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Title: Bundled pipe speeds offshore laying

Abstract

Technology which allows pipelines to be installed in bundles is expediting pipelay operations in the North Sea. This paper reports how the piggyback system was recently used on 60 km of North Sea gas pipelines for three major projects. For 7 years the practice of installing two or more pipelines in one operation has become an established practice for North Sea offshore oil and gas projects. The technique, commonly referred to as a piggyback operation, reduces installation costs, improves operation reliability, and cuts maintenance time.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Avon Industrial Polymers Ltd., Melksham, Wiltshire (GB)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6664557
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 88:19; Journal ID: ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; 42 ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE OPERATIONS; PIPELINES; OIL WELLS; OPERATION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NORTH SEA; RELIABILITY; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; WELLS; 022000* - Petroleum- Transport, Handling, & Storage; 032000 - Natural Gas- Transport, Handling, & Storage; 423000 - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-); 420205 - Engineering- Transport & Storage Facilities- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Brockbank, J. Bundled pipe speeds offshore laying. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Brockbank, J. Bundled pipe speeds offshore laying. United States.
Brockbank, J. 1990. "Bundled pipe speeds offshore laying". United States.
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abstractNote = {Technology which allows pipelines to be installed in bundles is expediting pipelay operations in the North Sea. This paper reports how the piggyback system was recently used on 60 km of North Sea gas pipelines for three major projects. For 7 years the practice of installing two or more pipelines in one operation has become an established practice for North Sea offshore oil and gas projects. The technique, commonly referred to as a piggyback operation, reduces installation costs, improves operation reliability, and cuts maintenance time.},
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year = {Mon May 07 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Mon May 07 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
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