Patent ID: 8282711

Claim:
A subsea installation for separation of hydrocarbons from a subsea well, the installation comprising: a first manifold which is connected to at least one well; at least two first pipe segments which are each connected to the first manifold, the first manifold and the first pipe segments being arranged in a first plane; at least two second pipe segments which are arranged in a second plane located below the first plane; each first pipe segment comprising a first outlet which is connected to a second manifold and a second outlet which is connected to a corresponding second pipe segment; each second pipe segment comprising an upstream-most inlet which is connected to a second outlet of a corresponding first pipe segment and at least one third outlet which is connected to a third manifold; wherein the longitudinal axis of the first manifold is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the first pipe segments and the first pipe segments are arranged with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel.