U. K. continental shelf due 800 miles of pipeline in 1993

Journal Article · Mon Aug 17 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7179947

This paper reports that more than 800 miles of pipeline will come into service on the U.K. continental shelf during 1993, surpassing by 75% the previous record set in 1977. About 3,500 miles of pipeline is in place. Commissioning of the Miller natural gas pipeline and Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) network this year and start-up of the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) next year will bring more than 600 miles of pipeline into use during 1993. The projects are part of a recent development boom in the central North Sea. In a review of U.K. offshore pipeline, analyst County Natwest Woodmac reported that projects totaling about 1,250 miles of pipeline have been sanctioned but are not yet operating. Two thirds of this total is gas pipeline, while 60s made up of main lines from shore to platform. County Natwest says that in most cases spur lines will be used to connect new fields with existing infrastructure. The analyst sees 57 development projects likely to proceed in the next 2-3 years. Of these 57 fields, 29 could be developed by subsea tie-back to existing platforms or by directional drilling from a central platform. Of the remainder, 23 would most likely be developed with spur lines to existing infrastructure.

• OSTI ID: 7179947
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:33; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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420205 -- Engineering-- Transport & Storage Facilities-- (1980-)
423000 -- Engineering-- Marine Engineering-- (1980-)
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CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
DESIGN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
DRILLING
ENERGY SOURCES
EUROPE
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
NORTH SEA
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
PIPELINES
PLANNING
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
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