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Offshore pipelines design, installation, and maintenance

The development of oil and gas fields offshore requires specialized pipeline equipment. The structures must be strong enough to with stand the harshest environments, and ensure that production is not interrupted and remains economically feasible. However, recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have pla...

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Main Authors: Guo, Boyun (Author), Song, Shanhong (Author), Ghalambor, Ali (Author), Lin, Tian Ran (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA Gulf Professional Publishing Elsevier 2014
Edition:Second edition
Subjects:
Gas pipelines
Petroleum pipelines
Underwater pipelines
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • pt.I. Pipeline Design
  • 2. General Design Information
  • 3. Diameter and Wall Thickness
  • 4. Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines
  • 5. Pipeline Span
  • 6. Operating Stresses
  • 7. Pipeline Riser Design
  • 8. Pipeline External Corrosion Protection
  • 9. Pipeline Insulation
  • 10. Introduction to Flexible Pipelines
  • pt.II. Pipeline Installation
  • 11. Pipeline Installation Methods
  • 12. Installation Bending Stress Control
  • 13. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability Control
  • pt.III. Pipeline Commissioning and Operations
  • 14. Pipeline Testing and Precommissioning
  • 15. Flow Assurance
  • 16. Pigging Operations
  • pt.IV. Condition-Based Maintenance
  • 17. An Introduction to Condition-Based Maintenance
  • 18. Pipeline Vibration and Condition Based Maintenance
  • App.A. Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow in Pipeline
  • App.B. Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline Temperature
  • App.C. Strength De-Rating of Old Pipelines

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