The Offshore Pipeline Construction Industry: Activity Modeling and Cost Estimation in the United States Gulf of Mexico presents the latest technical concepts and economic calculations, helping engineers make better business decisions. The book covers flow assurance, development strategies on pipeline requirements and the construction service side with a global perspective. In addition, it focuses on one of the most underdeveloped, promising assets - the Gulf of Mexico. Pipeline construction and decommissioning estimation methods are examined with reliable data presented. A final section covers trends for oil, gas, bulk oil, bulk gas, service and umbilical pipelines for installation and decommissioning using correlation models.
This book delivers a much-needed tool for the pipeline engineer to better understand the economical choices and alternatives to designing, constructing, and operating today's offshore pipelines.
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Table of Contents
Part 1. Background1. Overview2. Flow Assurance Issues3. Offshore Field Development4. Deepwater Pipeline Routing
Part 2. Offshore Construction Service Industry 5. Vessel Specifications6. World Pipelay Fleet circa 2019 7. Pipelay Contractor Business Profiles8. Business Models and Risk Factors
Part 3. Construction and Decommissioning Cost9. Pipeline Cost Estimation10. Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Construction Cost 11. Decommissioning Workflows12. Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Decommissioning Cost
Part 4. Pipeline Networks, Activity Statistics and Correlations13. Pipeline Network Structure 14. Pipeline Characteristics and Source Data 15. Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Activity Statistics16. Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Correlations
AppendixA. Offshore Development Records B. Worked ExamplesC. OCS Regulatory FrameworkD. Pipeline Tariff Rates
