Investigation into Root Causes of Cable Failure
A 1000 mm2 export cable had suffered a failure in the region of an Intertidal Joint (ITJ), located approximately 2.5 km from the onshore transition joint. BPP-TECH were engaged by insurers to perform an independent investigation into the potential root causes of the failure.
BPP-TECH found several sub-optimal design flaws that were compounded by a radial crush load during incident or incidents. A timeline of events from installation to dropped objects and lateral displacements was also prepared using documentation from various sources to document incidents.
