Giant pipeline smart pig - photo

[MeJasonT]

It looks to be a 24" perhaps 36" inch old style pig, the new ones carry alot more electronic and are far more compact.
I worked on a project in India 10 years ago where we connected a vertical riser style of thing to the subsea pipline swan neck manifold. the pig was in the riser section and collected in a similar styled tool at the other end. All connected and disconected with ROV intervention - of course.
Early in my career we were working on a manifold choke change out in Egypt (just off Alexandria). The instructions were all sent via fax, I know right, what the hell.
being Egypt and Friday being there version of a Sabbath day. We went and sat by the pipeline with an ROV waiting for a pig to be sent through. They only forgot to send the bloody thing and we couldnt report to their office fax until Sunday as they had locked up and gone home. Its great being in the oil industry on a 3 day pleasure cruise on day rate.