Subsea 7 Pipeline Bundle Fabrication Site
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.jpg) Pipeline production on the narrow-gauge railway near Wick
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.jpg) Route
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| Route length: | A total of 27.2 km |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| Dual track : | In places with four tracks |
The Subsea 7 pipeline bundle fabrication site is a 1978 commissioned in shell and tube production plant of the company Subsea 7 for the production of submarine pipelines on a meter gauge - railway line at Wick in the county of Caithness in Scotland .
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In the production facility at Wick, bundles of tubes consisting of several pipes and cables in a steel jacket are manufactured on the bogies of the narrow-gauge railway . At the ends of each pipeline there is a control station with control devices and valves that correspond to the respective application. After welding the pipelines, integrating them into the bundle and performing the non-destructive testing and pressure test , the up to 7.7 km long tube bundles are pulled into the bay near Wick with a deep- sea tug. From there, they are hovering at a certain water depth with two tugs to the location west of Shetland ( Controlled Depth Tow Method ), laid on the seabed and put into operation. Since 1978, more than 70 pipeline systems have been welded on the production facility.
Videos
Individual evidence
- ^ Wick Fabrication Site - Subsea 7 Pipeline Bundle Fabrication Site, Scotland
- ^ Roger Farnworth: Caithness Double-Track Narrow Gauge Line.
- ↑ Sigbjørn Daasvatn and Martin Goodlad: Pipeline Bundles & Towed Production Systems - Enabling the next generation of subsea architecture. Subsea 7 Technology Magazine 2017.
- ↑ Subsea 7 Pipeline Bundle Technology. Video, September 3, 2015.
Coordinates: 58 ° 30 '38.4 " N , 3 ° 8' 59.2" W.