[ Oil & Gas ]
[ Oil & Gas ]
Current technologies for reinjecting CO 2 into the seabed are highly energyintensive . However , TechnipFMC and Sulzer Flow Equipment have collaborated to develop a new highpressure separation technology to separate CO 2 -rich natural gas from oil at the seabed . The technology promises to improve energy efficiency on FPSOs while reducing costs and emissions . Green energy - Several companies are transitioning to greener types of energy production such as wind , solar , bio-energy and hydrogen . Among the heavyweights in this field are BP , Enbridge , TotalEnergies , Shell , Eni and Equinor . They have seen the writing on the wall and are positioning themselves to become providers of the energy of the future . However , according to Greenpeace , this process is not happening quickly enough , and companies ’ green investments remain tiny in comparison to their investments in both fossil fuel and CSS ; furthermore , earlier this year BP , TotalEnergies and Shell announced they were scaling back their green investments 4 . The whole transition process would be considerably sped up if subsidies and tax breaks for
Shell ’ s iShale ® well pads and a mini-modular Central Processing Facility ( CPF ) are powered by large solar panels and wind turbines .
fossil-fuel production were to be phased out . 3D printing - already well established in aerospace , medicine and other industries , 3D-printing has yet to take hold in upstream oil and gas . Some components have been 3D-printed , but there is much more that can be done . The benefits of local 3D-printing of components on remote locations such as rigs are too great to ignore : they include reducing lead times and eliminating storage costs . The additive approach to manufacturing consumes less materials and generates far less waste than the traditional subtractive approach . DNV has set up Global Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre of Excellence in Singapore and is active throughout the world in promoting the technology . Local initiatives have been undertaken by Jordan , the UAE , Saudi Arabia , Oman and Egypt . Examples of components that could be 3D printed are control-valve components , casings and pump manifolds . Exxonmobil , Chevron and TotalEnergies have all worked with 3D manufacturers .