Submarine hose configuration for transferring a gas from a buoy

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PATENT NO 10899602
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16739470

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Systems and processes for transferring a gas from a buoy. In one embodiment, the system can include a buoy floating in water. A fluid swivel assembly can be coupled to the buoy. The system can also include a gas submarine conduit and a pipeline end manifold located at a subsea location. The gas submarine conduit can be configured to transfer a gas between the fluid swivel assembly and the pipeline end manifold. The gas submarine conduit can include one or more negatively buoyant members coupled thereto. The one or more negatively buoyant members coupled to the gas submarine conduit can urge the gas submarine conduit toward a seafloor to maintain the gas submarine conduit in a Chinese lantern configuration.

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SOFEC INC15011 KATY FREEWAY STE 500 HOUSTON TX 77094

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Duensing, Martin Matthew Cypress, US 6 1
Lee, Heejung Katy, US 6 0
Liu, Yonghui Houston, US 30 150

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