Projects in the North Sea
The UK is busy with its Greater Stella Area
project in the central North Sea, which includes four wells, and all the
sub-sea structures and related infrastructure, such as a drill center manifold,
and oil and gas export assemblies. Without steel, exploration and export of
petroleum from these valuable offshore pipeline projects simply could not be
attempted.
Russia's Arctic Pipeline Network
Russia's vast oil pipeline network is extending
offshore in the Arctic, as exploration gets underway for crude oil in the icy
Kara Sea. A pipeline in northern Siberia could be extended to Taz Bay if oil
resources are found. More than 60% of Russia's oil is produced in Siberia, and
engineers and geologists hope that offshore drilling will discover an extension
of Siberia's oil-rich geology. With temperatures below minus 60 Centigrade and
thick ice, drilling and pipeline infrastructure will have to withstand harsh
conditions.
South American Pipeline Projects
Drilling and transport in the Gulf of Venezuela is
underway, with multiple drilling platforms and an offshore pipeline of 67 km
being constructed. Platforms some 300 km off the coasts of Rio de Janeiro and
Sao Paulo are being constructed, as are two offshore pipelines in waters that
reach depths of 2,200 meters.
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
Albania, Italy, and Greece are coordinating
support for the natural gas Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a network of pipelines
designed to add competition to Europe's energy sector. If constructed, the
pipeline would carry up to 700 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year
across part of the Adriatic, depending on supply and demand. Massive
international drilling and transport are the future of petroleum, and steel
pipeline suppliers like Corpac Steel Products are there to meet demand for
drill pipe, transport pipe, and structural steel. 
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