Subsea PIG Launcher

Features & Benefits:

– The flangeless PIG Launcher grips and seals directly onto the
end of a cut pipe
– Simple disconnect for quick re-usability
– Safer diver-less operation
– ROV operable for multiple subsea operations
– Launch pressures up to 120 bar
– Launch with sea water or nitrogen
– Any diameter of pipe up to 42? with any wall thickness
– Can be left subsea for longer operational periods
– Default locked state with high mechanical pre-load for failsafe operation

Balltec’s Subsea PIG Launcher is the world’s first diverless and
flangeless subsea PIG Launcher. The PIG launch system can work
independently or in conjunction with Balltec’s PipeLOK™ pipeline
recovery tools to enabling pipelines to be lifted from the sea bed in
a dewatered state.
Balltec’s subsea PIG Launcher can grip and seal onto a cut end of a
pipe meaning the PIG can be launched without the need for any
additional fixtures to be added onto the pipe. The PIG Launcher
uses a combination of Balltec’s gripping & sealing technologies to
create a safe and secure connection.
Designed, built and tested to international standards, the Subsea
PIG Launcher complements other services within Balltec’s Pipeline
Solutions range and can be designed to suit specific client
specifications or rented from our fleet where available.