A SINGLE POINT MOORING BUOY, USEFUL FOR TRANSFERRING TANKER CARGO

A single point mooring buoy, useful for transferring tanker cargo, has a manifold which comprises a first tubular member having a number of vertical compartments and a second member having a number of separate compartments and rotating with respect to the first so that fluids can flow through apertures in the first member into compartments in the second. A number of different fluids can be pumped through the manifold without intermixing.

• Corporate Authors:

  BP Tanker Company, Limited

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• Publication Date: 1964-12-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm improved conventional
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM