Laying pipe on the seafloor can pose a number of challenges, especially if the water is deep. There are three main ways that subsea pipe is laid -- S-lay, J-lay and tow-in -- and the pipelay vessel is ...

Pipelay in the deepwater Zohr natural gas field reached 8.6 km/day for 8-in. OD pipeline and 4 km/day for 30-in. OD heavy WT sour service pipeline using S-lay. J-lay of 14-in. OD clad pipelines peaked ...

Next month in Norway, Heerema's semi-submersible construction vessel Balder is due to be fitted with a J-lay tower designed and built for it by Huisman-Itrec that, like S7000, will also handle 32-inch ...

Offshore pipeline installation plays a critical role in the secure and efficient delivery of energy resources from deepwater reserves to onshore processing facilities. The field encompasses a range of ...