| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method of laying a pipeline, the method comprising: -spooling a pipeline section onto a reel at a spooling assembly, the reel being configured to float when loaded with the pipeline section, -providing said reel in a floating condition, -providing a pipeline laying vessel comprising a docking station which is constructed to receive the reel which holds the pipeline section, the pipeline laying vessel comprising a pipeline guiding device which is configured to spool the pipeline section from the reel at the docking station, the docking station being constructed to engage the reel when the reel is in a floating condition, -transporting the floating reel towards the pipeline laying vessel, -docking the reel at the docking station of the pipeline laying vessel, -laying a pipeline by spooling the pipeline from the reel in the docking station. |
