Abstract: Deployment of subsea flexible pipe just started in Bohai Bay, China. Suitable equipment and vessels for subsea flexible pipe installation are very limited for this area. With tremendous efforts, CNOOC Tianjin Branch and Neptune Offshore Engineering Development Company (NOED) successfully developed a flexible pipe laying system, which is particularly suitable for applications in Bohai Bay. By combining the horizontal rotating pipe storage carousel, tractor and embedding plough, the system is well suitable for transporting and installing subsea flexible pipes in Bohai Bay. The successful installation of the BZ 28/34 flexible pipes demonstrated the system’s adequacy.
龚海潮, 陈伟, 宫蕊, 王翎羽. 适用于渤海海底复合软管的铺设系统研制和应用[J]. 海洋工程装备与技术, 2017, 4(1): 43-47.
GONG Hai-chao, CHEN Wei, GONG Rui, WANG Ling-yu. Development and Application of Pipe Laying System Suitable for Flexible Pipe in Bohai Bay. Ocean Engineering Equipment and Technology, 2017, 4(1): 43-47.