THE EVOLUTION OF OFFSHORE PIPELAYING AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS

After a review of the development and problems of the present-day pipelaying barge, it is envisaged that the barge will be replaced by a seabed-based pipelaying habitat, crawler mounted, simultaneously laying pipe and cutting trench. The weight of pipestring would be reduced to only a few percent of that associated with a floating pipelayer, and the influence of surface weather conditions completely eliminated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Petroleum Exploration Association

  ,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Quick, R A
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 141-146
• Serial:
  • Australian Petroleum Exploration Assn Journal
  • Volume: 11
  • Publisher: Australian Petroleum Exploration Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Construction; Pipe laying; Pipelines; Underwater pipelines
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Part 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM