Equinor ASA has begun offering the Troll discipline property within the North Sea with onshore energy.
The onshore energy provided to Troll B and C reduces annual emissions on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), Equinor mentioned in a information launch. The mission is consistent with the plan for growth and operation (PDO) for Troll West electrification (TWEL), which was permitted by Norwegian authorities in 2021.
Based on the discharge, the facility to Troll B and C comes from Kollsnes, northwest of Bergen, Norway. From right here it runs by a brand new electro constructing shared by the Troll and Oseberg fields out to Troll B in a 132-kilovolt energy cable, and from there to Troll C.
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Equinor mentioned it put in new modules on Troll B and C that alter the voltage to the methods on board. The processing methods and different energy-intensive methods on each platforms at the moment are pushed by electrical energy, apart from the big export compressors, that are nonetheless gas-powered.
“Troll B and C electrification marks an essential milestone within the efforts to halve the emissions from our operations by 2030. The mission reduces CO2 emissions by the equal of these from 125,000 fossil-fueled automobiles,” Geir Tungesvik, Equinor Government Vice President for Initiatives, Drilling and Procurement, mentioned.
The CO2 discount is equal to round 0.5 p.c of Norway’s complete annual emissions, Equinor mentioned, including that nitrogen oxide emissions from the sphere are additionally decreased by round 850 metric tons per 12 months. Fuel burned in generators to offer power on the platforms can now be exported and extra effectively utilized in Europe.
“Troll West electrification has generated substantial enterprise exercise for Norwegian suppliers. Over 70 p.c of the investments within the mission have gone to corporations in Norway. I’m very happy that we, together with our companions and suppliers, have succeeded in executing the mission in a protected and efficient method,” Tungesvik remarked.
“We have now made a number of new discoveries within the Troll and Fram space lately. Due to Troll B and C electrification we will develop and produce these sources with very low emissions. The Troll space will proceed to ship giant volumes of low-carbon, high-value power for a few years to return,” Kjetil Hove, Equinor Government Vice President for Exploration and Manufacturing Norway, mentioned.
Equinor mentioned its TWEL mission is continuing with full electrification of the Troll C platform, concentrating on to satisfy all energy wants with electrical energy from land. The measure will reduce annual emissions by one other 200,000 metric tons of CO2. Total, this may assist reduce virtually 4 p.c of the whole emissions from oil and fuel manufacturing, round one p.c of complete emissions in Norway.
The Troll A platform (Troll East) was the primary platform to be powered from shore on the NCS, and has been electrified since start-up in 1996, the corporate mentioned. Infrastructure at Kollsnes and the cable to the platform are designed for the potential full electrification of Troll B as nicely.
In April, Equinor introduced the electrification of the Sleipner discipline heart in a bid to chop CO2 emissions.
The Sleipner discipline heart, together with the Gudrun platform and different related fields, is partly working on energy from onshore, which can cut back annual CO2 emissions from the NCS by 160,000 metric tons, Equinor mentioned in an earlier information launch. The full mission funding value was $100 million (NOK 1.08 billion).
The corporate famous that every one installations on the Utsira Excessive are additionally working on onshore energy, lowering emissions of about 1.2 million metric tons of CO2 per 12 months. The electrification of the installations on the Utsira Excessive is consistent with the plan for growth and operation (PDO) for Johan Sverdrup part 2, which was permitted by the Norwegian parliament in 2019, in keeping with the discharge.
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