OSLO, Norway, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Solutions
has secured a front-end engineering (FEED) study from Equinor to
enable power from shore for the Troll B and C platforms, to
reduce CO2 emissions from the field.
The contract includes an option for the engineering,
procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) work following
the completion of the study.
The study will outline how installation of electrical equipment
on Troll B and C, as well as replacement from gas turbine to
electrical driven compressors on Troll C can be performed.
This will enable Equinor's goal of supplying Troll B and C with
electricity by power cables from Kollsnes outside Bergen on the
west coast of Norway. The
transition to onshore power could reduce CO2 emissions from Troll B
and C by about 450,000 metric tons per year.
"We are delighted to have secured a major electrification
project for an existing offshore production facility on the
Norwegian Continental Shelf," said Luis
Araujo, chief executive officer of Aker Solutions. "Our
ambition is to generate 25 percent of our revenue from low carbon
solutions such as electrification by 2030. The electrification of
Troll B and C is a great example of how we are executing on our
strategy and helping operators to reduce emissions
significantly."
The FEED study for Troll B and C is expected to be delivered in
the second half of 2020.
The Troll field lies about 65 kilometers outside Bergen on
Norway's west coast. The field has
been operating since 1995 and represents about 40 percent of total
gas reserves on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Media Contact:
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email: ivar.simensen@akersolutions.com
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Fredrik Berge
mob: +47-4500-32-090
email: fredrik.berge@akersolutions.com
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