Application

• Off-loading of processed crude oil from deepwater offshore production facilities to ocean-going tankers of opportunity of any size at a weathervaning marine terminal.
• Suited for use in environments like deepwater West Africa and Brazil

Components

• Conventional monobuoy, seabed anchored, surface CALM type buoy (SPM) with floating hoses
• Submerged Flowline Termination Buoy(FTB)independently moored
• Standard submarine hoses between FTB and SPM

Attributes

The system de-couples the flowline and the tanker loading functions.

Large bore midwater steel or flexible flowlines can be accommodated.

• DNV/BV Approval in Principle granted
• Submerged flowline termination minimizes flowline fatigue damage
• Surface SPM familiar to tanker / mooring masters and maintenance crews
• Critical SPM components located in a dry environmental and accessible
• Maintenance free sub-surface components
• Piggable through flowlines and under-buoy hoses
• Rapid loading with minimal booster pumping
• Accommodates large fluctuations in fluid density
• Collision potential mitigated by tankers mooring at safe distance from production / storage facility
• SPM damage has no impact on flowline integrity
• Fabrication friendly
• Conventional procedures for hawser and hose change out
• Continuous operational availability throughout extensive service life
• Environment protection safety features