Shell, total, Statoil, eni, Detnorske, gassco, aker Solutions,
ge, Dnv fmC technologies, Siemens, SPt group, , ife, Sintef
energy research, Sintef Petroleum research, Cmr, faCe Sfi,
ntnu, uiS.
tta 4
future teChnOlOGies fOr prOduCtiOn,
prOCessinG and transpOrtatiOn
content tta 4
exeCutive Summary 112
introDuCtion 115
tta viSion anD goalS 116
buSineSS CaSe 1: barentS Sea gaS ConDenSate fielD DeveloPment 117 buSineSS CaSe 2: oil anD gaS DeveloPmentS in environmentally SenSitive areaS 120
buSineSS CaSe 3: fielD life extenSion 123
environmental ConSiDerationS 126
r&D PrioritieS 127
roaDmaP for the future 130
reCommenDationS for governmental finanCial -inStrumentS 131 aPPenDix 2 future ChallengeS anD teChnology gaPS 134
executive Summary
Technology for safe and environmental friendly production
from ANY field
New field development concepts Increased production efficiency Subsea and in-well processing Gas processing and LNG Power supply and distribution Subsea
technology Automation/unmanned facilities
Condition monitoring – sensor technology
Multiphase pipeline flow and flow
assuranse
Subsea power supply and distribution
Oil/gas/water
separation managementIntegrity and monitoring Subsea gas
processing Advanced sensorsfor control and early fault detection BUSINESS CASE
Gas condesate Field life extensionBUSINESS CASE
PRIORITIZED AREAS OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDED R&D BUSINESS CASE Sensitive areas Flow modelling and flow assurance Integrity management and risk reduction Leakage prevention and detection Arctic marine operations TTA4 VISION BUSINESS CASES TECHNOLOGY GAPS
future technologies for production, Processing and transpor- tation covers the technology and competence necessary to effectively and safely transport wellstream from the wellhead to a platform or to an onshore facilities, platform and subsea facilities, processing technology logistics and marine operations, and export pipelines. Decommissioning and down- stream gas and oil processing and refining is excluded, apart from lng technology seen as an integrated part of the upstream plant. this delimitation has been approved by the og21 board.
the goal of this document is to outline the business potential that can be realized on nCS with new technology, outline the relevant technology gaps, prioritize the technology areas that are most important for nCS, recommend prioritized areas for governmental funding, and finally give advice on funding levels both totally for tta4 technologies, and for individual areas.
the vision of the “future technologies for production, Processing and transportation” tta is:
technology for safe and environmental friendly production from any offshore field
the current and future business challenges on the nCS have been evaluated from a tta4 perspective. the three most important business cases are considered to be: 1. barents Sea gas Condensate field Development 2. oil and gas Developments in environmentally Sensitive
areas
3. field life extension
for each of these areas the value potential, technology gaps and detailed technology needs are identified. for each of the technology needs the time perspective, cost level, time criticality, market value, fulfilment of og21 strategic goals, and main barriers for success are outlined.
a detailed description of each of the technology and competence areas covering nCS gaps are provided, and include:
1. Flow modelling and flow assurance 2. Subsea and in-well processing 3. Power supply and distribution 4. Subsea technology
5. automation/unmanned facilities 6. new field development concepts 7. integrity management and risk reduction 8 arctic marine operations
9. increased production efficiency
10.Condition monitoring - sensor technology 11.leakage prevention and detection 12.gas processing and lng
a general assessment of nCS technology needs, forms the basis for the prioritized technology areas for tta4. the list is compiled from the overall assessments of technology gaps on the nCS, the three identified business cases with their respective technology gaps. these areas are identified based on importance for the industry independently of the funding source for the technology development.
this list of prioritized technology areas has been assembled by leading experts from o&g companies, manufactures and r&D institutes/universities. their experience and expertise secures the relevance and prioritized order of the list. the five focus areas are:
1. Subsea power transmission and distribution 2. integrity management technology
3. extended multiphase transport
4. high performance subsea separation for long distance transport
an important aspect for all areas is to develop technologies and solutions contributing to increased safety and minimum environmental impact for operations on nCS. it is also expected that r&D within these areas will contribute to increased energy efficiency in oil and gas production, directly leading to decreased environmental impact through reduced Co2 emissions. this is in line with the overall strategic goals of og21.
it should be emphasized; however, that this list is not a direct guidance for government funded r&D. this is because the priorities for public funding must also consider the aspects such as 1) market failure, 2) competitiveness of norwegian technologies, 3) job creation, 4) attractiveness towards international suppliers, 5) Pre-competitive technology development needs strong governmental incentives, 6) development of technologies otherwise not developed from a pure business perspective, but that will provide significant upside for the society, and 7) export of norwegian technol- ogy.
these arguments for government funded r&D lead to the following prioritized list of specific areas for government funding:
1. Fundamental knowledge on multiphase pipeline flow and flow assurance
2. long range subsea power supply and distribution 3. fundamental understanding and models for oil/gas/water
separation, including fluid characterisation, fluid mechanics and produced water handling
4. models for ice loads and ice interaction, and materials for arctic applications
5. integrity management and monitoring
6. advanced sensors for control and early fault (including leakage) detection
7. Subsea gas processing
figure eS 1 show the vision, business cases, technology and competence areas, and prioritized areas for governmental funding for og21 tta4
the funding from the research Council of norway should reflect these prioritized areas for government funding. There is a lack of support to some areas; particularly subsea power supply and advanced sensors and these should be given higher priority in future calls.
ice loads and ice interaction have already been given a boost by the new Centre for research based innovation SamCot – Sustainable arctic marine and Coastal technology.
for rCn projects the distribution of funding is 50 % to competence building (fP and Kmb), 15 % to applied research (biP) and 35 % to demonstration activities (Demo2000). this illustrates a lack of funding for applied research projects. in general, the total volume of funding of tta4 technologies should be increased by 50 % from today’s level of approxi- mately 100 mnoK/yr, i.e. to 150 mnoK/yr. this to enable a step up in financing the new priorities without reducing today’s activity level of the other important areas. emphasis should be put on competence building projects and applied research projects.
introDuction
the goal of this document is to outline the business potential that can be realized on nCS with new technology, outline the relevant technology gaps, prioritize the technology focus areas that are most important for nCS, recommend prioritized areas for governmental funding, and finally give advice on funding levels both totally for tta4 technologies, and for individual areas.
the og21 key strategic goals are given in the og21 strategy and comprise the following:
1. value creation through production and reserve replacement 2. energy efficient and cleaner production
3. value creation through increased export of technology 4. value creation through employment and competence
development
when evaluating the different technology gaps/requirements for each of the business cases in Chapter 3, reference is made to these goals by their number.