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Catenary mooring, Mad Dog field

MoorLOK™ catenary mooring for BP’s Mad Dog field.

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Products

Capacity

Location

Year

Scope

Testing

The project

From enquiry to lift

01 · Challenge

02 · Solution

03 · Testing

04 · Deployment

Ball-and-taper connector in cross-section: stab in, lock under load, release (illustrative)LoadTapered mandrelHardened steel ballsGrip grows with loadBall cagePile or pipe wall01 Stab in02 Lock under load03 Release at zero load03 Lift clear
As the lift starts, each ball rolls up its taper and wedges against the wall. More load means more grip.

How a Balltec connector grips: the load drives each ball up its taper.

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