ME4105
ASSIGNMENT 1
Subsea Processing has now been accepted as a game changer technology for
offshore/subsea oil & gas production
What is Subsea Processing? How or why is it a game changer technology? What
technologies are involved in Subsea Processing? Who are the major players?
Where is it deployed or going to be deployed?
om doin:
Also, Cameron, aker solutions, subsea7
GE products:
its at present(info about field:6 - http: te.g
cnergy.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/prod_serv/systems/subsea_production/subsea_tre
ebtm
7 - GE supplying subsea water injection tree system, subsea trees to Valiant
causeway for causeway project.
lisplay/2638771. irticles/offshore/oe201 1 /offshore-curope_201132.himl
8 - the causeway field:
httpu/wwwenergy-pedia.com/article aspx ?articleid=146961
9 - Siemens energy systems:
http/swww energy. siemens.com/co/pool/ha/energy-
topics/tradeshows/2010ote/downloads/OG_26975_B_Subsea_final7A.pdf
10 - unrelated to the above GE project, the Marlim Field in Campos Basin, Brazil
Service contract awarded to GE by Petrobras:
http://news.seadiscovery.com/post/20 1 1/03/10/Subsea-Processing-Systemsto-go-Online-
this-year-in-Brazil.aspx
http/inews, seadiscovery.com/post/201 1/05/25/Subsea-Processing-Systems-Expanding-
in-Brazil.aspx
11 - importance of introducing subsea processing at campos basin (intro):
http://www onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=OTC-18198-MS&soc=OTC
12 ~ history and evolution of Petrobras work in Brazil (page 9 program PROCAP
introduced significant subsea technologies in operation at that time)
http://e-book.lib.situ.edu.cn/ote-03/pdffiles/papers/ote15219.pdf
13 - evolution of subsea processing (intro)
http//www onepetro.org/mslib/servletv/onepetropreview?id=OTC-17984-MS&soc=OTC16 - PDF of subsea gas liquid Sep has figures for the whole systems including pumps,
separation system etc. by FMC and a description of the different types of pumps
Current fields:
18 - Pazfior field offshore Angola in block 17, operator is Total.
hittp://www.offshore-mag.com/index/article-
display/345336285 |/articles/offshore/production/africa/2011/august/pazflor-
oil_production.html
http://www.total.com/en/our-energies/oil/exploration-and-production/projects-and-
achievements/pazflor-940850.htm119 - (electric systems)
http:/www.total,com/en/our-energies/oil/exploration-and-production/our-skills-an
expertise/the-deep-offshore/innovation/subsea-processing-technologies-201895.html