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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.12.2010 (43) Date of publication: 14.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/50 (21) Application number: 10703570.1 (22) Date of filing: 28.01.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 22/02(2006.01) B63B 39/00(2006.01) B63B 35/44(2006.01) B63B 39/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/022364 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/090942 (12.08.2010 Gazette 2010/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 (30) Priority: 04.02.2009 US 365811 (71) Applicant: Technip France 92400 Courbevoie (FR)	(72) Inventors: LUO, Michael Y.H. F-92400 Courbevoie (FR) MOHR, Harvey O. F-92400 Courbevoie (FR) ZHANG, Lixin F-92400 Courbevoie (FR) LAMBRAKOS, Kostas Filoktitis F-92400 Courbevoie (FR) (74) Representative: Domenego, Bertrand  Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)