Ukusetshenziswa kwamapayipi ensimbi ebunjiniyela basolwandle kuvame kakhulu.Cishe kunezinhlobo ezintathu zamapayipi ensimbi ezinhlelweni ezimbili ezinkulu zokwakha imikhumbi nobunjiniyela basolwandle: amapayipi ensimbi ezinhlelweni ezivamile, amapayipi ensimbi asetshenziswa ekwakheni, namapayipi ensimbi ngezinjongo ezikhethekile. Imikhumbi ehlukene namaphrojekthi olwandle anezinhlelo ezijwayelekile nezikhethekile.

Impilo yesevisi yemikhumbi ngokuvamile ingaba yiminyaka engama-20, futhi impilo yesevisi yamapayipi ensimbi ebunjiniyela basolwandle ingafinyelela okungenani iminyaka engu-40. Ngaphezu kwezinhlelo ezijwayelekile, kukhona nezinhlelo ezikhethekile zokumba kanye nemishini yokukhiqiza, kanye nezinhlelo zokucutshungulwa kokugeleza kukawoyela ongahluziwe, igesi ye-petroleum ewuketshezi kanye negesi yemvelo ewuketshezi ebunjiniyela basogwini lolwandle.
Ngokusebenzisa ukubala, kutholakala ukuthi ukusetshenziswa konyakaamapayipi ensimbi omthungo (LSAW) anobubanzi obukhulu obukhuluukusetshenziswa olwandle amathani ayizigidi ezi-5, amapayipi angaba ngu-500,000, lapho u-70% wamapayipi ensimbi axhunyiwe. Umkhumbi kawoyela ongamathani angu-300,000 kuphela ongasebenzisa inqwaba yamakhilomitha amapayipi ensimbi nokufakwa kwamapayipi, kanti ipayipi lensimbi liwodwa lingamathani ayi-1,000-1,500. Yiqiniso, inani lamapayipi ensimbi asetshenziswa esakhiweni semikhumbi engamathani angu-40 000 liselinganiselwe. Futhi, uma kubhekwa uhlobo olufanayo lwemikhumbi, miningi eminye imikhumbi okufanele yakhiwe. Ku-FPSO enkulu kakhulu engamathani angu-300,000, inani lamapayipi lidlula i-40,000 futhi ubude budlula amakhilomitha angu-100, okuphindwe izikhathi ezingu-3-4 kune-tonnage efanayo. Ngakho-ke, imboni yokwakha umkhumbi isibe umsebenzisi omkhulu wemboni yepayipi yensimbi.

Ipayipi lensimbi elinenhloso ekhethekile: libhekisela epayipini lensimbi elikhethekile elisetshenziswa endaweni ethile yokusebenza nendawo yokusebenza. Ipayipi likawoyela ongaphansi kwamanzi liyipayipi elikhethekile lensimbi elivamile, elidingeka kakhulu futhi elinezici zamandla aphezulu, ukubekezelelana okuncane kanye nokumelana nokugqwala okuhle.

Ngaphezu kwezinhlelo ezivamile nezikhethekile ezishiwo ngenhla, amapayipi ensimbi anogqinsi anezindonga eziqinile asetshenziswa ezakhiweni eziningi, njengamabhantshi, izinqwaba zensimbi ezingaphansi kwamanzi, ama-casings, amabakaki okubopha, imigudu yendiza enophephela emhlane, imibhoshongo yokuvutha, njll. Lolu hlobo lokuqina- ipayipi lensimbi elinezindonga eziqondile linezincazelo eziningi, izinto ezingavuthiwe eziphezulu, futhi linobubanzi obufanayo, ububanzi obuhlukile, ukujiya kodonga oluhlukile, uhlobo lwe-Y, uhlobo lwe-K, amapayipi ohlobo lwe-T. Okufana namabhantshi, izinqwaba zensimbi, amajakhethi amanzi anekhanda eliphezulu, njll., amapayipi ensimbi aqondile anomugqa omkhulu anobubanzi obukhulu, ngokuvamile aginqika asuka kumapuleti ensimbi.

Ngaphezu kwezidingo zobukhulu zamapayipi ensimbi othungelwe ngodonga oluqinile, izidingo zawo zokumelana nokugqwala nazo ziphakeme kakhulu. Ngenxa yokuthi ipayipi lensimbi lichayeka emanzini kanye nemithombo yezindaba ehlukahlukene emanzini isikhathi eside, ukugqwala kwepayipi lensimbi kubi kakhulu, ngakho-ke ipayipi lensimbi lomthungo oqondile elinezindonga eziwugqinsi kufanele liphathwe nge.anti-ukugqwalangaphambi kokusetshenziswa.