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Offshore Pipelay

S-lay installation of oil, gas and carbon capture pipelines from shallow to ultra-deep water using Allseas' in-house designed pipelay vessels and barges.

Description

Allseas pioneered deepwater S-lay and DP pipelaying and has installed over 30,000 kilometres of subsea pipelines. Pipe joints are welded, inspected and coated in the firing line and paid out over a stinger in an S-curve to the seabed.

Key features

  • Pioneering Spirit – 2000 tonnes S-lay tension capacity
  • Solitaire – 1050 t holding capacity, record depth of 2775 m, 22,000 tonnes pipe cargo capacity, over 13,000 km installed
  • Audacia – 225 m DP pipelay vessel with hybrid power, optimised for CRA pipe and SURF scopes
  • Lorelay – world's first DP pipelay vessel (1986), over 10,000 km installed
  • Sandpiper – anchor-positioned shallow-water barge for depths up to 150 m, pipe up to 60 inches, 800-tonne crane
  • Tog Mor – shallow-water multi-purpose barge, pipe diameters 2–60" OD

Applications

  • Oil and gas export pipelines and trunklines
  • Carbon capture pipelines
  • Shallow-water and landfall pipelay

Specifications

Pioneering Spirit S-lay tension2000 tonnes
Solitaire holding capacity1050 t
Solitaire record depth2775 m
Solitaire pipe cargo capacity22,000 tonnes
Sandpiper max water depth150 m
Pipe diameter range (Tog Mor)2–60 in OD

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