2.3.3 General Shore Support 



Independent companies are contracted by the offshore petroleum " 

 industry to provide a wide variety of specialized services. These 

 companies are called general shore support or ancillary services. These 

 companies are usually small and specialized. They typically require 

 limited space and equipment, and are a potential for local employment 

 (see Figure 32). One study lists more than 120 companies in this 

 category [19]. 



Figure 32. General shore support - project implementation schedule. 



INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS: 



Site Purchase 

 Site Option(s), Taken 



Start of 

 Construction 



YEARS"*" 



Begin 



Support 



Operations 



PERMIT ACQUISITIONS: 



Acquisition of Use and 

 Location Permits 



Operating Permits 



Preconstruction Permits 

 (Includes EIS) 



General shore support includes all specialized OCS-support companies 

 not included in Section 2.3.1 (Service Bases) and Section 2.3.2 (Marine 

 Repair and Maintenance). The combination of enterprises described in 

 these three sections (2.3.1, 2.3.2, and 2.3.3) would include all the 

 onshore industries which support and service OCS facilities on a day-to- 

 day basis. These firms may also serve other onshore facilities such as 

 platform fabrication yards, natural gas processing plants, and refineries. 

 For some firms, such as a catering service, supporting offshore activities 

 may be one of many contracts; other businesses, such as mud suppliers, 

 serve only the petroleum industry. 



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