Any New Advances in Offshore Pipelines???
Any New Advances in Offshore Pipelines???
(OP)
Dear All,
I am currently serving my internship in a pipelines company (Aker Kvaerner), and my supervisor has tasked me with a report on the advance in technology/ new equipment pertaining to offshore pipe laying work. I majored in Structures (but picked pipelines for internship coz it looked so much more interesting than boring buildings) and am at a loss as to where to look for information.
Can any kind souls please tell/refer me to any website/persons who might be able to inform me on any new technologies/equipment that are available now (any after 1998 is considered new)?
I’m looking for advances in these areas, but are there further areas of the pipeline process that I should add?
Geophysical-
Bathymetry
Side scans
Soil profiling
Geotechnical-
Sediment sampling
(wat else???)
Pipelaying-
Trenching
Rockdumping
I can’t seem to find anything on the pipe laying part, and I’m sure there are more to pipelaying than just trenching and rockdumping….
I am currently serving my internship in a pipelines company (Aker Kvaerner), and my supervisor has tasked me with a report on the advance in technology/ new equipment pertaining to offshore pipe laying work. I majored in Structures (but picked pipelines for internship coz it looked so much more interesting than boring buildings) and am at a loss as to where to look for information.
Can any kind souls please tell/refer me to any website/persons who might be able to inform me on any new technologies/equipment that are available now (any after 1998 is considered new)?
I’m looking for advances in these areas, but are there further areas of the pipeline process that I should add?
Geophysical-
Bathymetry
Side scans
Soil profiling
Geotechnical-
Sediment sampling
(wat else???)
Pipelaying-
Trenching
Rockdumping
I can’t seem to find anything on the pipe laying part, and I’m sure there are more to pipelaying than just trenching and rockdumping….





RE: Any New Advances in Offshore Pipelines???
Other places that might have something to get you started are the Pipeline Industries Guild (a small UK based technical society) and IPLOCA the International Pipeline & Offshore Construction Association.
Good luck!
RE: Any New Advances in Offshore Pipelines???
Other websites worth checking regularly:
http://www.offshore-engineer.com
http://www.oilandgasonline.com
http://ogj.pennnet.com
http://www.oilport.net
http://www.pipewire.net