Abstract:In 2014 Asia Pacific, McDermott International, Inc (NYSE: MDR) completed installation of its first pipein-pipe (PIP) flowline system in water depths in the range of 1200m to 1500m by reel-lay using its reel Lay Vessel North Ocean LV105. During spooling onto the installation vessel and offshore installation, the pipeline is reeled, unreeled, straightened and deployed to the seabed. These operations subject the pipe to cyclic plastic deformation and induce significant residual ovality in the pipe after reeling a… Show more
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