Decarbonization: Geothermal Study Launched to Repurpose Old North Sea Wells
our efforts to decarbonize the oil and gas production process and has wider applicability for clean base load power as well.” Karl Farrow, CeraPhi, Founder and CEO, said: "This award is a statement to how the oil and gas industry is transitioning in the decarbonization of the oil and gas extraction process.If we can use old non-productive wells to produce clean baseload energy, why can’t we make those same wells produce carbon free energy when they are drilled, reducing the carbon footprint during the oil and gas extraction process and ensuring the maximum use of these assets through
Norway Eyes Sea Change in Deep Dive for Metals Instead of Oil
Panel.The Ocean Panel is co-chaired by Norway and groups 14 coastal states that seek to shape policy on the world's oceans."We are not saying a complete and final "no" to seabed mining, but we know that it can have very substantial impact on the seabed habitat, more than oil and gas extraction," said Peter Haugan, a professor at the University of Bergen and one of the report's co-authors.Giant tube worms, clam shells, crabs and micro fauna all rely on the bacterial oxidation of chemicals in fluids in the hydrothermal vents where seabed minerals are found, according to the
ORCA Hub Readies Drones for Offshore Energy
expensive decommissioning commitments from historic infrastructure, particularly in the North Sea. The ORCA Hub is providing game-changing, remote solutions that can be easily integrated into existing and future assets and sensors for both the renewables sector and traditional industries like oil and gas extraction. These demonstrations are an opportunity to further test and adapt ORCA Hub technologies in line with industry objectives. Helping the UK to export agile products and services internationally will ensure our energy sector remains not just economically viable but globally competitive as technology
Shell Chooses Sonardyne for Monitoring Campaign
10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at Norway’s second largest gas field. the Ormen Lange .Setting out to continuously monitor any movement of the seafloor at Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea, Norske Shell will use the data to help detect changes that might be caused by ongoing gas extraction and inform its reservoir management strategy, as it continues to produce from the field over coming decades.By monitoring vertical displacement of the seabed, operators can detect even small production induced changes in their reservoirs and overburdens, which can then help reduce subsurface
MAN’s Subsea Compressors Reach Field Proven Status
program. The project required an extremely robust motor-compressor design in order to withstand the harsh conditions of subsea environments. The adapted subsea HOFIM features a tailored motor design, casings designed for 220 bar pressure, a 7-axes active magnetic bearing system and a special cooling gas extraction. Compressors are used to maintain output as reservoir pressure at gas-producing fields drops over time. They are typically installed on platforms above sea level. The two 11.5 MW HOFIM motor-compressor-units at Åsgard are the world’s first compressors in operation 300 meters
ROBA-DS Shaft Couplings Certified by DNV GL for Offshore
and high performance ROBA-DS disk pack couplings by mayr power transmission have been certified by DNV GL. They ensure maximum possible operational and functional safety for users on the high seas. Whether in the drives of ship propellers, mobile platforms such as drilling platforms for oil and gas extraction, or also in tidal power plants – the areas of application for disk pack couplings in the maritime industry are diverse. For example, if the main drive of a ship propeller is an electric motor, then spring steel disk pack couplings such as the ROBA-DS by mayr power transmission provide decisive
Novacavi to Perform Subsea Monitoring for ENI
designed custom pressure resistant cable for a new submarine hydraulic digital profile meter to be laid on the seabed close to a gas extracting platform. Installation of this monitoring system may reach a depth of 100 meters to survey and to take permanent readings of the subsidence cone caused by gas extraction. Novacavi has conceived and supplied a special cable for pressure transducer power and signal transmission with high reliability and roughness considering hostile environmental conditions as well as stress due to transport and installation
Extraction Spending to Increase in Sub-Saharan Africa
for improvements in water and sanitation services are forecasted to increase from $3.3 billion in 2012 to about $10 billion by 2025. According to the report the extraction sector, driven by both oil and gas as well as non-oil and gas industries, will grow at an annual rate of 5%. Oil and gas extraction activity and infrastructure spending are expected to vary across countries and regions. Extraction spending in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase at 8% annually over the next decade. The bulk of spending is likely to take place in South Africa and Tanzania. Demographic shifts
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Subsea Processing Boosting and Gas Compression
ensures connection from the EFL to the penetrator that serves as a transition at the pressurized motor enclosure. Wet-mate connectors are highly engineered devices suitable for harsh marine environments. They are a key element of subsea equipment used in the subsea factory processing for oil & gas extraction. Wet-mate connectors provide a means of communications between the control room and the subsea equipment. They enable information retrieval from the sensors located in the well and related subsea equipment to assess the integrity of the well and related equipment optimizing reservoir production
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