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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, Leiden, NL;
Inventors:
Noortje Willemein Maria Sturm, Leiden, NL;
Eduard Wiersema, Leiden, NL;
Cornelis van Zandwijk, Leiden, NL;
Assignee:
HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND SE, Leiden, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); F16L 1/18 (2006.01); F16L 1/23 (2006.01); F16L 1/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/205 (2013.01); F16L 1/12 (2013.01); F16L 1/18 (2013.01); F16L 1/203 (2013.01); F16L 1/207 (2013.01); F16L 1/23 (2013.01); F16L 1/235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of laying a pipeline () on a seabed (), said method comprising the steps of; constructing a section of pipeline () by interconnecting pipe sections (), positioning the section of pipeline on an underwater storage surface (), and recovering the section of pipeline from the under water storage surface and spooling the section of pipeline on a reel () provided on a vessel ().