Tanker-based production eyed for Gulf of Mexico use
The new oil price environment is sending industry engineers back to the drawing board. The search is on for cost effective and perhaps unconventional deepwater production systems. One candidate for Gulf of Mexico deepwater tracts is a tanker-based floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system. Substantial experience with tanker-based FPSO systems has proven them to be cost effective when the field is remote from existing production facilities and pipelines. A tanker-based system offers the unique feature of integrating production, storage, and offloading capabilities into a single unit. Such systems can be installed in 12 to 15 months and can even be leased, significantly improving an operator's cash flow.
- Research Organization:
- Brian Watts Associates, Houston, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 5376635
- Journal Information:
- Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States), Vol. 58:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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03 NATURAL GAS
42 ENGINEERING
GULF OF MEXICO
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
DESIGN
TANKER SHIPS
COST
DEPTH
INSTALLATION
LEASING
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
PRICES
PRODUCTION
STORAGE
UNLOADING
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CARIBBEAN SEA
DIMENSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
SEAS
SHIPS
SURFACE WATERS
WELLS
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