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Technology
SBM Offshore has a long history of innovation in offshore oil and gas production, storage and transfer systems, which started almost 60 years ago. Today SBM has an unique Intellectual Property portfolio including patents, trademarks and related offshore Know How which is used to anticipate the Industry’s needs, to bring innovative new products to the market and to create customized solutions for our clients based on our proprietary technologies.
CALM Buoy
1959
Drilling Jack-up
1960
DP Drillship
1972
SBS Mooring System
1973
SALS
Mooring System
1977
Leased FPSO
1981
External Turret
1985
Jacket
Soft Yoke
1985
Disconnectable Turret
1986
A Technology Provider
Based on continued R&D efforts, developed Know How and multi-year operating experience for our clients, SBM Offshore has built up a leading patent portfolio of over 700 patents and patent applications.
These patented technologies primarily cover the well-known components like swivels, swivel-stacks, chain-hawsers and connectors. However also cover offshore hydrocarbon transfer systems, multiple types of mooring systems, internal and external turret systems, disconnectable turret systems, TLP’s, Semi-Subs, offshore installation methods, offshore processing, fi eld development methods and offshore renewable technologies.
A Global Technology Team
SBM Offshore develops new technologies in our offi ces in Monaco, Houston, Schiedam and Kuala Lumpur.Continued improvements of the SBM Offshore technologies make our products more reliable, safer, more effi cient and more competitive.By tracking long term trends in the Industry and identifying associated technology gaps, our teams use their expertise to fi nd solutions today for the challenges of tomorrow.
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Protected innovations include the proven and in-situ exchangeable bogie wheel systems for turrets
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SBM PORTFOLIO OF PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES
LNG-GAS
TLP-SEMISUB
TURRET
MOORING
RENEWABLE
FLUID SWIVEL-SEAL
FLUID TRANSFER-MIDWATER
INSTALLATION-PIPELAYING
POWER
PROCESS
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DRILLING VESSEL
JACKUP-SPAR
Delivery of the fi rst
Generic FPSO
2002
Delivery of the largest
SeastarTM TLP
2003
New Build
LPG FPSO
2005
Turnkey
North Sea FPSO
1996
Internal Turret
1993
Deepwater
CALM Buoy
1999
Deepest Semi-
Submerisible in the GoM
2006
Offshore Offl oading Line :
Trelline™ Installed
2006
GAP™ mid water
Fluid Transfer System
2007
Gas
SBM Offshore’s novel Twin HullTM development is based on two converted LNG carriers to create a competitive solution for a midscale FLNG vessel. The Twin HullTM concept is protected by a series of SBM patents.
Hull
The Fast4WardTM generic hull design is compatible with internal turret and external turret mooring systems as well as a spread mooring system; it ensures a more fl exible hull design and shorten the critical path of building a complete FPSO
Renewable Energies
The S3 Wave Energy Converter features a direct energy conversion from waves to electricity using Electro Active Polymers and avoid the use of complex mechanical parts.
well as a spread mooring
2009 2012
Largest Internal Turret
with 75 risers
2007
First turret-moored FPSO using steel risers
COOL™ LNG Transfer System
2011
HV-AC Electric Swivelrated at 65KV and 150 MW
VHP Fluid Swivelrated at over 800 bar
1st Generation 3 FPSO (Paraty)
Twin HullTM FLNG ARCATM Mooring System GoM Disconnectable Turret FPSO
2013 2013 2015 2015 2016
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Technology Creating Value
SBM Offshore has a policy to respect third party IP rights and expects others to respect the rights that SBM owns.
Our IP is used to protect SBM developments in a competitive environment and to create a return on the R&D investments. This is centrally managed by the Group IP Department who give support to the SBM Product Lines and to each Regional Centre. SBM has also adopted a licensing-out program of IP rights to share innovations with the offshore Industry.
A True Innovator
A good measure of success for the technology development work performed is the level of Industry recognition achieved.SBM Offshore is proud to be a regular winner, awarded 5 Spotlight on New Technology awards at the showcase event, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in the last 5 years.Of course all these proprietary technologies are protected by patents and trademarks before being tested, qualifi ed to TRL 4, and offered to our clients.
HV-AC Electrical Swivel
SBM Technology Awards over last 5 years ARCA Chain Connector System, 2015 VHP Swivel, 2014 Drilling RiserTM TRIP-SAVER, 2013 COOLTM LNG Marine Transfer Hose System, 2011 HV-AC Electric Swivel, 2011
ARCA Chain Connector
VHP Swivel
COOL TM LNG Marine Transfer Hose
Drilling Riser TM TRIP-SAVER
Patents
Industrial designs
Domain names
Trade secrets
Trademarks
Copyrights
Know how