During installation of an offshore facility (10, Fig 1), a vessel 20 is connected to a supply line 16 at a location offshore. Energy is supplied to the vessel from the supply line, and that supplied energy is used in electrical form to perform installation operations on the facility without producing harmful emissions. The vessel may perform those operations itself or can provide energy to a separate work vessel or rig (46, Fig 10) that performs those operations instead. When the facility is installed and in operation, the supply line is used to convey energy to, from or within the facility.
Delivering power to offshore vessels
2023-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English