Brazilian contractor Andrade Gutierrez uses 315 x 2t Seaflex Inflatable Buoyancy Units (IBUs) to pull a new pipeline across a swamp in Soyo, Angola.
These buoyancy modules were especially manufactured with a more elongated shape than standard Seaflex 2t IBUs, to reduce their profile and ensure that the pipeline would not be grounded during its passage through a very shallow trench. Customised integrated attachment slings were also provided, passing underneath the pipeline and terminating in a simple flat hook for ease of connection and disconnection.
Seaflex buoyancy modules are being frequently rented or purchased by contractors for use on shallow-water pipeline pulls across all continents bar Antarctica during the course of 2017.
Please contact us to find out more about how they can bring increased safety and efficiency and reduced cost to your pipeline installation projects.
