《Offsh_Prod_Facil_and_PLs_Incl_Arctic_Platforms_Paper》.pdf

Working Document of the NPC North American Resource Development Study Made Available September 15, 2011 Paper #2-10 OFFSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND PIPELINES, INCLUDING ARCTIC PLATFORM DESIGNS Prepared by the Offshore Operations Subgroup of the Operations Environment Task Group On September 15, 2011, The National Petroleum Council (NPC) in approving its report, Prudent Development: Realizing the Potential of North America’s Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Resources, also approved the making available of certain materials used in the study process, including detailed, specific subj ect matter papers prepared or used by the study’s Task Groups and/or Subgroups. These Topic and White Papers were working documents that were part of the analyses that led to development of the summary results presented in the report ’s Executive Summary and Chapters. These Topic and White Papers represent the views and conclusions of the authors. The National Petroleum Council has not endorsed or approved the statements and conclusions contained in these documents, but approved the publication of these materials as part of the study process. The NPC believes that these papers will be of interest to the readers of the report and will help them better understand the results. These materials are being made available in the interest of transparency. The attached paper is one of 57 such working documents used in the study analyses. Also included is a roster of the Subgroup that developed or submitted this paper. Appendix C of the final NPC report provides a complete list of the 57 Topic and White Papers and an abstract for each. The full papers can be viewed and downloaded f