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Turret-less floating production ship

  • US 6,453,838 B1
  • Filed: 10/20/2000
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for conducting floating oil and gas production operations offshore comprising:

  • a turret-less vessel equipped with multiple risers arranged so that the vessel may rotate up to at least 90 degrees in either direction around the risers without damage to the risers;

    the risers extending between the vessel and subsurface equipment; and

    at least one flex joint for each riser being included to absorb the bending moment on the riser during rotation of the vessel.

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