Overview of Technologies for Development of Small and Medium-sized Deep-water Oil and Gas Fields
At present, the oil companies, engaged in the deep water oil production, encountered the problem of unprofitability of development of small and medium-size fields. Technology, which is applied for the extraction, collection and storage of hydrocarbons in deep-water conditions, is very complicated and expensive. It is noted that projects with annual production of up to 50 thousand barrels are not able to provide even a minimal profitability. In this article, we analyzed up-to-date oil production technologies and tried to identify possible alternatives for reducing the final cost of the project, and providing minimum profitability of small deposits.