Oil & gas industry perception of modularization barriers and impacts

Modularization is a complex strategy characterized by both technical and managerial decisions. This paper aims at understanding practitioners' perceptions about two of the most important elements to be taken into account in a proper decision-making process, i.e. barriers to and impacts of modularization. The adopted methodology is the analysis of a number of questionnaires distributed during two of the most important international conferences regarding the Oil & Gas industry. The analysis of the answers provides interesting insights on the topic and useful guidelines that could be considered during the evaluation phase of a modular project. For example, the analysis enlightens that Modularization, while increasing the effort needed during the design and engineering phase, decreases the execution phase costs also thanks to a reduction of the amount of the site-related works.