... offshore Mechanical connectors used for assembly Installation Time Longer due to continuous offshore welding Shorter due to pre-fabrication and use of connectors Key Advantages of RapidPipe Connector The RapidPipe connector redefines pipeline installation by addressing key limitations...

... activities to ensure that a complete technical and economic solution to the project can be established and thus minimize the risk. However with the extremely fast track nature of this project for the pipeline installations from the tender phase to the required mechanical completion a different approach had...

... for the Ormen Lange MEG Pipelines Installation in May 2004. The contract scope of work was laying and commissioning of two 120km long 6" pipelines from the gas processing plant at Nyhamna to the Ormen Lange manifold in water depths ranging from 0 - 850m. In addition, a 3.6km long 6" infield pipeline between...

... Abstract As the advance of oil and gas production into deeper water continues, S-Lay has repeatedly proven to be suitable as installation method for pipeline installation in ultra-deep water. In 2006 Solitaire has set another milestone in deep water SLay, installing the deepest export...

... and locations were evaluated. langeled project tunnel operation langeled north construction installation statoil pipeline pipeline installation operator easington contractor otc 18962 subsea pipeline terminal nyhamna platform offshore pipeline tie-in valve sleipner upstream oil...

... aspects. Pipeline installation on an extremely uneven seabed may create major free spans that require excessive amounts of seabed preparation work in order to control pipe stresses and provide a sufficient fatigue lifetime. rock installation engineering installation pipeline slide edge...

.... This applies to all pipeline installation methods as well as the towing technique. As in the design for any structure the engineer must intimately know and understand the environment in which the pipeline is to be installed and the foundation condition upon which it resides. This line must maintain its inplace...

... Contractors S.A. (Allseas), that was awarded in August 2002. The 48-inch pipeline installation was part of the Kapok Project development, BP's largest offshore processing facility in the world, expected to more than double BPTT's daily gas output. Allseas' preparations officially commenced before the project...

... Abstract This paper details the design effort and reports on the opportunities for significant improvements that were undertaken to minimize the cost and schedule of the Brutus pipeline installation and commissioning efforts. Export pipeline installation and commissioning often fall...

..., and span prevention is very inexpensive compared to the price of correcting a deepwater span after pipeline installation. PIPELINE ALLOWABLE SPAN DETERMINATION The first step of a spanning analysis is to determine maximum allowable scan length. Factors affecting the allowable span length 'include 'pipe...

... for disposal. Produced gas from the Harmony platform is planned to be pumped to Hondo fortransmission to shore through an existing 12" pipeline. The field layout isshown in Figure 1, and pipeline data is provided in Table 1. deepwater pipeline installation platform pipeline deflection section water...