MAN’s Subsea Compressors Reach Field Proven Status
Both subsea compression trains at Statoil’s Åsgard field have achieved more than 25,000 operation hours with an availability close to 100 percent. The world’s first subsea gas compression facility features two MAN Diesel & Turbo HOFIM motor-compressor units. The Åsgard subsea compression system has officially reached the highest Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 with both trains surpassing 10,000 operating hours. The subsea facility demonstrated an availability close to 100 percent - the very few interruptions were caused by failure of the
The Next Generation in Subsea Compression Technology
Just one year after the first subsea compression systems went on stream at Statoil’s offshore Åsgard field, industry giants Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo now aim to cut the size and weight of such systems by at least 50 percent. Compressors are used to maintain output as reservoir pressure at gas-producing fields drops over time – typically installed on platforms above sea level. The two 11.5 MW HOFIM motor-compressor-units at Åsgard are said to be the world’s first to operate on the seabed. The field, located on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea
MarineLink.com Gets a Facelift
. Maritime Reporter TV, Launched at SMM 2016 in Germany this year, brings insightful interviews with the industry’s top executives right to your screen. Check out the latest Marinelink.com and see Maritime Reporter TV’s debut interviews including top executives from MAN Diesel & Turbo, Alfa Laval, ExxonMobil and many more.
Aker Solutions Boosting Cost-efficiency
, outside Oslo. "These efforts are supporting our margins and we are winning new work through increased collaboration with customers and industry participants on key projects and technology." Aker Solutions over the past two years formed alliances with peers including Baker Hughes, ABB, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Saipem. They span the entire subsea value chain from the reservoir, to the seabed and up to the topside. These are partnerships with leaders in their fields whose competence and technology complement Aker Solutions' subsea capabilities. The company on Monday announced a contract
MAN’s Largest, Most Powerful Engine Leaves Test Bed
MAN B&W-branded engine ever built approaches market debut Doosan Engine has reported that the initial start of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine took place during October 2015 at its works in Korea, followed subsequently by a successful shop-test. According to MAN Diesel & Turbo, the engine – rated at 103,000 horsepower – is the largest and most powerful engine from its portfolio ever to be designed and built. The engine is the first in a series of six bound for six 19,160-teu containerships ordered by one of the world's largest shipping
Offshore Platform Sealed Compressor Sale a MAN Breakthrough
MAN Diesel & Turbo's High-Speed, Oil-Free, Integrated Motor (HOFIM) compressor is to be installed on an offshore production platform – Ivar Aasen in the North Sea, run by Det norske oljeselskap ASA. The complete HOFIM unit will be delivered to the module packager SMOE Pte Ltd. in Singapore which is building the Ivar Aasen platform. In 2016 the module will be sailed away to the final site of operation – the Ivar Aasen field situated in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The compressor will export the produced gas from the platform to shore. The order for Ivar Aasen
MAN Propulsion to Power Seismic Vessel
MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract for the supply of 8L32/44CR B.2 engines as part of a complete propulsion package to power a seismic vessel ordered by GC Rieber Shipping of Norway. The contract contains an option for an extra vessel. Four of the engines, along with two two-speed Flender Twin-In/Single-Out reduction gears and MAN Alpha Twin Screw CP propellers in AHT nozzles, will power the vessel. The seismic vessel is graded as Ice Class 1A*, which provides a good basis for operating in Arctic areas. The vessel design is an ST 324 XT from Skipsteknisk of Aalesund, Norway whose
MAN & Statoil Sign Turbo-machinery Agreements
MAN Diesel & Turbo, Switzerland, signs to provide Norway's Statoil with new subsea compressor equipment & maintenance services. The Zurich-based MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG and Statoil have followed a joint subsea compressor qualification programme since 2005. In early 2011 Aker Solutions ASA, Statoil’s main contractor for the Asgard subsea project, awarded a contract to MAN to build the world's first subsea compressors for gas production on the sea floor. "The currently signed framework agreement is another milestone in our partnership with Statoil," said Dr. Uwe
February 2024
