Petrobras taps SBM Offshore to study CO2 carbon capture solution on FPSOs
The Netherlands-based SBM Offshore has agreed to undertake a study with Petrobras for the installation of carbon capture modules on FPSOs.
The proposed module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), based on a combination of MHI’s CO2 capture technologies, jointly developed with the Kansai Electric Power Co.
"This compact modular solution allows a significant reduction of the overall emissions associated with the production of oil and gas from FPSOs," claimed SBM.
The scope of the study covers the design and the commercial evaluation of various carbon capture systems configurations to be installed on future FPSOs deployed on Petrobras fields.
This will investigate various turbine types and machinery set up, various gas flow rates and gas turbine power installed, and various CO2 concentrations and gas compositions.
"Through this study, we will be able to advance the carbon capture module design jointly with our partner MHI for CO2 reduction on future FPSOs," said Olivier Icyk, Chief Business Officer at SBM Offshore.
