Europipe II branch pipeline

General information

Client Energinet 
Project Europipe II branch pipeline 
Year 2021 
Location North Sea (Danish sector) 
Vessels Pioneering Spirit, Lorelay, Oceanic 
Max. water depth 40 m

Scope of work

  • Installation of ~105-km, 32-inch branch pipeline connecting Europipe II with the Danish mainland
  • Survey works, commissioning, pipeline burial (103 km) and backfilling
  • Mattress installation (at cable crossings) and cable cutting
  • Pull-in to shore (1.1 km)
  • Landfall preparation at pull-in location (subcontracted)

Project specials

  • Shallow water pipeline installation by largest construction vessel in the world Pioneering Spirit
  • Modifications to pipelay vessel Lorelay for pipeline burial (trenching) scope

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