JPT

Vol. 58 No. 8

August 2006

Subsea Technology

Subsea Processing and Boosting - Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Subsea oil-pressure boosting often enhances subsea deepwater oil developments. Currently available subsea processing and boosting solutions, global portfolio needs for subsea oil boosting, and the limitations of existing technologies in meeting these needs are described.

Synopsis of OTC 18261

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 18261, "Subsea Processing and Boosting - Technical Challenges and Opportunities," by R.M. Bass, Shell Intl. E&P, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1-4 May. Copyright 2006 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.