ABB Wins $36 Million Order From Aker For Statoil-Run Power Station
October 14 2011 - 5:38AM
Dow Jones News
ABB Ltd. (ABB) said Friday it won a $36 million third-quarter
order from Aker ASA (AKER.OS) for equipment on a subsea power
station run by Statoil ASA (STL.OS).
MAIN FACTS:
- ABB's equipment will ensure reliable power, as well as
optimized motor speed and control, for the world's first subsea gas
compression system from onboard the Asgard A floating vessel off
the northern coast of Norway. The electrical system will be able to
transmit 15 megavolt-amperes and 189 hertz, enough to power over
10,000 homes, over a distance of 43 kilometers. Once completed,
this will be a world record distance as well as the highest voltage
and frequency achieved between a drive on a floating production
facility and a compressor on the seabed.
- ABB drives and subsea transformer contribute to extend the
productivity, profitability and lifespan of existing offshore oil
and gas fields. As extraction gets further away from processing
operations, the ability to provide reliable power becomes more
challenging.
- ABB has already worked with Aker Solutions on a similar
project, to power a subsea water injection system in Statoil's
Tyrihans field, 31 km from the surface operating platform.
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