Global Patent Index - EP 2326552 A2

EP 2326552 A2 20110601 - METHOD OF LOCATING A SUBSEA STRUCTURE FOR DEPLOYMENT

Title (en)

METHOD OF LOCATING A SUBSEA STRUCTURE FOR DEPLOYMENT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM INSTALLIEREN EINER UNTERWASSERSTRUKTUR

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE D'INSTALLATION D'UNE STRUCTURE SOUS-MARINE

Publication

EP 2326552 A2 20110601 (EN)

Application

EP 09785569 A 20090903

Priority

  • GB 2009051110 W 20090903
  • GB 0817361 A 20080922

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2463697A] A method of locating a subsea structure 10 beneath a floating deployment vessel 26 for deployment to a seabed (36, Fig 6) comprising at least the steps of transporting the subsea structure on a floating transporting vessel (14, Fig 1) near to the deployment vessel, lowering the transporting vessel to allow the subsea structure to float, relocating either the transporting vessel or the subsea structure to allow the subsea structure to be separate of the transporting vessel, and locating the subsea structure beneath the deployment vessel using one or more buoyancy elements 16 with variable buoyancy.

IPC 8 full level

B63G 8/42 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63B 27/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B63B 27/19 (2020.05 - EP US); B63B 35/003 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/42 (2013.01 - EP US); E02B 17/00 (2013.01 - GB); B63C 11/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010032027A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0817361 D0 20081029; GB 2463697 A 20100324; GB 2463697 B 20120627; AU 2009294382 A1 20100325; AU 2009294382 B2 20140626; BR PI0919217 A2 20151208; EP 2326552 A2 20110601; EP 2326552 B1 20131113; MY 152396 A 20140915; US 2011206465 A1 20110825; WO 2010032027 A2 20100325; WO 2010032027 A3 20110324

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0817361 A 20080922; AU 2009294382 A 20090903; BR PI0919217 A 20090903; EP 09785569 A 20090903; GB 2009051110 W 20090903; MY PI20110957 A 20090903; US 200913061987 A 20090903