Unmatched Reliability
-No operational failures
-Outstanding fatigue life
Reduces Riser Installation Costs
-TSJs can be wet parked on sea floor with SCR
-Recovered from seafloor and installed by cheaper vessels
-TSJs easier to handle
-Installed by all methods: J-lay, S-lay, Reeling
Cost effective across entire range of SCR types
-Cheaper than most steel stress joints & competitive with flexible joints
-Smaller and lighter than steel stress joints and flexible joints
-Handles high temperatures, pressures and sour service
-Can retrofit into existing baskets of all types
Monolithic Metal Structure
-Design code same as riser, a metallic joint (no viscoelasticity)
-Common manufacturing techniques and inspection methods
-Temperature and load frequency do not change stiffness
-Immune to aging and gas absorption, no explosive decompression
-Readily available inhibitors for HF and other chemical exposure