Design and Installation of Deepwater Petroleum Pipelines
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The exploration of offshore gas/oil has been moving to deepwater fields as big reservoirs have been found and technologies have improved. Presently, the most active areas in deepwater gas/oil field development are Africa and the GOM (Gulf of Mexico) in North America. There are many technological challenges in developing deepwater gas/oil fields such as: flow assurance, subsea systems, riser systems, surface production structures, transportation systems, etc. This paper gives an overview of each deepwater field development concern listed above. The design and installation issues of deepwater pipelines are discussed in detail.
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