Patents Assigned to Kværner AS
  • Patent number: 10934798
    Abstract: An unmanned wellhead platform (1) (UWP) comprising a jacket (10) designed and adapted to be supported on the seabed and projecting above the sea level is shown. The unmanned wellhead platform (1) includes a topside installed on top of the jacket (10). The topside is designed as a standardized base concept tailored for repetitive future topside constructions (3). Each topside construction (3) is adapted to the number of wells to be developed. The topside construction (3) is made up by a number of different but standardized sections (4). Each standardized section (4) is dedicated for a particular and predetermined purpose and location in the topside construction (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Kværner AS
    Inventor: Knut Engene
  • Patent number: 10870467
    Abstract: An offshore material handling system including an offshore crane carrying vessel(4), an installation structure (1) fixed to the seabed and projecting above the sea level is described. The installation structure(1) includes a material handling distribution system on board the installation structure(1). The material handling system includes an independent platform structure(3) for temporary attachment to the installation structure(1) and temporary use on the installation structure (1) for load transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Knut Engene, Trond Granli, Odd Inge Stuedal
  • Patent number: 10711949
    Abstract: An arrangement of an unmanned and remotely operated production facility comprising a wellhead platform including a wellhead assembly having an X-mas tree, a flowline transporting hydrocarbon fluids produced from a well via said wellhead assembly to one or more consecutive process equipment(s), and further on to a destination via a transport line. Any process equipment and/or pipeline section located at a higher level than said outlet point from said wellhead assembly, is arranged to either drain back to the x-mas tree, or drain downstream to said transport pipeline by assistance of respective valves arranged along said flowline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Odd Inge Stuedal, Arne Budal
  • Patent number: 10625991
    Abstract: A deck hoist tractor (DHT) for an unmanned platform (1) comprising an elongated base frame structure (12) carrying respective caterpillar drives (18) on each side enabling the tractor (2) to move forward and rearward, characterised in that the tractor (2) further comprising a tower frame structure (10) extending in substantially vertical direction from one end section of the base frame structure (12), which tower frame structure (10) is carrying a cantilevered top frame structure (11) carrying a lifting apparatus (22, 21), said caterpillar drives (18) are located at the same end section as said top frame structure (11), that said base frame structure (12) is extended by respective cantilevered beams (12a) space apart with an opening between them, each cantilevered beam (12) having an adjustable support structure (19) adjacent to their distal end (12b) from the caterpillar drive (18), said cantilevered top frame structure (11) is extended to vertically correspond with said respective cantilevered beams (12a),
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Odd Inge Stuedal, Knut Engene
  • Publication number: 20190301259
    Abstract: An unmanned wellhead platform (1) (UWP) comprising a jacket (10) designed and adapted to be supported on the seabed and projecting above the sea level is shown. The unmanned wellhead platform (1) includes a topside installed on top of the jacket (10). The topside is designed as a standardized base concept tailored for repetitive future topside constructions (3). Each topside construction (3) is adapted to the number of wells to be developed. The topside construction (3) is made up by a number of different but standardized sections (4). Each standardized section (4) is dedicated for a particular and predetermined purpose and location in the topside construction (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KVærner AS
    Inventor: Knut ENGENE
  • Publication number: 20190285229
    Abstract: An arrangement of an unmanned and remotely operated production facility comprising a wellhead platform including a wellhead assembly (1) having an X-mas tree, a flowline (2) transporting hydrocarbon fluids produced from a well via said wellhead assembly to two or more consecutive process equipment(s) (3-6), and further on to a destination via a transport line (8). Any process equipment and/or pipeline section located at a higher level than said outlet point A from said wellhead assembly (1), is arranged to either drain back to the x-mas tree, or drain downstream to said transport pipeline by assistance of respective valves arranged along said flowline (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Odd Inge STUEDAL, Arne BUDAL
  • Publication number: 20190127188
    Abstract: A deck hoist tractor (DHT) for an unmanned platform (1) comprising an elongated base frame structure (12) carrying respective caterpillar drives (18) on each side enabling the tractor (2) to move forward and rearward, characterised in that the tractor (2) further comprising a tower frame structure (10) extending in substantially vertical direction from one end section of the base frame structure (12), which tower frame structure (10) is carrying a cantilevered top frame structure (11) carrying a lifting apparatus (22, 21), said caterpillar drives (18) are located at the same end section as said top frame structure (11), that said base frame structure (12) is extended by respective cantilevered beams (12a) space apart with an opening between them, each cantilevered beam (12) having an adjustable support structure (19) adjacent to their distal end (12b) from the caterpillar drive (18), said cantilevered top frame structure (11) is extended to vertically correspond with said respective cantilevered beams (12a),
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Odd Inge STUEDAL, Knut ENGENE
  • Publication number: 20180022424
    Abstract: An offshore material handling system including an offshore crane carrying vessel(4), an installation structure (1) fixed to the seabed and projecting above the sea level is described. The installation structure(1) includes a material handling distribution system on board the installation structure(1). The material handling system includes an independent platform structure(3) for temporary attachment to the installation structure(1) and temporary use on the installation structure (1) for load transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Kværner AS
    Inventors: Knut ENGENE, Trond GRANLI, Odd Inge STUEDAL
  • Publication number: 20160356143
    Abstract: A method and system for oil production in remote deep-water areas, especially in areas where weather or ice conditions may require closing and removal of surface facilities and equipment. Processing of the produced oil from subsea oil wells is partly performed subsea on a subsea oil and gas production unit (10) called Deepwater Production System (DPS), whereas the remaining processing takes part on a vessel (1) that may be disconnected from the DPS if the conditions make it necessary. The method and system take advantage of combining and integrating subsea processing with processing at atmospheric pressure onboard the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Kvaerner AS
    Inventor: Rolf Eie
  • Patent number: D389842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Kvaerner AS
    Inventors: Rolf Kvamsdal, Magnar Forde