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GB2033463B - Method and apparatus for releasably connecting together two objects - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for releasably connecting together two objects

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GB2033463B
GB2033463B GB7933398A GB7933398A GB2033463B GB 2033463 B GB2033463 B GB 2033463B GB 7933398 A GB7933398 A GB 7933398A GB 7933398 A GB7933398 A GB 7933398A GB 2033463 B GB2033463 B GB 2033463B
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objects
connecting together
releasably connecting
releasably
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FMC Corp
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FMC Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/10—Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
GB7933398A 1978-10-07 1979-09-26 Method and apparatus for releasably connecting together two objects Expired GB2033463B (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7933398A GB2033463B (en) 1978-10-07 1979-09-26 Method and apparatus for releasably connecting together two objects

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7839709 1978-10-07
GB7933398A GB2033463B (en) 1978-10-07 1979-09-26 Method and apparatus for releasably connecting together two objects

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GB2033463A GB2033463A (en) 1980-05-21
GB2033463B true GB2033463B (en) 1982-06-16

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US8127388B2 (en) 2005-08-01 2012-03-06 Ihc Engineering Business Limited Gangway apparatus

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GB2087330B (en) * 1980-11-06 1984-05-16 Vickers Ltd Marine anchor tethering device
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US4696493A (en) * 1986-06-11 1987-09-29 Vetco-Gray Inc. Subsea wellhead tieback system
US4869615A (en) * 1988-03-23 1989-09-26 Cameron Iron Works, Usa, Inc. Tension leg joint
DE3883760T2 (en) * 1988-09-09 1993-12-09 Cooper Ind Inc System with a recoverable guide column.
GB8904295D0 (en) * 1989-02-24 1989-04-12 Framo Dev Ltd Undersea package and installation system
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US7621698B2 (en) * 2007-10-03 2009-11-24 Vetco Gray Inc. Rotating lock ring bottom tendon connector
GB2463471B (en) * 2008-09-11 2012-05-16 First Subsea Ltd A Riser Connector
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EP3384094A2 (en) * 2015-12-04 2018-10-10 Techlam S.A. Unit for connecting a structural element of an offshore platform to a reception structure and associated uses
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8127388B2 (en) 2005-08-01 2012-03-06 Ihc Engineering Business Limited Gangway apparatus
US8016519B2 (en) 2006-02-06 2011-09-13 Ihc Engineering Business Limited Installation of offshore structures

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