Open AccessUnlocking Australia's oil and gas reserve
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo460004
Subject(s) - subsea , submarine pipeline , commonwealth , seabed , pipeline transport , pipeline (software) , fossil fuel , seafloor spreading , engineering , underwater , environmental resource management , business , oceanography , marine engineering , environmental science , geology , geography , archaeology , mechanical engineering , environmental engineering , waste management
A collaboration to unlock stranded offshore oil and gas reserves through improved underwater pipeline design was launched in Perth, Australia, on 31 October. Called the Wealth From Oceans National Research Flagship's Collaboration Cluster on Subsea Pipelines, the A$ll million program brings together the research capabilities of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and six universities. With more than 80% of Australia's gas resources likely lying as far as 300 kilometers offshore at a depth greater than 1 kilometer, Flagship director Kate Wilson said that realizing the full potential of these resources requires developing economically viable and environmentally sound transportation technologies. “Projects will investigate seabed characterization and morphology, structural integrity, pipeline monitoring, geohazards, and full‐life reliability. This will involve everything from sophisticated computer modeling and seafloor movement prediction to understanding tsunami effects and exploring the use of autonomous underwater and remotely operated vehicles.”