Abstract: A pipeline comprising one or more pipes, the pipeline having: one or more sacrificial anodes to provide cathodic protection; one or more pre-formed one-piece integral metallic rings around at least one pipe; and one or more electrical connectors attached to the or each metallic ring and to at least one sacrificial anode to allow an electrical current to flow between the pipeline and one or more of the sacrificial anodes. Each metallic ring has a one-piece form and can be fitted to the pipe without welding.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2017
Assignee:
TECHNIP NORGE AS
Inventors:
Sven Morten Hesjevik, Erik Levold, Per Egil Kvaale