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the subsea wells are piped to the singletrain LNC process
ing plant on Melkoya !sland oll the port ol Hammerlest. !t
remains the world`s most northern LNC lacility, with scope
lor expansion ol ollshore production, although competing terminals
are emerging elsewhere around Lurope.
Recently, the partners opted to postpone a decision on a second
LNC train, despite the upsurge in exploration in the Barents Sea that
has brought several new gas discoveries. !roduction lrom these and
lurther developments in the Snohvit license could instead head later
this decade via Hammerlest through a new longdistance ollshore
pipeline linked to the trunkline system in the Norwegian Sea. But
expansion ol the LNC lacilities remains a possibility as the partners
Wellstream issues
be discovered in 1D81, althoughthe phase 1 development has locused on
the other two, Snohvit and Albatross. Nine subsea production wells con
nected to lour seabed templates are controlled remotely lromMelkoya.
Commingled production heads directly to the LNCplant via a 148km
(8Dmi), Gb.bcm !D multiphase subsea pipeline, claimedto bethe world`s
longest. This also transports 7OO,OOO metric tons/yr (771,G17 tons/yr) ol
associated CO
2
to Melkoya which is stripped out and sent back through
transports MLC lor hydrates control. Statoil op
erates all aspects ol the pro|ect, in partnership
with !etoro, Total, Cd! Suez, and RWLDea.
The liquelaction processed, licensed by
Linde, is designed to cool methane gas to 1G8°C
(2G1°!) under normal atmospheric pressure,
reducing the original volume ol gas G2O times
and thereby minimizing storage requirements.
¨Along the way," said Oyvind Nilsen, \ice !resi
strip out the mercury, water, CO
2
, propane, eth
ane, and condensate. !or this reason, geologists
say the Barents Sea is a candystore, althoughwe
say that Melkoya is a candy storelor thetechnol
ogies too." The plant`s LNC storage tanks can
quayside to three dedicated LNC carriers, with
separate tanks to store 7b,OOO cu m(2.Gb MMcl)
ol condensate and 4b,OOO cu m (1.bD MMcl) ol
L!C.
!n 2OO2, midway through the development,
the estimate ol recoverable resources was 1D8
Jeremy Beckman
Edilor, Europe
¡ntegrated power, controls for Goliat
ABB suppIied the integrated power, automation and controI
systems for the Snøhvit LNG pIant and offshore faciIities. The
company is currentIy working on another comprehensive pro-
gram for GoIiat, the second fieId deveIopment in the Barents
Sea, 85 (53 mi) km northwest of Hammerfest. This wiII produce
oiI and gas through a Sevan 1000 circuIar FPSO in 400 m
(1,312 ft) water depth, due to start operations in 2013.
ABB is providing a comprehensive range of eIectricaI, auto-
mation, instrumentation and teIecommunications equipment
and systems. The package incIudes inteIIigent operations, with
remote diagnostics avaiIabIe from the offshore process pIant
Iive to ABB speciaIists worIdwide, aIIowing them to diagnose
and fix probIems that may arise. "This is a huge benefit to
customers," said Per Erik HoIsten, who heads up the compa-
ny's Process Automation division in Norway. "It changes their
whoIe operating phiIosophy on offshore instaIIations.
"At GoIiat, we wiII aIso have an onshore controI room. In
an extreme situation, the team there couId sit onshore and
supervise the entire operation. In addition, we wiII provide an
onshore controI room to Eni's office in Hammerfest, giving
them access to the same data as is avaiIabIe on the pIatform."
Another highIight of ABB's contract is the worId's Iongest
and highest-output AC power cabIe (123 kV/75MW) to an
offshore instaIIation, running 106 km (66 mi) from an onshore
substation near Hammerfest to the pIatform, with integrated fi-
ber optics for communications purposes. The remainder of the
FPSO's 100 MW power requirements wiII come from onboard
gas turbines - these and the combined AC eIectrification sys-
tem wiII heIp reduce GoIiat's CO
2
emissions by 50% compared
with a conventionaI power suppIy arrangement, thereby Iower-
ing the partners' Norwegian CO
2
taxes.
Snøhvit's weIIs are
controIIed remoteIy from
the MeIkøya LNG pIant.
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