West Africa oil and gas operations require more reliable communications

Offshore

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  McLane, Blake ^a  

^a Emerging Markets Communications ^*

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EID: 84890327820     PISSN: 00300608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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1. Deepwater oil and gas activity in West Africa extends roughly from Angola northward to Mauritania, with Nigeria and Angola recognized as the region's heavyweights, boasting more than 75% of the region's total offshore oil and gas production over the past decade.
2. Offshore activities represent the lion's share of total oil and gas production for the region, accounting for more than 78%, a 20% increase since 2001. West Africa enjoys an annual average growth rate of 6%, making it one of the most productive and profitable regions in the world.
3. Best-in-class communications networks deliver various reliability protocols, such as N+1 or 2N redundancy, to insure optimal reliability and uptime. These protocols, while increasingly deployed worldwide, are still often deficient in West Africa and other emerging markets.