PULL METHOD SOLVES BRITISH OFFSHORE PIPELAYING PROBLEMS

A five-mile 36 in. pipeline from a tank farm at Tetney, England, to a mooring buoy in the Humber Estuary was built for Conoco Ltd., across 1.25 mi of swamp, 1.25 mi of salt marsh, and 2.5 mi of open water. A sea wall separating the salt marsh from the swamp was crossed using a trestle, as was also a nearby canal. A 7000 ft causeway was built from the sea wall to the beach, and strings 2625 ft long were assembled for later pulling offshore. Cost of the project was $6.6 million.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Wynne-Edwards, T F
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-58
• Serial:
  • PIPE LINE INDUSTRY
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056336
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM