Techniques used to prevent or reduce paraffin deposition. The deposition of paraffin can be caused naturally through the process of fluids moving through the reservoir and impair production. Some of the means to prevent paraffin accumulation include the use of paraffin inhibitors; maintaining pipe surfaces in a water-wet condition because paraffin will not adhere to water; coating the pipe with plastic to provide a smooth surface and reduce paraffin adhesion.
OPIC was established as an agency of the U.S. government in 1971. OPIC helps U.S. businesses invest overseas, fosters economic development in new and emerging markets, complements the private sector in managing risks associated with foreign direct investment, and supports U.S. foreign policy. OPIC provided $250 million in political risk insurance for the construction by IEC of the offshore natural gas transmission line in Israel. OPIC also granted Morganti the U.S strategic partner in the Gaza Power Generating Company, Political risk insurance of $48 million. Morganti became the strategic partner in GPGC at the end of year 2001, after the collapse of GPGC’s previous partner, ENRON
Deals with the power sector
For instance for a power station, these would include: administrative costs, manpower, taxes, insurance, guarantees, maintenance costs as per the supplier’s instructions which do not depend on the scope of the operation
Paleoseismicity refers to earthquakes recorded geologically, most of them unknown from human descriptions or seismograms. Geologic records of past earthquakes can include faulted layers of sediment and rock, injections of liquefied sand, landslides, abruptly raised or lowered shorelines, and tsunami deposits.
