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Oil and gas platforms with steam bottoming cycles: System integration and thermoenvironomic evaluation

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  • Nguyen, Tuong-Van
  • Tock, Laurence
  • Breuhaus, Peter
  • Maréchal, François
  • Elmegaard, Brian

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The integration of steam bottoming cycles on oil and gas platforms is currently regarded as the most promising option for improving the performance of these energy-intensive systems. In this paper, a North Sea platform is taken as case study, and a systematic analysis of its energy requirements is conducted. The site-scale integration of steam networks is evaluated, based on thermodynamic, economic and environmental performance indicators. The penalties induced by operational restrictions such as (i) the use of a heat transfer loop, (ii) the demand for a heat buffer, (iii) the selection of a specific cooling utility, and (iv) the weight limitations on the platform are quantitatively assessed. The results illustrate the benefits of converting the gas turbine process into a combined cycle, since the fuel gas consumption and the total CO2-emissions can be reduced by more than 15%. Using the cooling water from the processing plant reveals to be more profitable than using seawater, as the additional pumping power outweighs the benefit of using a cooling medium at a temperature of about 8°C lower. This study highlights thereby the importance of analysing energy savings and recovery options at the scale of the entire platform, rather than at the level of the utility plant solely.

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  • Nguyen, Tuong-Van & Tock, Laurence & Breuhaus, Peter & Maréchal, François & Elmegaard, Brian, 2014. "Oil and gas platforms with steam bottoming cycles: System integration and thermoenvironomic evaluation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 222-237.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:131:y:2014:i:c:p:222-237
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.034
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