Subsea support apparatus for supporting drive means, and driving apparatus incorporating such support apparatus

摘要

A driving apparatus (2) for driving pipes (4) into the sea bed is disclosed. The driving apparatus has support arms (20) supporting a drill tower (16) for driving pipes into the sea bed, and a body (6) for supporting a plurality of pipes in cassettes (24). A pipe feeding mechanism feeds pipes to the drill tower (16) and the apparatus is controlled from a vessel located at a sea surface.