摘要 |
Offshore apparatus is disclosed which includes a base, a tower pivotally connected to the base, at least one support member attached to the tower and adapted to slidably support a conductor pipe, and at least one conductor pipe adjacent and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tower and laterally supported by at least one support member. An articulatable means connects the apparatus to a span of the conductor pipe situated in close proximity to the pivotal connection. This means provides sufficient lateral support to the pipe span to prevent buckling and at the same time controls the configuration of the pipe span as the tower sways to prevent bending stress within the pipe span from attaining a level that will cause the pipe to fail.
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