Disposal of Offshore Platforms (1985) / Chapter Skim
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1. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
1. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
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Considered in the assessment are technical issues of engi neer i ng feasibility and cost, legal issues, environmental concerns, safety, and maritime and naval operational considerations. In 1983 there were 4,094 fixed offshore oil and gas drilling and production structures located in the territorial sea or on the continental shelf of the United States.
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should be made after cons idering the cost of removal: versus public benefit, liability aspects, safety and freedom of surface and subsurface navigation, possible alternative uses, and potential interference with other uses of the sea and seafloor. Moreover, all platforms should be removed to a depth sui table for the safety of surface navigation, unless those portions of the structure above the surface or in the upper water column are specif ically permitted for another use .
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Complete removal of a platform with disposition ashore removes the tort liability burden completely from the owner. Complete removal and ocean dumping, given faithful compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Furthermore, it is not likely that enhancement reasonably achievable in the initial design can have substantial impact on the cost or choice of ultimate disposition for major structures.
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