FLOATING PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF

摘要

Floating platform for drilling, production, storage or other applications, particularly suitable for icy waters, which platform comprising a hull with outer side wall which is mainly symmetrical around a vertical centre axis in the platform and in a lower end is closed with a bottom, a deck in the upper end of the hull equipped conveniently according to the intended application, the platforms draught being considerably less than the diameter of the platform and the buoyancy centre for the platform for the submerged part is situated lower than the centre of gravity of the platform, characterized by that the mainly symmetrical outer side of the hull includes at least three sections counted from the upper part of the hull: a water level section with diminishing diameter in the direction downwards along the centre axis, in which water level section the water level should be positioned during operation in icy waters, an intermediate section with cylinder form and an under section with increasing diameter in the direction downwards along the centre axis. Method for operation in icy waters of the platform.