Pipeline Repair Equipment For 2,000(+) Meter Water Depths

摘要

When Sonsub Inc., Houston, agreed to developrnequipment to meet deepwater subsea pipelinernrepair needs for a consortium consisting of Shell Deepwater Producing Inc. (SDPI), Equilon Enterprise and Coral Gas Transmission, they knew they faced some challenges. Even though Sonsub had designed, built and tested a completernDiverless Sealine Repair System (DSRS) for the 667-mile Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline a number of years ago, Shell's request required customized solutions.