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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.02.2013 (43) Date of publication: 07.05.2014 Bulletin 2014/19 (21) Application number: 12737732.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.06.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16L 1/16(2006.01) F16L 1/24(2006.01) F16L 1/235(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2012/062780 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/004643 (10.01.2013 Gazette 2013/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 01.07.2011 GB 201111274 (71) Applicant: Subsea 7 Norway Nuf 4052 Røyneberg (NO)	(72) Inventor: ANDRESEN, Tommy N-4328 Sandnes (NO) (74) Representative: Cummings, Sean Patrick  Keltie LLP Fleet Place House 2 Fleet Place London EC4M 7ET London EC4M 7ET (GB)