It has been a general practice in the past to reduce maintenance expenditures in offshore oil and gas fields as their production and associated revenues decrease, to the end that practically all facilities were junked when the field was abandoned. This practice is being given a thorough appraisal in light of the shortages of materials and increased facility replacement cost. In this vein, more serious consideration should be given to maintaining offshore platforms and equipment in excellent condition so they may be moved, modified as required, and reused in other more profitable fields.
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1975
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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