The UK’s Industry Technology Facilitator and offshore consultancy Crondall Energy are partnering on Anchoring Pipeline Technology (APT), a joint industry project aimed at delivering a "less costly, more elegant design solution" to the problem of lateral buckling of undersea pipes, known as "pipe walking". One of several schemes addressing the walking issue, which causes damage to flowlines, APT is an optimised, distributed-anchoring system that could save $5 million or more, compared with pre-installed methods, said David Bruton, subsea director for Crondall Energy.
The UK’s Industry Technology Facilitator and offshore consultancy Crondall Energy are partnering on Anchoring Pipeline Technology (APT), a joint industry project aimed at delivering a "less costly, more elegant design solution" to the problem of lateral buckling of undersea pipes, known as "pipe walking". One of several schemes addressing the walking issue, which causes damage to flowlines, APT is an optimised, distributed-anchoring system that could save $5m or more, compared with pre-installed methods, said David Bruton, subsea director for Crondall Energy.