Abstract: A prismatic tank has outer and inner walls and internal horizontal stays. The walls include a plurality of horizontal beam sections. Each beam section has two parallel flanges interconnected by a web and a pair of opposing end faces. The beam sections are stacked one on top of the other and joined together along adjoining longitudinal edges of respective flanges and at end faces of respective beam sections such that a joint is formed between a first end face of a first beam section and a second, abutting end face of a second, abutting beam section. The web of the first beam section is recessed at the first end face and the web of the second beam section is recessed at the second end face so as to leave a first opening in the joint.

Abstract: A double containment prismatic tank has outer and inner walls (1, 2) made by stacking H-beam sections on top of each other and joining them along their longitudinal flange edges and at their abutting end faces in joints (5). In the joint areas internal stays (tension beams) (3) are connected to the inner wall (2) to improve the structural efficiency of the tank. The stays (3) are connected to the inner wall (2) by means of brackets (6) which extend in a smooth and tapering manner to the sides of the joint (5) area. In the joint (5) the outer and inner flanges (7, 8) of the beams (4) are joined by welds (10). However, the webs (9) of the beams (4) are not welded together in the joint, but are instead recessed and terminated in a smooth curve so as to form an opening (11), thus avoiding any contact between the outer and inner walls (7, 8) that are not base metal and thereby avoiding a risk of fatigue crack propagation from the inner wall (2) to the outer wall (1).

Abstract: The invention regards a tank for storing of fluid at low temperature of insulated self carrying plate structure, where the plates comprises a sandwich structure, comprising two surface sheets of a metal or a material with similar properties and a core material with properties allowing for the variation of thermal deformation between the inner and outer surface sheets, which core material also provides for at least partly the insulation of the tank and which provides at least partly the necessary stiffness and strength of the wall. The invention also regard support means for the tank, a sandwich structure for use in a tank, and a method for producing the tank.

Abstract: The invention regards a tank for storing of fluid at very low temperature, as LNG, which tank comprises external plates, forming roof, side walls and floor, and an internal cell structure with fluid communication between all the cells in the cell structure at floor level of the tank. At least a part of the external plate comprises a layered structure and where the internal cell structure is formed as self equilibrating support and or anchoring for the external plates. The invention also regards a cell structure for use in a tank for storing fluid.

Abstract: There is provided a system comprising an assembly for storage or transport of compressed gas on a floating structure (1), wherein the assem+y (3) comprises a plurality of separate, parallel, laying pipes (4) which are closed at both ends and are supported discretely or continuously by a supporting structure (5). The pipes (4) are releaseably attached to the supporting structure (5) only at one end thereof, where the pipes are coupled to a manifold system (˜) for filling or emptying of the pipes, and the supporting structure (5) is arranged to allow unobstructed longitudinal guiding of the pipes (4) in the storage assembly (3), so that the pipes individually or in groups can be introduced to or removed from their operating position in the storage assem+y via openings at the ends of the assem+y located oppositely to said one end.