| Description | Running time: 30 minutes. Colour. English language.
Film about the tie-in of the Bruce Field pipeline to the 32" Frigg pipeline. The novel 'Tomseal Technique' was used to prevent water entering the pipelines, and the video was produced to explain what this involved and how successful it was. Until 1:20 there is a description of the pipeline and its operation, the an outline of the Tomseal technique, its advantages and the successful trials, accompanied by footage of underwater pipes and divers. 2:45 Description of Bruce Field's pipeline, with footage of the tie-in pipe being loaded onto a barge and taken offshore.3:55 Pigging tests at Stonehaven, the onshore construction and trials, and a description of the Tomseal plugs.5:59 Site preparation works carried out December 1991. Footage of the excavation of Frigg pipeline, installation of subsea support structures and tie-in. 7:32 Secondary isolation barrier. Tapping of the Frigg pipeline using pigs and nitrogen slugs, rilling of taps, removal of debris, isolation. Each stage of the operation has animation of procedures followed by subsea footage. 18:30 Installation of Tomseal plugs, their function and positioning with animation and footage. 24:15Monitoring and checking of the Tomseal plugs. 24:57 Removal of plugs once tie-in complete, 27 July 1992. Conclusion and summary of the Tomseal technique's benefits narrated over footage of the operation. |