floating oil production support and bottom-to-surface connection installation

摘要

Patent Specification: "Floating support anchored on cable reel, comprising a flexible conduit orientation and diverting conduit in the middle of that reel". The present invention relates to a floating oil production support (1) supporting and comprising a spool (2) traversed by a plurality of first flexible conduits (4, 4a-4c) connected (7) to an upper platform (2c). characterized in that this spool comprises at least one conduit and orientation and deflection conduit (5) capable of containing and orienting that first flexible conduit (4), not vertically traversing the interior of this cylindrical internal structure (2a) of the spool between: a) this bottom wall (2b) at the level of a first location (c1) of that bottom wall where this conduit and orientation is fixed; and (b) an inner platform (6) above that bottom wall, the upper end (5c) of that orientation conduit (5) being fixed (6b) to that inner platform (6) at the level of a second location (c2) where it is located. attached or capable of being attached to the upper end (4-3) of this flexible conduit (4) contained in that orientation conduit, this second location being not aligned vertically with that first location.