Patent ID: 6109989
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B63B,E21B

Abstract:
An offshore fluid transferring arrangement comprising,a permanent storage facility for fluids,a floating offloading facility that is arranged and designed for transferring fluid to a product transport facility,a first pipeline which has a first end coupled to said permanent storage facility, said first pipeline having a second end,a submerged pipeline terminating device including a first input flowline to which said second end of said first pipeline is coupled, said terminating device having an output flowline in communication with said first input flowline,flexible support leads coupled between said floating offloading facility and said submerged pipeline terminating device which support said terminating device at a submerged location beneath said floating offloading facility,a flexible connecting product flowline coupled to said output flowline of said terminating device and said floating offloading facility, andsaid pipeline terminating device including at least one floodable water tight compartment, which when flooded cause said pipeline terminating device to sink to a submerged position with support from said flexible support leads.