2.3 ONSHORE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 



Planning onshore development calls for different industrial strategy 

 than offshore. Offshore is a high stakes game where huge investment is 

 required to back up each project proposal; it is private enterprise 

 operating in classic style where investments, risks, and the potential 

 for returns are all large. Onshore is different because it is a lengthy 

 process of solving an elaborate series of administrative hurdles imposed 

 by Fede»*al, state, regional and local authorities with relatively small 

 investments. Offshore investment involves only the oil companies and 

 major contractors while onshore investment also involves many small, 

 independent support companies, or vendors, who supply and service the 

 oil companies. Onshore activity is confusing as it includes a large 

 number of enterprises in a complex industrial structure, has great 

 investment flexibility, and actions of member industries are often 

 difficult to predict. 



The onshore development projects presented in this section are: 



2.3.1 Service Bases 



2.3.2 Marine Repair and Maintenance 



2.3.3 General Shore Support 



2.3.4 Platform Fabrication Yards 



2.3.5 Pipe-coating Yards 



2.3.6 Oil Storage 



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