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Fluor provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction and project management services for onshore and subsea pipeline projects worldwide. We have more than 85 years of experience in all types, sizes and complexities of pipeline and facilities development projects ranging from conceptual design and construction to maintenance and operations.

Fluor's expertise ranges from the project conceptual feasibility and continues through detailed design, permitting and construction management. Solutions to unique challenges in offshore pipeline design are ensured by advanced analytical capabilities and worldwide experience on numerous completed projects.

Fluor's specialized engineering, design and construction capabilities include:

  • Preparation of specifications for hydrographic and geotechnical surveys
  • Selection of optimum pipeline routes based on field survey results
  • Hydrodynamic stability analysis
  • Launcher and receiver design
  • Conventional and remote subsea tie-in procedures
  • Platform piping and facilities design
  • Field inspection and construction management
  • Procurement services
  • GIS database design and analysis
  • Alignment with local design institutes
  • Health, Environmental, and Safety protection

Fluor uses advanced computer technology to provide cost-optimized designs while minimizing project risk. Examples of the advanced tools used by Fluor are:

  • Automated pipeline route analysis using rules-based GIS database processing
  • Compositional multi-phase finite element analysis
  • 3-D dynamic pipeline installation analysis
  • Automatic integrated GIS/Alignment sheet generator