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Reducing CO2 emissions on FPSOs
BP IS THE LATEST IN A GROWING LIST OF OIL & GAS OPERATORS TO PLEDGE FOR NET ZERO EMISSIONS, FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF Equinor, and AkerBP which plans to make NOAKA the first energy-positive field development on the Norwegian continental shelf. But how can that be achieved, and what are the technology solutions?
WORDS BY JON CHRISTOPHER KNUDSEN, VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AT AKER SOLUTIONS. ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF AKER SOLUTIONS.
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oday, approximately 80% of the CO2 emissions from offshore activities come from gas turbines used to generate electricity on the installations. The turbines are powered by natural gas from the reservoirs that generate electricity to power equipment such as compressors or other rotating machinery. In Norway, electrification of an offshore platform from renewable energy on land (power from shore) offers one solution, but for facilities in remote areas or where it is not feasible to obtain power from the main grid, CCUS offers another alternative.
New hope
So why hasn’t CCUS already been widely adopted? Carbon capture from onshore gas power plants is proven and ready, but for
More than 180 FPSOs are in operation today and a total of 55 newbuilds are planned to be in operation by 2022.
offshore facilities carbon capture has so far not been considered viable due to complexity, weight, and space requirements. Recent developments in
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