TITLE

Back-to-back flowline bundles targeted for remote subsea fields

AUTHOR(S)

Beckman, Jeremy

PUB. DATE

February 1998

SOURCE

Offshore;Feb98, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p48

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on Rockwater's manufacture of towed flowline bundles aimed at remote subsea oil fields. Rockwater's supply of packages to Shell's Gannet E/F project; Rockwater's installation of bundles at Asgard's mid-Norway-based operations; Potential need for Rockwater to improve insulation properties of bundles. INSET: How the controlled depth tow technique works..

ACCESSION #

341843

Tags: PIPELINES;  OFFSHORE oil well drilling -- Equipment & supplies

 

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