A Review of Optimisation of Transportation of Drill Cuttings Waste

Abstract

Transportation and monitoring of oil and gas operations require advanced logistics supply chain management. This paper adopts the desktop study research method, using credible pieces of literature such as textbooks and online journals and articles, to identify preferable waste management options for transportation drill cuttings wastes and improving the oil and gas business. Findings reveal that haulage of drill cuttings is regulated differently depending on the environmental compliance requirements locally and internationally. Though challenging, the shipment of drill cuttings from cradle to grave can be improved, based on the localised monitoring mechanisms and possibly, the adaptation of spatial technologies which inversely progress logistic outcomes.