Oman-India pipeline sets survey challenges. Crossing involves most rugged terrain, water depths four times greater than previous attempts

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Sea Technology

OSTI ID:45247

Flynn, J ^[1]

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1. Wimpey Environmental Ltd., Swindon (United Kingdom)

Decisions concerning the route for the world`s deepest pipeline call for some of the most challenging commercial oceanographic and engineering surveys ever undertaken. Oman Oil Co.`s 1, 170-kilometer pipeline will carry 2 billion cubic feet of gas daily across the Arabian Sea from Oman to the northern coast of India at the Gulf of Kutch. Not only will the project be in water depths four times greater than any previous pipeline, but it will cross some of the world`s most rugged seabed terrain, traversing ridges and plunging into deep canyons. Project costs are likely to approach $5 billion.

• OSTI ID: 45247
• Journal Information: Sea Technology, Vol. 36, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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