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Title: An evaluation of options for Prudhoe Bay Natural Gas

Abstract

This study investigates some of the reasons why the natural gas which is produced along with the oil at Prudhoe Bay is not being delivered to a market and three of the possible methods of delivering this gas energy to a market. These three alternatives include a proposal to build a natural gas pipeline through Canada, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) proposal and a proposal to manufacture fuel grade methanol from the natural gas at Prudhoe Bay which would be shipped through the existing Trans Alaska Pipeline System. A brief review of the engineering, economic, environmental, supply/demand and market aspects, and most importantly the political considerations affecting the selection of any of these three alternatives is presented. From virtually every viewpoint the methanol proposal is the most reasonable method of delivering the Prudhoe Bay gas energy to a market. It is shown that either of the other alternatives would result in the cost of the Prudhoe Bay gas energy being higher than the cost of energy from imported oil or natural gas.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Chevron Oil Field Research Co.
OSTI Identifier:
6939106
Report Number(s):
CONF-840495-
Journal ID: CODEN: SEAPA
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: SPE 12766; Conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers California regional meeting, Long Beach, CA, USA, 11 Apr 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; METHANOL FUELS; MARKET; NATURAL GAS; TRANSPORT; PRUDHOE BAY; OIL FIELDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; PIPELINES; ALCOHOL FUELS; ARCTIC OCEAN; BAYS; BEAUFORT SEA; ECONOMICS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESOURCES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; 030600* - Natural Gas- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 032000 - Natural Gas- Transport, Handling, & Storage; 030300 - Natural Gas- Drilling, Production, & Processing

Citation Formats

Corley, D I, and Marsden, S S. An evaluation of options for Prudhoe Bay Natural Gas. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Corley, D I, & Marsden, S S. An evaluation of options for Prudhoe Bay Natural Gas. United States.
Corley, D I, and Marsden, S S. 1984. "An evaluation of options for Prudhoe Bay Natural Gas". United States.
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abstractNote = {This study investigates some of the reasons why the natural gas which is produced along with the oil at Prudhoe Bay is not being delivered to a market and three of the possible methods of delivering this gas energy to a market. These three alternatives include a proposal to build a natural gas pipeline through Canada, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) proposal and a proposal to manufacture fuel grade methanol from the natural gas at Prudhoe Bay which would be shipped through the existing Trans Alaska Pipeline System. A brief review of the engineering, economic, environmental, supply/demand and market aspects, and most importantly the political considerations affecting the selection of any of these three alternatives is presented. From virtually every viewpoint the methanol proposal is the most reasonable method of delivering the Prudhoe Bay gas energy to a market. It is shown that either of the other alternatives would result in the cost of the Prudhoe Bay gas energy being higher than the cost of energy from imported oil or natural gas.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6939106}, journal = {Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)},
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year = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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