... of the rules has traditionally been made by a regulator checking compliance with prescribed legislative requirements. But if the rules no longer describe in detail precisely what is expected, then the regulators need to modify the traditional approach. The current HSE policy embodies the concept of partnership...

... of the proposed formats is straightforward and simple elastic analyses are required to calculate the effects of applied loads in the specified conditions. Load effects are subsequently compared with allowable stresses and undesirable effects are controlled through a safety margin with respect...

... governmental requirements. The earllest plpellne burlals were carrled out In the moblle sand and shell solls of the shallow Southern North Sea. Any vlsltor to the Southern Sector In the late slxties and early seventies wlll recall the famlllar plpelay barge followed several mlles later by the unmistakable...

... slgnlflcant advantages over other tie-in methods, such as tee connections and riser platforms, both of which require some degree of intervention General aspects relating to the overall arrangement such as valvlng, piping layout requirements and protection and installation requirements are discussed although...