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Aker Solutions Subsea Factory Floor
This illustrates what the next generation Subsea Compression Systems (SCS 2.0) could look like.
Please note that this images illustrates a concept, and that it’s depicted next to one of the Åsgard trains
(Åsgard SCS consists of two trains).
Aker Solutions in 2015 delivered the
world’s first subsea compression system
for the Åsgard field in Norway – it has
operated like a Swiss watch ever since
The system is expected to boost recovery from
the Statoil-operated Norwegian Sea field by
some 306 million barrels of oil equivalents.
Compressors are used to maintain output as
reservoir pressure at gas-producing fields drop
over time. These are traditionally installed on
platforms above sea level. The compressor
at Åsgard was placed on the seabed to
increase production (306 mboe), halve the CO2
emissions, improve safety and also reduce both
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capital and operational expenses...
Putting the compressor on the seabed
near the wellheads improves recovery rates
and reduces capital and operating costs.
Subsea compression also leaves a smaller
environmental footprint and is safer to operate
than a platform.
The Åsgard system consists of modules for
two identical sets of compressors, pumps,
scrubbers and coolers fitted together on a