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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Knut von Trepka, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
Kvaerner Oilfield Products A.S., Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/104 ; F16L 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/104 ; F16L 1/16 ;
Abstract
A pipeline (,) device, comprising at least one end for connection to a connection site, e.g., on another pipeline (,), on the seabed. A sleeve, movable in the longitudinal direction of the pipeline (,), is arranged at the end of the pipeline (,). A pull-in device (,) grips the sleeve (,) in order to pull the end of the pipeline (,) towards the connection site. The sleeve (,) may be arranged rotatably on the pipeline, and the pipeline may comprise a conical portion (,) into which the sleeve (,) is adapted to enter in order to center the pipeline (,) end relative to the sleeve (,).