Abstract: A marine riser has couplings with screw-threads for securing marine riser sections together, and a carousel mechanism for coupling auxiliary lines to the marine riser sections at various locations along the sections to permit the lines to rotate freely relative to the marine riser sections as the sections are rotatably assembled. The marine riser also has a buoyancy module which houses choke and kill lines in buoyancy module fairing portions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
June 11, 2002
Assignee:
Petroleum Equipment Supply Engineering Company Limited