Northwest Europe`s operators show creativity in new developments

Journal Article · Mon Aug 25 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Oil and Gas Journal

OSTI ID:514792

Knott, D

Northwest Europe`s offshore operators have boosted their oil and gas production dramatically in recent years, and while the area is now mature, a steady stream of developments continues. In the boom days of the late 1970s and 1980s, a typical North Sea installation was a large platform, which occasionally a new pipeline or, more commonly, a tie-in to the area`s massive export grids. These days, now that technical developments have enabled operators to justify developments of smaller, once uneconomic, discoveries, it is pointless to talk of a typical offshore development. Northwest Europe`s offshore operators have learned that it is worthwhile to rack their brains for the most economic development concepts. This creativity is reflected in recent development plans. While operators are now snatching up the small accumulations in and around the mature North Sea producing fields, they are also seeking develop frontier regions. The paper discusses development activities in UK, Ireland, Denmark and Greenland, and Norway in gas, oil, and gas condensate deposits.

• OSTI ID: 514792
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 95; ISSN 0030-1388; ISSN OIGJAV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
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NORTH SEA
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TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION