| 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. |