As the population grows rapidly in the world and the living standards are getting higher, the energy demand continues to grow. According to the Annual Energy Outlook 2016, the estimated oil and gas consumptions will increase at an annual average rate of 0.2% from 2015 to 2040. To meet the growing energy demand, offshore drilling will continue to explore ultra-deep sea locations and enhance the hydrocarbon recovery in the production processes. The maturing deep-water oil fields face low reservoir pressure. In order to send the hydrocarbons back to the platform and the onshore facilities, overcoming the hydrostatic pressure from the overlaying liquid, which requires sufficient amount of pressure, becomes a significant challenge. Therefore, hydrocarbon boosting system is developed to enhance the transportation to the platform. Additionally, hydrocarbon boosting system can increase the oil recovery factor by 10% to 30%, which is equivalent to transferring additional 50–150 million bbl (fluid barrel) of oil.
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