On 6/13/2017 12:01 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 13-6-2017 10:17, Stephen wrote:
>> On 6/13/2017 8:56 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hmm! not really. It did take a few years to lay a gas pipeline after
>>>> putting down the oil pipeline. Remember in the early days it was very
>>>> expensive and there was not that much revenue coming in. Unlike the way
>>>> Norway developed their oil and gas. The UK gave tax concessions to
>>>> private companies to develop the oil and gas fields. And their bean
>>>> counters were more interested in profits.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is right. Costs and profits...
>>
>> And to be fair. When I started working offshore. There were already
>> plans to begin injecting the gas separated from the oil back into the
>> top of the formation to squeeze more hydrocarbons out of the middle.
>> (Water was injected into the lower parts for the same reason.)
>>
>
> Indeed yes. I forgot about that.
>

It was some time ago and not for a very long period.

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Regards
     Stephen

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