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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Equinor Energy As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Geir Endal, Jessheim, NO;
Per R. Nystrøm, Sandnes, NO;
Assignee:
EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/013 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); F16L 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/013 (2013.01); F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing a subsea pipeline having a direct tie-in to a subsea structure includes landing an end of a pipeline onto a pipeline landing frame, the pipeline landing frame being on a surface of a subsea structure, the pipeline landing frame providing a location for landing the end of the pipeline before connection to a connection point of the subsea structure; subsequently lowering the pipeline end; and connecting the pipeline end to a connection point of the subsea structure. A pipeline landing frame for implementing the method is also described.