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ace on February 9, 2009 - 7:07pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Gail,

There is production beyond 2010 as outlined above in my response to Tremain. However, the sanctioned additions are small and will probably not offset production declines from existing fields.

Additions in 2010 are Chinook, Cascade at 80 kbd; Perdido, 100 kbd; and Phoenix, 25 kbd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_megaprojects_(2010)

This gives a total capacity addition of 205 kbd. Given the production constraints of hurricanes and maintenance, the 2010 production addition might be about 150 kbd which is probably not enough to offset production decline of about 200 kbd from existing fields.

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Preston Sturges on February 10, 2009 - 12:33pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Why do deep water fields seem to have a mean output of about 100 kbd?

Is there a technical reason for this limitation involving pipes, pumps, and tiebacks?

It seems like the shallow water platforms with multiple holes had higher outputs.

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