A known deepwater solution for production risers for extracting oil and gas is the SLOR.TM. riser. The design of the SLOR.TM. riser is not compatible with large numbers of risers and thus there is a need for a deep water riser that can be deployed in large numbers, for example 20 to 30 risers. The present invention discloses a support frame that can be used to receive a plurality of risers, which can then be connected to a surface vessel.