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(11) EP 1 402 148 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(21) Application number: 02743385.3

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E21B 43/01, F16L 1/16
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2002/002934
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/002848 (09.01.2003 Gazette 2003/02)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.06.2001 GB 0115918
29.06.2001 GB 0115919
08.03.2002 GB 0205461
08.03.2002 GB 0205462

(71) Applicant: Smit Land & Marine Engineering Limited
London SW1 4BP (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • LEY, Timothy, Geoffrey
    WillastonNeston, Wirral CH64 2XE (GB)

(74) Representative: Brand, Thomas Louis 
W.P. Thompson & Co.Coopers BuildingChurch Street
Liverpool L1 3AB
Liverpool L1 3AB (GB)

   


(54) METHOD OF LAYING AN UNDERWATER FLOWLINE