THE STORAGE AND LOADING SYSTEM FOR THE ASHTART OIL FIELD

Single Buoy Moorings Inc. has designed and built a new tanker terminal which is being used by Societe Nationale des Petroles d'Aquitaine in the Ashtart field off the coast of Tunisia. A 70,000 ton tanker is used as the storage tank; the single-buoy mooring is anchored by six lines, and an articulated loading arm connects the buoy with the storage tanker. The arm is free to rotate. The storage facilities are connected to a production platform by a three mile long, 10 in, dia line which lines on the bottom of the ocean, about 70 m below the surface. Ships to be loaded approach the terminal from the rear and are secured by the mobile mooring lines. The ship can drift with the current during loading operations.

• Authors:
  • Chayer, A
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-35
• Serial:
  • Ind Petrole
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056508
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM