Summary

1

I 

Basis For Study

3

II 

Revised Concept

5

III 

Assessment of FFTP Viability in Deepwater Field Production

7

IV 

Survey of Associated Gas Resources

8

V

Regulation of Flaring

9

VI

Offshore Pipelines

10

A

Pipelay Capability

10

B

Pipeline Cost

10

C

Pipeline Capacity

12

VII

Competitive Approaches

13

VIII

Fischer-Tropsch Process

14

IX

Application of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis to Offshore Oil with Associated Gas

15

A

Conceptual Description

15

B

Detailed Description

15

X

FFTP Vessel Type

20

XI

Fischer-Tropsch Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) Cost

22

XII

FFTP Station Keeping

29

XIII

Fischer-Tropsch Plant and FFTP Cost

31

XIV

FFTP/FPSO Cost and Financing

32

Acknowledgements

35

References

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Appendix A - Cost Estimate for Shipboard F-T Plant 381kb

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Appendix B - Texts on Gas Flaring Regulations 281kb

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Appendix C - FFTP Evaluation by Oil & Gas Industry Representative 217kb

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Appendix D - Pipeline Costs: Anecdotal 30kb

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Appendix E - Poster Session Presentation 465kb

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