Risk assessment of a deep sea pipeline
- Aptech Engineering Services, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (United States)
A unique design of subsea gas pipeline has been under consideration for several years. It would traverse the Arabian Sea for 1,100 kilometers with a large part of it at depths over 3,000 meters and temperatures near 2 C. A Probabilistic Risk Analysis has been performed with special attention to the novel technical features of the design, construction and operating environments. The factors considered to date have included: pipe and materials design for internal pressures to 500 bar and external pressures to 430 bar, laydown processes, materials quality and QA/QC, piping stress and strain levels in laydown and spans, route selection, and other factors. The methods used to screen, rank, and quantify the risks are described. The scenarios involving the principal hazards are described and the risks are quantified. Options for further risk control and reduction measures are also identified. The results at this stage show relatively low expected values for the principal risks. Assuming effective implementation of the available control measures, the proposed design is calculated to have risk levels lower than the historical average for similar mega-projects.
- OSTI ID:
- 433904
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960525-; TRN: IM9709%%338
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 28. offshore technology conference, Houston, TX (United States), 6-9 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 28. annual offshore technology conference: Proceedings. Volume 2: Platform and marine system design; PB: 947 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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