Patent ID: 8083501

Claim:
A pumping system for boosting fluid flow at a subsea location, comprising: a self-contained pumping module having a plurality of components mounted in a single module so the self-contained pumping module can be lowered to a position resting on the seafloor in a single trip and retrieved from the seafloor in a single trip, the plurality of components comprising: a skid; a plurality of pumps mounted on the skid in a generally horizontal orientation; a plurality of motors mounted on the skid, each motor of the plurality of motors being coupled to a corresponding pump of the plurality of pumps to increase flow rate, discharge pressure, or both flow rate and discharge pressure; an electrical stab plate mounted on the skid and comprising a plurality of wet matable connections through which electric power is provided to the plurality of motors; and a plurality of hydraulic connections in fluid communication with the plurality of pumps, the plurality of hydraulic connections being wet matable independently of the wet matable connections of the electrical stab plate and at a location separate from the wet matable connections of the electrical stab plate to enable easy connection of independent hydraulic lines.