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Field Development

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Offshore project development; Project execution plan

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Field Development is defined as the process by which an offshore deposit of hydrocarbon fluids is identified and developed through a structured process. While the process varies in detail between different parts of the world (influenced by differences in government processes, the nature of the hydrocarbons and the nature of the marine environment, including water depth), many of the processes are very similar while being named each with a plethora of inconsistent acronyms. Where examples are given herein, they are intended to be illustrative and not infer any preference, advantage, or disadvantage over alternates.

The process of Field Development is staged, with the highest-level summary of the staged process outlined as follows:

  • Discovery: The hydrocarbon resource (or prospective resource) is identified.

  • Licensing: The developer is selected through some form of competitive or structured allocation of the...

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  1. Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

    Terry Griffiths

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Weicheng Cui

  2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Shixiao Fu

  3. School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

    Zhiqiang Hu

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    Hongwei An

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    Terry Griffiths

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    Menglan Duan

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Griffiths, T. (2021). Field Development. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6963-5_229-1

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