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Environmentally Safe Offshore Platforms

Authors 

Sherbakova, K. - Presenter, Russian State Geological Prospecting University

During E&P production, a massive value of associated gas is being burnt and wasted. Such flare burning of associated gas - non-organic components create outburst of carbon dioxide (CO2) and leads to environmental pollution and Green House Effect. Moreover, upstream traditionally powered by fuel oil generators which adds negative outburst of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the environment and leaves negative effect on marine life and fauna. Minimization of outburst of associated gas during E&P though implementation a hybrid renewable energy system based on two types of energy sources combined: separation of CO2 from associated gas by striping it out from gas and natural wave’s movement. Creation of hybrid renewable energy system provides opportunity eliminate outburst of CO2 from associated gas and make profit from wast burned flare though generation of alternative electrical pure energy from nature without negative outburst of carbon dioxide. Both components of hybrid system work together and complement each other. Through chemistry process, combining pure electrical power from waves and CO2 can provide new business opportunity for recycling and utilization of CO2 from flare outburst.

Create hybrid model of renewable energy generator during E&P by combining sources from Ocean waves and flare filtration of negative outburst of carbon dioxide (CO2) by implementation of "process station" on the Jack-up rig site. The first component of the hybrid power source of renewable energy system shall be considered constant wave energy implemented into system of several non-sinking buoys on the water surface. Buoys are continuously registering and counting even slight movement of waves and produce pure electrical power. Accumulated electrical energy from wave generator by itself may solve only partial problem of CO2 outburst by contributing powering energy utilized for rig and minimizing usage of fuel oil generators. This contribution is minimal with low efficiency rates.