Collapsible buoyancy device for risers on offshore structures

Expandable and contractible buoyancy modules are assembled to the risers of a deepwater exploration spar or other offshore structure to provide an upwardly directed buoyancy force to offset at least a portion of the weight of the riser. The buoyancy modules have a fabricated pressure tight expandabl...

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Hauptverfasser:	Fitzgerald, John A, Smedley, Marcus A, Skeels, Harold B, Cunninham, Christopher E
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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