DNV sings OPera's praises

DNV

Eoin O'Cinneide

 18 September 2012 14:11 GMT

Cost savings and a large cut in CO2 emissions are being touted as benefits of a new power generation system for the oil & gas industry.

Offshore players could also benefit from increased production capacity by utilising the power-sharing technology in OPera, its creators have claimed.

Launched by Norwegian classification society DNV, the system can be used in remote ultra-deep waters, sharing power between several production units at once.

“The need for topisde processing power generation at each and every unit is eliminated, and available deck space can be increased,” DNV said.

“Significant increases in revenue could potentially be achieved with the installation of additional processing capabilities, resulting in more oil production from the same size installation.”

The power hub has a gas-fired combined cycle power plant that increases power…

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