Technical and Economic Analysis of a Transmediterranean, Submerged, Buoyant, Natural Gas Pipeline
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The concept of a submerged, anchored, neutrally-buoyant pipeline has been considered for transporting natural gas from North Africa to Southern Europe and has been evaluated technically and economically. In order to compute the forces acting on the submerged pipeline due to the flowing gas and to determine a nearly neutrally buoyant design, a mathematical model of the line was formulated. An economic model of the line during its operating life has also been formulated to study various levels of predicted market demand (gas flow rate). The preliminary capital investment and cost analysis of the pipeline system required has been made to forecast a rate of return on investment. Critical considerations such as safety factors and the need for preventive maintenance are incorporated, quantitatively, in this economic evaluation made under the economic conditions prevailing in 1970.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | July 1973 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Boutin, Pierre Lucieri Rene |
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| Primary advisor | Marsden, Jr., Sullivan S. |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Boutin, Pierre Lucieri Rene. (1973). Technical and Economic Analysis of a Transmediterranean, Submerged, Buoyant, Natural Gas Pipeline. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/wr490xb9031
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