世界石油深海作业 gulfpub_wo_2026 eBook - Deepwater Operations.pdfVIP

Achievingmorewithsmarter,safer

technology

KURTS.ABRAHAM,Editor-in-Chief,WorldOil

Thedeepwatersectoroftheupstreamindustrycontinuestorackupsignificantgainsintechnology

andefficiencies,asoperatorslooktosqueezeoutmaximumperformancefortheirinvestmentdollars.

WecontinuetoseeimprovementsmadebyimplementingAI,electrificationandsubseatie-ins.

Specificapplicationscoverawiderangeofoperations,includingdeepwaterumbilicals,topsides

facilities,electricBOPs,wellintegritymonitoring,automateddrilling,digitaldrillships,human

supportsystems,etc.Thise-bookcontainsaselectionofarticlesthatrepresentthesesignificant

equipmentitemsandtechniques.WO

Enablinglow-costsubseatie-inswith

electricalhigh-integritypressure

protectionsystems(eHIPPS)

Assubseafielddevelopmentsmoveintodeeper,higher-pressureenvironments,cost-

efficienttie-backsolutionsareincreasinglycritical.Thisarticleexploresqualificationof

theworld’sfirstelectricallypoweredHigh-IntegrityPressureProtectionSystem

(eHIPPS),abreakthroughthatcouldlowersubseaprojectcostsandsimplifytie-insto

existinginfrastructure.

ENDREBREKKE,SiemensEnergy,andMARKUSGLASER,AdvancedMechatronics

Asoffshoreoilandgasoperatorsventureintodeeperwatersandharsher,moreremotelocations,the

economicsoffielddevelopmentprojectshavebecomeincreasinglychallenging―particularlyforlong

tie-backsfromhigh-pressurewells(10,000to15,000psi).Thecostofsubseaflowlinesandrisers,

whichmustberatedtothefullshut-intubingpressureofthewell,representsasubstantialportionof

CAPEXontheseprojects.

SubseaHigh-IntegrityPressureProtectionSystems