Tenaris participated in the 2024 Subsea Pipelines & Cables Conference, hosted by the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPS) in Trondheim, Norway, on October 15-16. The conference served as a key platform for knowledge exchange and networking within the subsea pipeline, risers, umbilicals, and cables community.
Øystein Moholdt, Technical Sales Manager for TenarisShawcor coatings in Norway, presented a paper on testing the impact of trawl boards on insulated pipes—an essential consideration for the integrity and performance of subsea pipelines. The tests, which were conducted at both the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Tenaris’s R&D center in Orkanger, Norway, provided important insights.
The insulation material showed significant energy absorption without causing damage to the steel pipe, offering new perspectives on the durability and resilience of insulated subsea pipelines. “In areas with trawling activity, it’s crucial to have a system capable of withstanding potential interactions between trawling gear and the pipeline. Historically, this has been tested with trawl board impact tests, but the role of the insulation system has often been overlooked in pipeline and protective structure design. Our testing results offer valuable data, confirming the high energy absorption capabilities of our insulation systems, adding yet another advantage of using TenarisShawcor wet insulation,” Moholdt stated.
This marks the company’s first paper on wet insulation since its integration with Shawcor in December 2023, which has bolstered Tenaris’s offering to the pipeline market.
Tenaris now boasts a unique portfolio of coating solutions, further enhanced by the company’s innovative One Line™ service package, built on decades of experience in complex line pipe projects worldwide. Learn more about TenarisShawcor coating solutions.
