O/G Decarb

Challenge

Much energy is required to extract oil and gas from underground. As a result, the oil and gas industry wishes to reduce energy consumption offshore, thereby reducing its CO2 footprint from production.

Solution idea

In recent years, offshore wind has developed very positively: prices have fallen, and it is now possible to produce wind energy at great depths and in harsh environments, such as by using floating foundations for offshore wind turbines.

In the O/G Decarb project, a number of project partners will be investigating whether it is possible to electrify oil and gas production by integrating renewable energy from waves, wind, and hydrogen from liquid energy plants.

O/G Decarb focuses on three concepts and business cases for the integration of renewable energy in Danish oil and gas production:

Supplying oil and gas production with renewable energy.

Making the energy supply for oil and gas production fossil-free in the long term.

Supplying 5–15% hydrogen from renewable energy to natural gas operations, thereby reducing the CO2 footprint from Danish North Sea production.

Project deliverables

A full-scale solution for renewable energy supply to O/G production platforms, involving floating wind and hydroelectric power. In addition, the project will identify a solution for hydrogen production on production platforms.