| abstract |
There is provided a system comprising an assembly for storage or transport of compressed gas on a floating structure (1), wherein the assem+y (3) comprises a plurality of separate, parallel, laying pipes (4) which are closed at both ends and are supported discretely or continuously by a supporting structure (5). The pipes (4) are releaseably attached to the supporting structure (5) only at one end thereof, where the pipes are coupled to a manifold system (~) for filling or emptying of the pipes, and the supporting structure (5) is arranged to allow unobstructed longitudinal guiding of the pipes (4) in the storage assembly (3), so that the pipes individually or in groups can be introduced to or removed from their operating position in the storage assem+y via openings at the ends of the assem+y located oppositely to said one end. There is also provided a method for installation of pipes on a floating structure having such a storage assem+y, wherein the individual pipes (4) are provided on a production plant and are guided therefrom into the storage assembly, the floating structure being ballasted to a desired draft so that the relevant pipes can be guided directly into the correct position in the storage assembly. |