For a while in the 2000s, a large concern seemed to be that as production on the North Slope winds down, less oil will be in the pipeline, thereby lowering the pressure. The concern was that the pressure would be so low that the last bit of oil could not be pumped [the problem I think was that the oil was under contract so it was like a promise that everything had to be taken out]. No one seems to talk about that anymore, and I don't know why.
My question is: was one of the reasons Willow was opened up due to just keeping the pressure high enough so that the rest of already-contracted North Slope oil could be pumped out?
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For a while in the 2000s, a large concern seemed to be that as production on the North Slope winds down, less oil will be in the pipeline, thereby lowering the pressure. The concern was that the pressure would be so low that the last bit of oil could not be pumped [the problem I think was that the oil was under contract so it was like a promise that everything had to be taken out]. No one seems to talk about that anymore, and I don't know why.
My question is: was one of the reasons Willow was opened up due to just keeping the pressure high enough so that the rest of already-contracted North Slope oil could be pumped out?
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