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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Equinor Energy As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventor:
Morten Sæther, Lillestrøm, NO;
Assignee:
EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/235 (2006.01); E21B 43/013 (2006.01); F16L 1/19 (2006.01); F16L 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/235 (2013.01); E21B 43/013 (2013.01); F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 41/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing a subsea pipeline for tie-in to a subsea structure includes laying, using a pipe laying vessel, an intermediate section of the pipeline on to a pipe restraint device, wherein the pipe restraint device is at or near the subsea structure, or is at or near a location at which a subsea structure will be installed, and the pipe restraint device restricts transverse movement of the pipeline. The intermediate section of the pipeline is configured to be tapped at or near the pipe restraint device for providing fluid communication between the pipeline and the subsea structure.