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GLOBAL DEEPWATER REVIEW The growing deepwater market is driving pipeline and umbilical manufacturing expansion on Newcastle’s Walker Riverside in the UK. Elaine Maslin paid a visit.

Deepwater drives manufacturing expansion mbilical and ? exible pipe manu- facture has become an estab-

U lished and visible presence on the banks of the River Tyne in Newcastle,

Northeast England.

Now, growth in deepwater develop- ments is driving demand for steel tube umbilicals and for deepwater ? exible pipe, leading to an increase in capac- ity at this hub (See page 54: Wellstream expands capacity).

Umbilicals form the links between

Large-bore center tube, or a center bundle, is fed on polymer rollers into the building, then into the center of the VHAM, via a pit beneath the machine.

Photo by Elaine Maslin.

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