March 2021, Vol. 248, No. 3
Tech Notes
Baker Hughes Offers Composite Flexible Pipe for Onshore Pipelines
Baker Hughes launched of its Onshore Composite Flexible Pipe to address the corrosion and cost of ownership challenges with conventional steel pipe for the energy, oil and gas and industrial sectors. The lightweight reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) offers an economic and environmentally conscious alternative to onshore steel pipes for optimizing the core structure of flowline and oil and gas pipeline networks. The pipe’s spoolable design makes it easier, faster and more cost-effective to transport and install versus steel pipe, reducing installed costs by more than 20%, Baker Hughes said. Installation also requires fewer onsite support facilities and heavy v

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