One of the more promising opportunities for brownfield investment is low-cost subsea boosting systems. These projects do not require the drilling of new wells or significant infrastructure investments in new subsea equipment or new topside facilities. Incremental investments in low-cost boosting systems result in substantial increases in revenues and, therefore, high rates of return. The costs of subsea boosting systems have been reduced by adopting three primary strategies: simplifying the system design to reduce weight and cost, simplifying the installation and intervention, and reducing complexity and risk.
Introduction
Analyses of well and reservoir conditions suggest that there are hundreds of wells worldwide that have the economic potential for low-cost subsea boosting.
