SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE BARGE WILL ERECT PLATFORMS, LAY PIPE LINES

The vessel "Choctaw", a semi-submersible combination derrick and pipelaying barge, has moved to the Bass Strait to work with other barges in constructing a crude line for Esso-BPH. Frequent bad weather in the area resulted in progress falling behind schedule. The "Choctaw" can work in wave and swell conditions beyond the capability of the conventional surface floating barge. Statistics for the "Choctaw" are given.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 82
• Serial:
  • Ocean Industry
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056173
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM