Constructing Mammoth Underwater Gas Pipeline | Building The Biggest | Spark
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 28. 03. 2021
- Building the longest underwater pipeline is no mean feat, but these engineers pulled it off. Take an exclusive look under the ocean and discover the trials and tribulations of the Langeled pipeline. Before the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline, it was the longest subsea pipeline in the world.
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I was a pipeline welder in the 1970âs, I love this documentary, itâs amazing how technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since my days although the principles are pretty much the same
What I found delightful about this documentary is the range and breadth of the accents spoken by the workers in this project. There's Norwegian, Scottish, British, US gulf coast southern, Arabic, and Swiss. This range reflects the regions most impacted by off-shore oil and gas industry.
And Dutch
Well it's not like working 9 to 5 in the local pipeline industry is an option.
This is incredible work. Pipelaying at its most extreme. The company I work for lays pipe in the ground. Laying huge, 21 ton, 12 metre sections on the seabed is really impressive. What a great documentary. 5 stars from me.
I feel compelled to say that Iâm impressed with the level of detail attended to laying such a large pipe. I guess its not the process that differs so much as the danger of the work and the inability to correct any mistakes that might be made. Much respect for our oceaneering crews.
I think Russia will make BOOM '' on This Pipe line !!! lol The New Nuclear Torpedoes Poseidon are Ready to be tested !!! lol
yeah this is white privilege and the patriarchy hard at work..... lol
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Excellent wow. I'm retired 33 years gas pipeliner, distributors all aspects. I just love this documentary. Good job guys. Unbelievable people in our world Good people.
Right on, same
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Pull some strings and get me a job đđ
I wonder how many people complained to you about you coming on their days or vacation off
Be prepared battery back up so my power wire a little at a time you can do that you canât eat a whole elephant one bite by the time you gonna come
The youtube algorithm has a cruel sense of humor
if we were allowed to post pictures, i would've whipped up a shoop real quick of a blanket fort with american/canadians on the pipe, next to a crudely drawn "no euros allowed" sign. because you guys deserve only the best đ
I wonder how long it lasts before it gets blown up. Remember Nordstream Brits, silly buggers
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Even while watching the process of this work being done it is a struggle for me to suspend my disbelief enough to let myself think that they are actually pulling this massive work off. Multiple kilometers of such massive pipe prepped, welded, sealed, and laid per day. Impressive is certainly a gross understatement.
So very welcome that the producers did not fill the video with relentless fake dramas to try and hold onto the viewer's attention span. An enjoyable and relaxed look at this enormous task.
Agreed x2.
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Intro: 5000 men are locked in a race against time ...
This is the comment I was looking for.
Been building pipelines for 14 years nothing relaxing about it lol
The amount of engineering and work that goes into this project is impressive.
FACTS.. Freaking amazing
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âBut the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.â
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crazy they blew it up?
@@tinto278 Wrong pipeline. This is not NORDSTREAM #2. This is farther north. NORDSTREAM #2 is south of Sweden, this pipeline runs north of Sweden on the other side of Norway.
And then the US goes and blows it up
Worked on the barge twice, when it was still LB 200. Iâll never forget Jimmy and how he consumed two whole grilled chickens for dinner almost each night.
Jimmy needs to learn the diff between mils and mm. Lol
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No wonder the ship needed 80,000 kilos of meat LoL
For this kinda job, you gotta eat.
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"Where there's a will, there's way." Felt like the documentary was cut down form 2-3 hours down to 1.
Mind-boggling Just to conceive this project and then to train and coordinate the effort of so many different teams. Simply fantastic.
Though, I'd prefer to learnt about the effects cancelling the keystone pipeline & terminating all US permits to extract on Fed Land on Jan 20., 2021
I worked for Santa Fe International(1977)as an electrician/tension machine operator on the Choctaw pipe lay barge in the Gulf of Mexico. 8 weeks out and 1 week in it was a tough job and an incredible adventure. Really cool to see it up close again.
@Pommie I am from the USA... we had an International crew. Machinist's were Italian and the best. Master Electrician's were from Scotland... I worked under them... could not understand a word they said their accents were so strong. Me being from Texas played a part in that. It was the wild west off shore in those days. Went to work for J.Ray Mcdermott on a 1200 Ton Derrick Barge after Santa Fe went bust. We set sub-structures and installed the platforms. Total of 5 years offshore(single man) and would never do it any different.
It takes the phrase âLaying pipeâ to a different level!
Are you an AMS discipile?
That's what she said... đČ
That pipe is always wet
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You are definitely ahead of the game Young man. Are you American?
This is some of the most interesting work anyone does on this planet. I love huge expensive projects but this is next-level. And I BET. I bet⊠there are secrets this industry holds. Big ones. Big capabilities that even the military doesnât have. Saturation diving, cable laying and other seafloor tech is fascinating - but some of it is mindbending. Best example of mindbending tech are those crazy welding habitats (habitats, clamps etc) that are fastened over gas pipelines to fix problems in the line. What could go wrong? Itâs only a live feed from a gas field which is pumped dry, pressurized and heated so that 2 workers can weld in a dry shirtsleeve environment.
This industry has achieved so much in an already almost impossible environment in which to work. Some of the engineering behind it is right up there with space exploration.
mindbending to you is normal to the rest of us.
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@@d.bcooper2271 not Russia...NWO
Amazing technology and coordination. ... and nice to see crews working so professionally together.
Loved watching the engineering that goes into the creations of mankind to make our world functional there lies the story.
Brought back many memories of my 3 years work in the North Sea in the 1970âs with Santa Fe International pipe laying and burying barges Choctaw and Cheerokee. My home and family for those turbulent years.
I worked on both of those barges in the gulf in the early 1980's, had the honors of melting tar/sand to fill in between the concrete on the joints...LOL, then got moved over to working with the RVC's. Then spent a lot of time down in Brazil setting platforms using RCV's, at least until Santa Fe sold out to Kuwait.
@BRENDA YARELI GUARDADO GONZALEZ Brenda whats with the Ps
Regarding Santa Fe in the 1970s in the Gulf, you haven't lived until you have worked on the barge Kiowa. On one of my early jobs there as a diver I walked into the latrine and saw 5 toilets separated by inches between them and arranged in a semicircle. Two guys were sitting on adjacent toilets reading the same magazine. Being relatively modest, that almost ended my diving career. Stuck with it though. Never did get on the Choctaw, but I did set a platform off the Cherokee (as a diver I was the underwater eye for positioning the platform onto the guide). Spent many hours diving (including saturation) on the Tonkawa, Chickasaw, and the little workhorse the Sioux. Loved the diving itself and the pipeline construction, but the offshore environment was another matter.
And I thought our land oil rigs & offshore rigs were pretty big.This is extremely impressive.Job well done brothers!
where is your land oil rig
I worked several seasons on the LB200. Amazing, Nothing else like her. History was made. Fine group of Tallented Pipeliners.
Raphael C.
Norway is certainly blessed with abundance of natural resources. Good luck to British people.
I am so proud of mankind. We have developed over millennia that we can do things such as this. These people who created the machines, the programs, and now guide the machines are examples of the best and the brightest.
I'm proud of you, John H.
You are right, this how we as mankind win.
@Simard jean We as mankind are thriving because of it. Without it, you cannot type any message. We will find and execute ways soon to solve all important problems, that's what we do.
I agree, but God gave the resources. Wonderful machines indeed.
@Simard jean If you truly believe that and yet you partake, freely of its bounty. Than youâre just virtue signaling on social media.
I'm very impressed with how much pipe they are capable of putting down each day. Damn, that's a whole lotta hard work.
Brilliant , So interesting to see something like this . Thankyou.
GREAT video. Very informative. Had NO idea this has been done. Well done. Thanks.
41:30 loved riding the 'donut'. Closest thing to experiencing 'freefall' when going down.
The 24 hours that these guys welded and layed 51/2 kilometer of pipe which he said was their record everything had to flow seamlessly, very impressive. As a retired pipe inspector I know what it takes & these guys look to be some of the best.
inspectors think they know but have no real idea.
@@bryannonya9769 who pissed in your cornflakes nonya
@@bryannonya9769 you have obviously no clue about the qualifications of inspectors in European offshore sector
These guys deserve every single cent they get paid and more. Absolutely crazy work and engineering
Today pipelines are constructed with many safety and construction advances. Old pipelines cannot even be compared to modern ones. Welds xrayed for flaws. Wrapped weld joints and complete pipeline. Environmental studies and built with the environment in mind. Corrosion monitored continually and kept from starting with cathodic protection. Regular inside devices travel threw the pipelines checking for wall thickness. Replacements should be quickly done. Pipelines if maintained properly should last well over 150 years. The people complaining about gas transmission lines don't have a clue about them.
Also these types of pipelines will never have a small leak. Even a thin wall or small leak on a transmission line will rip the pipelines wide open. The smallest pinhole would tear the pipeline wide open and thats why they have massive corrosion and wear and tear monitoring. Then replacement procedures
put a hose clamp on it an call it a day
Remember what the 'pig' looked like before and after going through to clean new pipe. Lot of years ago.
@@stephengile530 in my day we used an actual pig with a rope tied around itâs feet. This is also where hog tied started
@@optimisticfuture6808 LOL
And the titanic could never be sunk
Very nice documentary! As others have said, it's not bloated with filler crap and a lot of b-roll footage. Seeing this many professionals work together and looking like they really enjoy what they do makes me with I had chosen a different career path.
Why, what kind of pipes are you laying currently?
@@eMPee584 I think he meant "filler crap" on the documentary, most of them are bloated with "timelines", "if this happened", "if this broke" dramatisations, its pathetic some of them tbh.
Being the Spider operator is the coolest job I've ever seen!
When these guys are working in all stages, the Barge is continually moving forward. I worked on the Ekofisk in the 1970,s line a long time ago.
'This is Jimmy Peacock, He's been in the business for over 21 years, and laid thousands of kilometers of pipe'.
Best introduction ever.
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Great viewing as I always get from Spark! Thanks guys!
Thanks André!
the sheer scale of the operation is mind numbing, excellent preparation
So cool to see folks from all different countries working together here. Shows what amazing things can be done by talented humans working together as opposed to working against each other. Excellent video.
Im sure the quality is affected when ppl from all over the world get together
White countries
@@insaneindamembrane7961 thatâs why only white countries work together. Plus we are the only race that had this level of thinking power. Others can be doctors and lawyers but only the white have the mental capacity first to imaging something this massive and second to design a system that builds and accomplishes the task
@@stopbigcon3764 blacks canât swim so
Great video, really interesting. Thank you
Uncle Sam: "Nice pipe ya got there... Be a shame if somebody blew it up."
Very cool as I had the opportunity to work on the DIII AKA Doublet #3 for General Atomic in La Jolla in Calif back in the mid to late 70's
This a must watch...knowledge is simply power...
Genius minds...
Serious teamwork
Good interesting documetery, very enjoyable!
too good a documentary. very impressive. salute the planners engineers and workmen.
5:55 "he has laid thousands of kilometers of pipe"
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Very good , entertaining and interesting.
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I just got to that bit as I was reading your comment! But you missed off the best bit:
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Damnit, came here for something similar, comment, not pipe. At least I know I'm not the only immature one here, wait, I'm almost 40, I hope you're not 16.
@@SexyGuv77 right, I bet he says that to all the ocean floor đ€Ł
Children...
@Aldo Franco spying on women is for creeps
What an amazing and impressive project. Wow!
So many huge projects are being undertaken round the globe. This is one of the biggest Iâve seen.
yes except Africa where corruption is the only project that is ongoing
One-word explanation. AMAZING!
Definitely an interesting insight into an unseen world
Very impressed with the skill set. Kudo's gentlemen, ALL.
"What does your daddy do for living" he lays pipes.
It amazes me how the weld's can take all that stress, top job fellas.
a properly laid weld is stronger than the steel pipe being welded due to extra alloys being added in the welding process. the pipe will break before the weld in most all cases
Absolutely amazing what we can do today.
I am Site Engineer in Gas Pipeline laying project in India. I wish to get experience in laying underwater pipeline. This is another level.
Okay anon
It's amazing how challenging and dangerous the work that engineers and trade workers do to give the world everything it needs, from plastic materials to gasoline and airplane.
The Engineers NEVER get close to the dangerous aspects of this work. They quietly take their notes while the welders, riggers, electrician's, divers, crane operators, and many other hands on skills take all the risks and really should be paid more.
Just watched this film again and I'm as impressed as the first time. The incredible efforts and indeed, genius of men, in constructing this pipeline, is truly beyond belief.
Bad incel troll
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ââ2 Thessalonians⏠â3:3⏠âNIVâŹâŹ
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What a job,very technical!
This is fantastic !!!
10:20 What an amazing machine; underwater excavator.
Amazing the amount of work, natural resources and energy to harvest this energy!
Youâre very very impressive and I thought I was genius by installing sprinkler pipe in my backyard
It's the greatest technical engineering operation. This is precision .
20:59 = Typical question, my manager asks me (in my field of work). And mostly, I give a super technical reason and save my day.
Great teconlgly
All that work, and resources, for a mere 40 YEARS' worth of gas supply? Crazy, is it not?
Incredible technology in moving forward.
Waw....i imagine if this project done in my own state....its genarate skills and techology....human resources and wealth to whole country...!! Very impressive documentary.....!!
All of this is one helluva đ INDUSTRIAL đŠș CONSTRUCTION đ PROJECT!! đ§
GOOD JOB KIDS.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
this is so amazing, blows my mind
This is abasulty an engineering from another level đ„đ„đ„
Amazing engineering
Anyone else noticed the nervous ticks at 17:16?
I wonder if thatâs from being close to all those explosions.
Damn! He gotta get paid extra for those ticks.
Teamwork is the key
This is true engineering, thank you for the video, was great!!!
Brilliant documentary đđđ
Great, I will love to work there
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Ole is like 1/4 forehead 1/4 head than torso and legs! You guys didnât do him any favors with your camera work đđ
Ahhhhh i kinda think thats what hes built like.
Is he the one blowing air into the sandstone? If it is I thought the lens kind of made him look like a dwarf lol
...thats not a forehead, it's actually a fivehead.
This is amazing stuff.
Wow!!! So fascinating!! Amazing what goes on behind the scenes
A very informative and interesting documentary.
Would love to be on a project like that
What I found delightful about this documentary is the range and breadth of the accents spoken by the workers in this project.
Always good documentary from spark again
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I've seen pipe yards like that here in southeast Louisiana.
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Well Done NG.Loving these shorts while having my morning Coffee đđđđđ€đ»đ€đ»
The North Sea is one of the hardest sea to work on and one of the most dangerous sea in the world, with the greatest number of shipping accidents in the last 15 years
Hard to fathom such an incredible project!
These man are hard working man deserve a respect for sure.
I enjoy a lot this video, thanks.
Before Mars we should learn and love our oceans teachings.
Really really good point.
We are building a pipeline to Mars.
Duh
I want (like) to see, how they join the pipe under water but it can't đ
Keep going Spark đ
Great documentary
This is Just Amazing stuff !!! đ
Very interesting - On the Spark site I seem to learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing.
If the platform could submerge then the the barge just needs to attach and guide the platform down. Instead of lifting.
Fantastic un believable.
That "SPIDER" is badass lol
These guys get to lay pipe when ever they want but when I want to lay pipe I get told "I'm not in the mood"đ€