Ormen Lange – oil & gas
250 000 meters of MEG lines and umbilicals were to be protected during the 2006 and 2007 period.
Project description
- Protection of 6” MEG-lines (Ethylene glycol) and umbilicals, from Nyhavna to the Ormen Lange field.
Project challenges
- Water depth was down to 850 meters over a distance of 250 km with a burial depth of 1.5 meters.
- Trenching had to be performed at angles between 15 and 25 degrees.
- The umbilical was unarmored and vulnerable with respect to coating damage.
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Nexans' solution:
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