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WO/2009/133276A2
The invention relates to a device for interaction between humans/machines/sea mammals, that includes a visualisation screen and/or a beacon provided with or more receivers/transmitters of aerial and/or underwater signals, and driven by a...  
WO/2009/122098A2
The present invention relates to a floating support (10) for petroleum production, comprising a detachable docking system (1, 2, 3) with anchoring lines (13) at the bottom of the sea and bottom-surface linking ducts (14) comprising: a do...  
WO/2009/115388A1
A disconnectable mooring assembly for a vessel (1) comprises a mooring buoy (11) and a swivel positioned above the mooring buoy. The mooring buoy is provided with a central member (2) for being anchored to the seabed and comprises a numb...  
WO/2009/106853A2
A buoy (1) has a main body (5), and a moveable mass (2) positioned inside the main body. The buoy (1) may be tethered to a submarine vessel and used as a communications buoy. The buoy (1) may be configured for floating in a generally upr...  
WO/2009/099337A1
Ship adapted for drilling of oil and/or gas wells, adapted for drilling through a drill riser string that extends from a well in the seabed to a turret arranged in the ship. The drill riser string is adapted to be separated from connecti...  
WO/2009/063112A1
The invention relates to a system for measuring sea-based wind resources, comprising a spar buoy floating structure secured by an anchoring device to maintain same in position, said structure being provided with instrumentation which rec...  
WO/2009/063159A1
A method of lowering a subsea structure to the seabed comprising the steps of:- providing at least one buoyancy element on or connected to the subsea structure, said at least one buoyancy element comprising one or more chambers containin...  
WO/2009/060142A2
This invention relates to a submerged buoy (1) consisting of: a housing (2) containing a receiver (4) of a radioacoustic signal; a mooring rope (11) with one end attached to a mooring point; a mechanism for releasing said buoy, allowing ...  
WO/2009/049286A1
A tube buoyancy can system for tensioning a top tension riser. In some embodiments, the system includes a tubular can coupled to the top tension riser and a pressurized gas system configured to selectably inject pressurized gas into the ...  
WO/2009/044052A2
Said installation (16) comprises a transport duct (34) at least partly submerged in an expanse of water (14), a device (65, 48) for conveying fluid between the tanker (12) and the duct (34) and a floating quay (42) for tying up the tanke...  
WO/2009/040638A2
A system wherein a vessel (12) is moored by catenary mooring lines (14, 15, 16) that include polymer cable lengths (30) that can stretch under tension, which indicates the amount of polymer stretching. In the absence of polymer line stre...  
WO/2009/031971A1
A mooring system for a vessel and a method of mooring a vessel are provided. The mooring system comprises a turret structure; a swivel unit mounted on the turret structure; a bearing assembly for rotatably mounting the turret structure a...  
WO/2009/029129A1
An Air-Deployable Expendable Ice Buoy (AXIB) that can withstand multiple freeze - thaw cycles and operate equally well in ice prone ocean or fresh water. The AXIB can be dropped from an airborne platform, land on an ice surface, right it...  
WO/2009/020400A2
Mooring system for a floating offshore installation (1), such as an offshore platform, comprising a plurality of mooring lines (3) extending between the sea floor (7) and the installation (1). The system further comprises a plurality of ...  
WO/2009/010656A2
The invention relates to a device for controlling the immersion of probes and/or sensors measuring the physico-chemical parameters of liquids, enabling the clogging or ageing of said probes and sensors to be significantly limited. The in...  
WO/2009/010089A1
Assembly of turret (2) and disconnectable buoy (3), in which the turret at its lower end and the buoy at its upper end are provided with mating coupling provisions. The coupling provisions comprise an annular projection (4) protruding fr...  
WO/2009/004446A2
A system is described for recovering a mooring line (3) of a craft, comprising: - floating means (2) attached to said mooring line, - means for retaining and releasing said floating means, said retaining and releasing means being releasa...  
WO/2008/150820A1
An LNG terminal is disclosed which includes an offshore mooring turret, an LNG storage vessel operatively coupled to the mooring turret, the LNG storage vessel including at least one LNG storage tank for the storage of liquid natural gas...  
WO/2008/145862A2
The invention relates to an underwater buoy for hanging a duct (60) between a sea bed and the surface, said buoy including a frame (10) and a plurality of modular members (50) adapted to be mounted in said frame, said modular members ext...  
WO/2008/145325A1
There is provided a nautical buoy having a part for giving visual signal, a flotation balloon, a flow sensitive rotor, and means for anchoring the buoy. The visual signal giving part is part of or connected to the upper part of the flota...  
WO/2008/144410A1
A system comprising a structure defining an interior of the system; an apparatus exterior to the structure, the apparatus adapted to reduce in size when lowered into a body of water; a strap exterior to the apparatus, the strap adapted t...  
WO/2008/143604A1
A buoyant visibility device comprising an enclosure structure on its exterior, a hollow interior, and a plurality of arms arranged such that, in any position, at least one arm substantially extends upward, wherein the visibility device m...  
WO2008086225B1
A mooring system comprising a submerged buoy releasably connected to a vessel adjacent its keel by a structural connector. The structural connector consists of a cylindrical sleeve coaxially movable with respect to a cylindrical housing ...  
WO/2008/119853A1
The invention relates to a buoy for mooring and supplying services to pleasure craft. The main elements of the invention comprise: a body; a lower ring having a chain joined thereto, said chain terminating in an upper ring of a mooring p...  
WO/2008/121732A1
A system is provided for transferring fluids such as liquefied natural gas between a floating transport vessel and a floating storage vessel utilizing a transfer vessel to deploy, operate and return a fluid conduit to the storage vessel....  
WO/2008/118617A2
Methods and apparatus to provide sonobuoys that can be deployed on a sea bottom and surface upon detection of an object of interest. Upon reaching the surface, the sonobuoy can transmit information, such as position information, to a rec...  
WO/2008/115068A1
A floating platform for drilling after or production of hydrocarbons comprises a semi-submersible main platform (2) carrying process and/or drilling equipment at its upper surface (7), and which is designed as a vertical, essentially fla...  
WO/2008/102201A2
The present application relates to a marine buoy featuring a novel bracing assembly disposed within a marine buoy and featuring a plurality of bracing members extending between and connecting to a first fastening member and a second fest...  
WO/2008/100157A1
The invention relates to an device for production of energy from currents in water, comprising a first element (10), a second element (20) and a plurality of turbine modules (750) connected to the first element. The second element is mou...  
WO/2008/093289A1
An underwater buoy system is disclosed. The system comprises a docking station (10) arranged to receive a buoy (14), and a reservoir (20) of gas under pressure with a first controllable valve (24) operable to release gas from the reservo...  
WO/2008/088223A1
A device for loading and/or unloading of flowable media, comprising a buoy connected to at least one riser (6) and a vessel (30) provided with a pick-up space (77) for the buoy. The pick-up space (77) ends at the bottom of the vessel (30...  
WO/2008/052286A1
A buoyant actuator (10) for use in apparatus (11) for harnessing ocean wave energy and for converting the harnessed energy to high-pressure seawater. The buoyant actuator (10) comprises a body (21) defining a chamber (23) having a pliant...  
WO/2008/051090A1
Mooring system for a loading station, i.e. a mooring system for a loading station which can be located in a safe distance from a production platform/vessel, where a conventional tanker with dynamic positioning and bow loading equipment c...  
WO/2008/051225A1
An underwater flotation safety device (100) includes a base (120) that may be positioned below the water surface (12) of a swimming pool (2) with ballast (130a), a hook (130b), or the like. A buoyant member (110) is releasably coupled to...  
WO/2008/047011A2
The invention relates to a network of floaters used, for example, to anchor at least one wind turbine, an underwater generator, or an oscillating water column system on deep marine sites. According to the invention, the network is a line...  
WO/2008/031142A1
An environmentally friendly screwed into sea bed mooring system, primarily aimed at but not limited to the permanent mooring of boats and other maritime vessels.  
WO/2008/029198A2
An automatic system for the safe recovery of the mooring lines of a craft fastened to a anchor log or to a catenary in the depth, wherein one or more recovery lines of said ropes are fastened to a floating buoy. The buoy is retained belo...  
WO/2008/012358A1
System of a hydrocarbon transfer buoy (2, 82) and a vessel (3, 95), the buoy having a length (H1,H2,H3) of at least 50 m and a length-to-width ratio of at least 10: 1, and comprising a submerged buoyancy member (5,6,7,85) having a length...  
WO/2008/006145A1
A wave energy converting apparatus (44) and its associated tension mooring system (50) is described. The wave energy converting apparatus (44) comprises an elongate support structure (45) designed to extend above a mean water level in th...  
WO/2007/146433A2
A buoy system having a buoyant flotation reel 10 for retaining a length of anchor line 95 and for supporting a display pole is disclosed. The anchor line 95 includes an anchor weight 98 thereon and a reel insert 15 for placement within t...  
WO/2007/136649A2
A protective cover fits over assorted marine mooring buoys and protects a boat or other such vessel against impact and abrasion from the mooring buoy. The mooring buoy cover is constructed from impact and abrasion resistant materials. Th...  
WO/2007/124999A1
A disconnetable mooring system is provided, comprising a vessel (1) with an outrigger (3) supporting a riser assembly (4) in a disconnectable manner, .which riser assembly is provided with a riser top body (8) which by means of disconnec...  
WO/2007/127531A2
A mooring system comprising a submerged buoy releasably connectable to a vessel keel having a combined axial/radial bearing. A segmented ring, fastened to the buoy, forms the bearing outer ring. An inner bearing hub slidingly carried on ...  
WO/2007/119160A2
An off-axis rotary joint for selectively enabling communication of a signal between a housing mounted for rotation about an axis relative to a hollow shaft assembly at all permissible relative angular displacements between the housing an...  
WO/2007/117300A2
A floating production, storage and off-loading system includes a hull (14) configured for flotation above a seabed and having a deck; and a column buoy (22a) mounted in the hull so as to have an axis substantially perpendicular to the de...  
WO/2007/114714A1
A submersible marine marker arrangement. It includes a buoy, an item to be marked by the buoy, to be sunk to the bottom of a body of water and that is tethered to the buoy in a manner to be able to assume two tethered conditions. A first...  
WO/2007/110512A1
Communication system (1) for the transmission of navigation information comprising a buoy (2), said buoy comprising: - electronic signal processing means and; - a transmitter of signals able to transmit some of said processed signals to ...  
WO/2007/108705A1
The present invention relates to a connection system and a method for connecting and disconnecting a floating unit to and from a buoy which is connected to a subsea installation, where the buoy comprises a first connection device for con...  
WO/2007/108694A1
Turret locking system, comprising a turret having a stopping ring mounted, distinguished in that the stopping ring is mounted to an inner bearing on the turret, and thereby rotates passively with an inner part of the turret, and a lockin...  
WO/2007/106323A2
For reducing the number of components required for mooring (by- means of three, 120° spaced apart mooring lines) multiple floating wave energy converters (WECs), a group of six WECs is disposed in a hexagonal pattern with each WEC being...  

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