OIL rIgS: IN The LONg Term
According to Professor Alexander in promoting new field developments.
Atkins would like to
thank everybody who
Kemp of the University of Aberdeen There can be a virtuous circle here: the agreed to participate in
Business School, oil and gas more new developments that come
this publication, with
particular thanks to all
infrastructure is going to play a key forward, the longer the economic external interviewees:
Richard Hebditch, Karin De
role in the evolution of the whole viability of the infrastructure. There will
schepper, Ed Fox, Joe Dack,
industry over the coming years. also be greater incentives for the asset
Richard gooding, Jonathon
Porritt, steven Bee, Kishore
“Looking ahead, the average size of owners to undertake investments to
Rao, Catherine Croft, David
new oil field development will gradually extend its life. enhancement of the
Fisk, Trevor Thurlow, Neil
Kermode, Francis Farley,
fall from its present size of around 20 integrity of the infrastructure will also
Tom Delay, Tim Byles,
million barrels of oil equivalent,” he says. help to ensure that there is less
Martin Knights, alexander
Kemp, Robert Powell,
“The development of small fields can be likelihood of technical problems resulting Douglas oakervee
economically challenging even with high in temporary shut-downs with their
Contributing writers:
oil and gas prices, and the presence of adverse effects on production. John Coutts, Christian
readily accessible infrastructure can “One of the few advantages of a
Doherty, scott Payton,
Nicolette loizou,
constitute the difference between a mature petroleum province is the
Bernadette Redfern
viable and non-viable project. presence of an efficient infrastructure
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“The prolongation of the life of the network and maximising its economic
atkins’ design for a new
diagonal crossing in the
present infrastructure is highly important life is in the interests of all stakeholders.”
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41), Carlos Coelho (p47)
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