CATS Pipeline System Repair Completed

The metal sleeve has been installed as a permanent repair to strengthen and protect the affected area of the pipeline.

The repair work was completed ahead of schedule from a diving support vessel which was again secured at short notice following wide scale industry co-operation.

Gas has been reintroduced to the CATS pipeline to repressurise the system. A controlled re-start of the CATS system will commence later this week and a return to normal throughput levels is expected around the middle of September. -British Petroleum