THE ECONOMICS OF ARCTIC PETROLEUM RESOURCES

A comprehensive analytical framework has been developed at M.I.T. for determining that combination of production schedule and transportation system which will maximize the after-tax profits to investors in the petroleum reservoirs at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, given a set of user supplied input variables describing the geologic, economic, legal, and financial characteristics of the problem. Computational experience and representative outputs are discussed.

• Authors:
  • Lassiter, J B
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Operations Research Society of America Bulletin
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Economic analysis; Economics; Petroleum industry; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Petroleum trade
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic transportation; Economic analysis (Arctic operations)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00032675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Operations Research Society of America
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1974 12:00AM