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You would think they would have valves or whatever along the pipeline. In case they need to shut off section.
by postalrat 4y ago
You would think they would have valves or whatever along the pipeline. In case they need to shut off section.
- some0x80070005 4y agoUnfortunately, that is such a huge economic burden to run hydraulic umbilicals the entire length of the line. It’s simply not feasible to control in the middle of such an enormous pipeline. Perhaps, ROV operated valves could be a solution, but generally, with such high pressure fluid on the inside, the valves and areas around the valves would be the relative weak points and would need leak monitoring whereas the current system doesn’t require that.