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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Statoil Petroleum As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Kjell Edvard Apeland, Sveio, NO;
Jan Olav Berge, Haugesund, NO;
Greg Firth, Stavanger, NO;
Michael Armstrong, Stavanger, NO;
Assignee:
STATOIL PETROLEUM AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/00 (2006.01); F16L 1/26 (2006.01); B23K 9/028 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); B23K 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0061 (2013.01); B23K 9/0284 (2013.01); B23K 9/326 (2013.01); F16L 1/26 (2013.01); B23K 2101/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
There is described a method and associated apparatus for connecting a structure to equipment underwater, in particular for connecting a flange to a pipe under water. The pipe is provided under water, and a welding machine is provided in a welding space provided through a section of the pipe, and used to weld the flange to the end of the pipe, for example by internal metal inert gas welding.