HYDROCARBON PROCESSING VESSEL AND METHOD

摘要

The invention provides a hydrocarbon processing vessel (100) comprising a plurality of first storage tanks (20) arranged on the starboard side of the longitudinal mid-plane (12), a plurality of second storage tanks (22) arranged on the port side of the longitudinal mid-plane, and in symmetrical side-by-side arrangement with the plurality of first storage tanks, and at least one longitudinal bulkhead (24) extending along the mid-plane and located between adjacent first and second storage tanks. Preferably the bulkhead extends from the base (8) of the hull (2) to the deck (10), which deck is supported by the bulkhead. In an embodiment the bulkhead comprises a first and a second bulkhead (26,28) defining a passageway therebetween.