TUBING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, VESSEL AND METHOD OF DEPLOYING TUBING

摘要

There is disclosed a tubing support assembly for supporting tubing utilised in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, a vessel including such a tubing support assembly, and a method of deploying such tubing from a vessel. In one embodiment, a tubing support assembly (12) is disclosed which includes a tubing support in the form of a tension frame (20) that receives and supports tubing such as a casing riser (14) to be deployed from a drillship (10). The tension frame (20) is movable relative to a deck (22) of the drillship (10) and can be located below a level of the deck (22), to facilitate deployment of the tubing (14) from the drillship (10) to a seabed (37).