Production, offshore, scope

The breakdown of the investment cost for large-scale LNG plants may vary depending on the plant specification. A representative scope for a typical greenfield plant located to the Middle East for offshore production with an onshore LNG plant having two liquefaction trains shows that the LNG plant per se would account for roughly 50% of the total project, almost... 

A concept called complementarity holds that the outsourcing and offshoring creates complementary requirements in the U.S. company that expand the scale and the scope of the U.S. enterprise. Scale refers to growth in the functions performed in the company due to its larger size. Scope refers to the mix of activities done in the home country, with a focus on higher skilled activities that displace the low-cost activities that are transferred elsewhere. So the home country concentrates on high value coordination and marketing while the supplier nation concentrates on lower value physical production. 

This publication is applicable to fixed open-type offshore production platforms, which are generally installed in moderate climates and which have sufficient natural ventilation to minimize the accumulation of vapors. Enclosed areas, such as the living quarters buildings and equipment enclosures, normally installed on this type platform, are also addressed. Totally enclosed platforms such as those that are installed when weather conditions are very severe are outside the scope of this RP. 

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