Abstract: A method of installing a subsea pipeline having a direct tie-in between a first section of the pipeline and a subsea structure, wherein, after installation, the first section is located at a tie-in position. The method comprises: laying at least a portion of the pipeline from a laying vessel, the at least a portion of the pipeline including the first section and a second section of the pipeline, such that the first section is beyond the tie-in position in the laying direction, and the first section and the tie-in position are beyond the second section in the laying direction; either before, during or after said laying, configuring the second section such that bending will be preferentially induced in the second section of the at least a portion of the pipeline when the first section is pushed or pulled back to the tie-in position; pushing or pulling the first section back to the tie-in position, wherein, responsive to said pushing or pulling, bending is preferentially induced in the second section.