Oceaneering International Web Site - 2010

Prof. Robert B. Laughlin
Department of Physics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

http://www.oceaneering.com/subsea-projects/installation-services/lay-systems
(Copied 21 Jan 10)

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Lay Systems

Oceaneering has a reel lay system for pipelines that can accommodate up to 4" flowlines. The system consists of using an installation reel, rollers and straightener. The installation reel holds the products and the pipe tension. The pipe is routed through a set of rollers over the top of the vessel A-frame. The pipe is then sent through a tower that has a pipe straightener. The straightener pivots and is mounted to rails which allow the whole straightener to slide. This configuration allows for large variances in lay angle.