Ability to protect oil/gas pipelines and subsea installations from icebergs in the Hibernia area

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Newfoundland and Labrador Petrol. Dir. Prod.; ()

OSTI ID:5661379

Weir, F V

Mobil Oil Canada has examined 2 pipeline routes from Hibernia to the Newfoundland coast. The Northern Route is from Hibernia to the Bay of Bulls, a distance of ca 200 miles. The Southern Route is from Hibernia to Trepassey Bay, a distance of ca 225 miles. Both these routes go through the Avalon channel which has water depths of 200 m, or over 600 ft, with very steep slopes on both sides of the channel. To protect pipelines from icebergs and iceberg scour, there is really only one obvious solution and that is to bury the pipeline several feet below the deepest known iceberg scour depth.

• OSTI ID: 5661379
• Report Number(s): CONF-8102108-
• Journal Information: Newfoundland and Labrador Petrol. Dir. Prod.; (), Conference: Newfoundland and Labrador petroleum and transportation system for the Hibernia discovery symposium, St. John's, Newfoundland, 16 Feb 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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