An unmanned production platform 1 comprises apparatus for producing and processing hydrocarbons e.g. separation equipment from a subsea reservoir. A storage vessel 7 is provided in combination with and proximate to the platform 1, connected by various risers, typically just outside the safety zone and may be joined by a shuttle tanker. The storage vessel 7 provides storage for hydrocarbons produced at the platform 1 and further provides a utility for use at the platform 1, such as electrical power, chemical storage e.g. glycols, liquid desiccant regeneration and/or seawater treatment. Typically, the unmanned production platform 1 comprises no utilities and all utilities require for production are provided by the storage vessel 7.
Operation of an unmanned production platform
23.02.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Modularized intelligent overwater unmanned operation platform
Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
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