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A: Bundle empty B: Bundle half full welding together; setting spacers in conventional fabrication methods performed. A clump weight is place and skin with it injection ends; (J-laying for instance) is still attached to the bottom of the SIR to pull forward pipe; inject GBG into possible. compensate for its buoyancy. Winch the annulus between the pipe and The SIR can be installed using a cables are used to control the up skin. standard towing technique. The tow ending. An illustration of the various

The injection zone features a slight can be performed with or without steps of the up-ending is given slope to ensure that GBG properly the fexible jumper in place. below.

spreads around the pipe. Analyses on the up-ending If the FPSO is not yet in place, it

Note that using GBG with procedures have also been is possible to use a stand-by buoy for

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