摘要 |
AN OFFSHORE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (10) COMPRISING A FLOATING PRODUCTION UNIT (12), A PRODUCTION BUOY (14), AND A MODULAR PRODUCTION TRANSFER SYSTEM (20) THEREBETWEEN. THE MODULAR PRODUCTION TRANSFER SYSTEM (20) MAY INCLUDE A SUPPORT STRUCTURE (60) CONFIGURED TO BE SECURED TO AN EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE FLOATING PRODUCTION UNIT (12), A MOON POOL (62) SECURED OUTBOARD OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE (60), AN INSPECTION PLATFORM (66) SECURED ABOVE THE MOON POOL (62), A TURNTABLE (68) SECURED TO THE INSPECTION PLATFORM (66). THE MODULAR PRODUCTION TRANSFER SYSTEM (20) MAY BE CONFIGURED TO MATE WITH THE BUOY CONNECTOR (74) AND ROTATE WITHIN THE MOON POOL (62), THEREBY MAINTAIN THE BUOY (14) IN A FIXED ORIENTATION, WHILE THE FLOATING PRODUCTION UNIT (12) ROTATES ABOUT THE BUOY (14), DURING PRODUCTION. |