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Subsea Tie-Back

The document discusses considerations for subsea tie-backs from an environmental impact perspective. It outlines that subsea tie-backs have lower costs than stand-alone facilities but provide less flexibility. The key factors to consider for a tie-back or stand-alone option include safety, environmental impacts, and costs. Potential environmental issues of subsea developments identified include discharges to the sea, waste, accidental hydrocarbon releases, physical presence, emissions to air, seabed disturbance, and underwater noise. An environmental impact assessment is important to identify and mitigate impacts prior to any project.

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Subsea Tie-Back

The document discusses considerations for subsea tie-backs from an environmental impact perspective. It outlines that subsea tie-backs have lower costs than stand-alone facilities but provide less flexibility. The key factors to consider for a tie-back or stand-alone option include safety, environmental impacts, and costs. Potential environmental issues of subsea developments identified include discharges to the sea, waste, accidental hydrocarbon releases, physical presence, emissions to air, seabed disturbance, and underwater noise. An environmental impact assessment is important to identify and mitigate impacts prior to any project.

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUBSEA TIE-

BACK
(Environmental Impact)
BY: NDIDIAMAKA OBIAMAIZU 30 June 2020
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Subsea Systems And Pipeline Lagos Nigeria
OUTLINE
Introduction
Subsea Development
Subsea Tie-back
Subsea Stand-alone
Considerations For
Subsea Tie-back
Environmental Impact

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INTRODUCTION
 Development activities for exploring oil and gas is moving into deeper
water
 The development of new fields can either be initiated via long tie-
backs to an existing facility or by installing a new stand-alone facility
 Tie-backs projects are less expensive due to advances in technology
 It is economical in that its tied back to an existing facility
 Environmental impacts of oil and gas operations may influence
species, populations, assemblages, or ecosystem
 Identifying these problems and mitigating them prior to a project is of
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paramount importance
SUBSEA DEVELOPMENTS

Tie-back facility Stand alone facilities


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SUBSEA STAND-ALONE
New host platform

Higher CAPEX and OPEX

Larger projects

More than one field


connected
Flexibility for future
satellites
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SUBSEA TIE-BACK
Tied to an existing
platform

Lower cost

Smaller projects

Only two fields connected

No flexibility with future


satellites
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR
 SUBSEA
The decision to select long tie-backs or a new TIE-BACK
stand-alone
facility can be based on consideration of the following factors:
 Lower CAPEX and OPEX;
 Safety of personnel and other stakeholders in construction
operation;
 Impact of the particular facility on the environment;

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
 Potential impacts are generally assessed through some type of
formal process, termed an environmental impact assessment (EIA).
 The EIA identifies, predicts, evaluates and mitigates impacts prior to a
project
 Several environmental survey identified the following potential
environmental issues;
Discharges to sea
Waste

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Accidental Hydrocarbon Releases
Physical Presence
Emission to Air
Seabed Disturbance
Underwater Noise

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CONCLUSION
 Environmental Impact Assessment test (EIA) should be done before
embarking on any project and mitigation should be identified to
reduce the environmental and social risks.

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