A SUBSEA PRODUCING AND SINGLE POINT MOORING SYSTEM

A subsea producing and single point mooring system includes a submerged storage tank anchored in the marine bottom, a tether pipe attached to the tank and extending vertically at least to the surface of the water, a floating terminal fastened to the upper end of the pipe, a device communicating between the tank and the terminal and supported at least in part by the tether pipe, and a device for conducting the material from the terminal to a vessel.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • U.S. Patent Classification No. C1.141/387.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mobil Oil Corporation

  Paulsboro, NJ  United States  08066
• Authors:
  • Manning, W F
• Publication Date: 1970-7-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm buoy storage; Spm new concepts
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056636
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM