Innovations tested as world's deepest sea line laid across Messina Strait
Italy's ENI has just completed the world's deepest sea line, a 9.3-mile 10-in. line laid in 1180 ft of water in the Strait of Messina in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Sicily and the Italian mainland. The purpose of this trial line was: (1) to prove the general feasibility of laying steel pipelines in over 1000 ft of water; and (2) to verify theoretical approaches to the unusual environmental conditions of this specific area. The project is a result of a gas-supply agreement between Algeria's SONATRACH and Snam of the ENI group. This agreement calls for a 1550-mile line (costing $1.65 billion) to connect Algeria to Italy, traveling by way of Tunisia, the Sicilian Strait, Sicily, the Messina Strait, and the Italian mainland. The value of this test-line crossing is enhanced due to the technical innovation required by the seafloor profile and water currents.
- OSTI ID:
- 6285382
- Journal Information:
- Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 72; ISSN OIGJA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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