| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a hydrocarbon exploration system, comprising a first vessel ( 1 ) having a turret ( 3 ) around which the vessel can weathervane, the turret being moored to the sea bed ( 4 ), and a second vessel ( 7 ) connected with at least one riser ( 12 ) to a subsea well ( 5 ), the first vessel ( 1 ) being connected to the second vessel via a fluid transfer duct ( 20 ) comprising a first end section ( 23 ) attached to the turret of the first vessel ( 1 ), a substantially horizontal mid section ( 24 ), and a second end section ( 22 ) attached at or near the second vessel ( 7 ), the second vessel ( 7 ) weighing between 2,000 and 15,000 ton its base being attached to the sea bed via taut tendons ( 9 ), the weight exerted by the fluid transfer duct ( 20 ) on the second vessel being below 1,000 ton, a power generator being situated on the first vessel ( 1 ), power being transferred from the power generator via an electrical swivel on the first vessel.
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