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SPECIAL REPORT: Medgaz pipelay begins; S-lay, J-lay split duties
05/05/2008
Medgaz will begin offshore pipelay of the 210 km, Algerian-European natural gas pipeline bearing its name in May 2008, using a combination of S-lay and J-lay techniques.Saipem SpA’s Castoro Sei semisubmersible pipelay vessel arrived in Almeria, Spain, in early March and has been welding and prefabricating joints of the 12 m, 24-in OD pipe since (Fig. 1). The Castoro Sei will lay the shallow-water portion of the pipeline (down to 550 m) first from Almeria and then from Algeria, using the S-lay method, with the work expected to take 4 months. Saipem’s Castoro Sei arrived at Almeria, Spain, in early March and has since been prefabricating 12 m, 24-in. OD joints into longer lengt...
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