one attachment means passive-movably mounted relative to the transfer structure for releasable attachment of the transfer structure to the floating structure. The transfer structure is semi-submersible and floating.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2020
Assignee:
CONNECT LNG AS
Inventors:
David Mikal Knutsen, Stian Tunestveit Magnusson, Magnus Eikens, Andreas Norberg, Kjetil Sjølie Strand
Abstract: There is disclosed a semi-submersible, floating transfer structure for transfer of a fluid between a floating structure and a floating or non-floating facility and/or transmission of electric power between the floating or non-floating facility and the floating structure. The transfer structure comprises at least one attachment means mounted to the transfer structure for releasable attachment of the transfer structure to the floating structure, said at least one attachment means being passive-movably mounted relative to the transfer structure.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 16, 2015
Publication date:
November 3, 2016
Applicant:
CONNECT LNG AS
Inventors:
David Mikal KNUTSEN, Stian Tunestveit MAGNUSSON, Magnus EIKENS, Andreas NORBERG, Kjetil Sjølie STRAND