Design and installation of subsea cable, pipeline and umbilical crossing interfaces

A Reda, IM Howard, GL Forbes, IA Sultan… - Engineering Failure …, 2017 - Elsevier
Deterioration of subsea cable, pipeline and umbilical crossings often occur due to relative
movement between the crossing members. Any crossing design should aim to achieve a …

Failure analysis of articulated paddings at crossing interface between crossing cable and crossed pipeline

A Reda, MA Elgazzar, IA Sultan, MA Shahin… - Applied Ocean …, 2021 - Elsevier
While subsea crossings are undesirable for many reasons, they are unavoidable due to the
sheer density of subsea assets. The use of articulated paddings is a cost-effective and …

Guidelines for safe cable crossing over a pipeline

A Reda, A Rawlinson, IA Sultan, MA Elgazzar… - Applied Ocean …, 2020 - Elsevier
High voltage submarine cables are increasingly being installed in existing and new offshore
oil and gas fields for power supply and control purposes. These power cables are both large …

A compliant connector concept for the mobile offshore base

MS Derstine, RT Brown - Marine structures, 2000 - Elsevier
In order to reduce the large loads that are developed in connecting semi-submersible
platforms on a 5000ft long mobile offshore base (MOB), a compliant connector concept was …

Finite element analysis of a sandwich pipe joint

I Onyegiri, M Kashtalyan - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Sandwich pipes in which the core material performs both thermal insulation and structural
function are viewed as a lightweight alternative to conventional pipe-in-pipe systems in …

Sea-bottom forces crucial in pipeline crossings design

Y Friedmann - Oil Gas J.;(United States), 1988 - osti.gov
Designing for subsea pipeline installation in certain regions of the world often implies
crossing several existing pipelines or cables in operation. Careful attention to such …

A discussion of the effect of the reeled installation process on pipeline limit states

S Manouchehri, B Howard, S Denniel - ISOPE International Ocean and …, 2008 - onepetro.org
Pipeline reeling is a well established method for offshore installation of rigid steel pipelines
and risers. The basic process of loading stalks of pipe that have been fabricated onshore …

Pipelines, risers and umbilicals failures: A literature review

GP Drumond, IP Pasqualino, BC Pinheiro, SF Estefen - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The exploratory frontier of offshore oil and gas industry comes into deeper waters, with the
3000 m water depth barrier hurdled in the US Gulf of Mexico in 2003. At these water depths …

A testing platform for subsea power cable deployment

A Reda, A Abu-Siada, IM Howard, KK McKee - Engineering Failure …, 2019 - Elsevier
The failure of subsea cables has been predominantly attributed to third party activities and
cable field joints. Field joints may be unavoidable due to joining of insufficient factory-made …

Technical Capabilities in Offshore Pipellne Operations to Maximize Safety

EA Milz, DE Broussard - Offshore Technology Conference, 1972 - onepetro.org
Design, construction, and operation of offshore liquid and gas trunklines have many
similarities to lines onshore. However, there is one major difference; cost. Offshore pipelines …