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Saipem to establish a spool-base in the US Gulf of Mexico

Saipem will establish a spool-base on Greenwood Island, Pascagoula, Mississippi. A spool-base is a facility which allows long lengths of pipe to be welded together before reeling them onto a pipelay vessel. The Saipem spool-base will be a highly …

Aug 6, 2019 / Vessels

Solitaire Starts Laying the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in Russian Waters

Last Tuesday (Apr30) pipelay vessel Solitaire started laying the first line of the Nord Stream 2 twin gas pipeline in Russian waters. Solitaire will spend about a month constructing one of the two approximately 100-kilometres-long sections in the …

May 7, 2019 / Vessels

1,000 Kilometres of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Laid

A total of 1,000 kilometres of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has now been laid in Finnish, Swedish and German waters.Two Allseas pipelay vessels – Solitaire and Pioneering Spirit – are currently installing the pipeline in the Swedish Exclusive …

Apr 15, 2019 / Vessels