Companies have various alternatives for decommisioning platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. This series of five articles will discuss the regulatory aspects and main factors that influence severance selection, provide source material on the technologies that are frequently applied, and develop cost estimates for the cutting operations. This first part of the series discusses the business, technology, regulations, and costs of severance operations. Parts 2 and 3 will discuss abrasive cutting technology and a model for estimating costs, while the remaining two parts will discuss the technology, regulatory aspects, and costs of explosive severance.
Various factors affect severance selection. Gulf of Mexico Decommissioning - 1
Viele Faktoren beeinflussen die Auswahl der Art der Trennung bei stillgelegten Offshore-Plattformen. Die Stillegung von Plattformen im Golf von Mexiko. Teil 1
Oil and Gas Journal ; 102 , 36 ; 41-52
2004
7 Seiten, 7 Tabellen, 13 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
Study estimates Gulf of Mexico decommissioning costs
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|Model estimates explosive costs. Gulf of Mexico decommissioning-Conclusion
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|Explosives offer another option. Gulf of Mexico decommissioning - 4
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|Abrasive cutting offers one option. Gulf of Mexico Decommissioning - 2
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|Model estimates abrasive cutting costs. Gulf of Mexico Decommissioning - 3
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