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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Plains All American Pipeline map shows the proposed safety valve locations for its crude oil pipelines in southern Santa Barbara County. The Planning Commission will hear appeals of the valve ...

The difficulties entailed in pipeline installation, operation, and maintenance are magnified dramatically in the challenging physical and geographical conditions that deepwater and arctic operations ...

VISTA Training and the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) introduced the second of a series of new Computer Based Training programs targeting pipe installation crews. The training, titled ...

TRB Special Report 349: Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Department of Environmental Quality announced on Friday that the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project team has decided to temporarily suspend installation in ...