Steel Catenary Risers

The faster reeling installation method is very attractive to lay Steel Catenary Risers (SCR) because it minimizes the time spent by the lay vessel in the vicinity of the topsides. Technip was first to install a fully reeled SCR on the deepwater field B !ile in "##$ ($%$##m&'%(## ft water depth). Than)s to a superior welding *uality% achieved at their on+shore spoolbases% Technip successfully assembled and installed many SCRs in both sweet and sour service design conditions% in the ,ulf of -e.ico. The trac) record includes the first ever pipe+in+pipe SCR (Shell !a /i)a in "##0 ($%1'1m&(%'(#ft) and latterly the deepest SCR (Shell erdido in "##1 in "%0(1m&2%$##ft). 3n alternative to SCR is the 4ybrid Catenary Riser (4CR)% which combines a rigid pipe length and two fle.ible pipes tails% located in the most dynamic sections of the riser. 3part from the e.cellent dynamic behavior of 4CR% the configuration also offers the advantage of a closer touchdown point to the topsides.

Pipe in Pipe Technology

ipe+in+pipe is the rigid pipe answer to industry re*uirements for ever increasing needs for high performance passive insulation. The first ever reeled pipe+in+pipe installed by Technip was in the Bass Strait (3ustralia) in $121. Since then% the trac) record has increased to appro.imately '# pro5ects% including )ey landmar) pro5ects% such as !a /i)a ($st SCR and deepest) and Total 6alia (74TC of #.( 8&m"./). The ne.t generation of reeled pipe+in+pipe is electrically trace heated pipe+in+ pipe (9T4+ i ). The system combines the high passive insulation performance of a standard pipe+in+pipe system and the high heating efficiency of trace heating technology. Trace heating can be used during or after shutdown periods or on a continuous basis to ensure that the temperature of the fluid remains above critical wa. or hydrate formation temperature. The efficiency of the system implies lower 7 9: costs from the topsides and lower voltage re*uirements. 9T4+ i was successfully *ualified and its first application will be on the Total ;slay in the </ sector of the !orth Sea in "#$$.

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Pipelay and Assembly Capabilities

Technip operates one of the most advanced fleets of pipelay vessels in the industry. The capabilities of our vessels include= > subsea construction > heavy lift operations for subsea infrastructure > pipeline installation using ?le.+lay% Reel+lay% @+lay and S+lay methods The ,roup also operates A rigid pipe spoolbases located close to ma5or subsea mar)ets in the <S3% </% !orway and 3ngola.