Located 155km west of Stavanger in the North Sea, Johan Sverdrup is considered one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Once fully operational, production is estimated at 550,000 to 650,000 barrels of oil per day, accounting for nearly 40% of total oil production from the NCS.
ABB will design, manufacture and install an 80kV extruded DC cable system with a capacity of 100MW to transmit power from the Norwegian power grid to the Johan Sverdrup offshore production facility. At around 200km in length, it will be the longest extruded submarine cable system to an offshore oil and gas platform facility in the world. Supplying electric power from shore for offshore oil and gas production avoids the need to burn diesel or gas out at sea to power the equipment and machinery on the platforms, resulting in reductions in CO2 and nitrogen oxide emissions. In addition to the environmental benefits of powering the cluster of platforms from shore, the cable solution is said to be safer and more energy-efficient than generating the power offshore using fossil fuels.
“We are delighted to be supporting Statoil with this cable system,” said Claudio Facchin, president of ABB’s Power Systems division. ”With this ‘power from shore’ cable solution, ABB will be pushing the boundaries of technology and lowering environmental impact, in line with our vision of power and productivity for a better world.”
