Patent ID: 7572085

Claim:
A combination operable for connecting respective end fittings of two subsea fluid conveyance lines, comprising: a buoyancy unit; one line is a riser supported by the one buoyancy unit, the riser having a first end fitting located at the buoyancy unit, the other line is a jumper operable for linking the riser to a production or storage facility, the jumper having a second end fitting located at the buoyancy unit, an intermediate connecting pipe having first and second connectors and being mounted on the buoyancy unit to pivot, with respect to the end fittings of the riser and the jumper between an operating position, wherein the first and second connectors of the connecting pipe are connected respectively to the first and second end fittings of the riser and the jumper, and an intervention position, wherein the connectors of the connecting pipe are separated from the respective end fittings.