29 bids submitted for UKCS offshore electrification competition

High-quality studies touching on technical, engineering and/or commercial ideas have come in from operators, supply chain and academia and they will now be assessed.

Power generation accounts for around two thirds of oil and gas production emissions. It is anticipated that powering installations using electricity either from a cable to the shore or from a nearby windfarm, could lead to 2 - 3 million tpy CO₂ emissions reductions.

In addition, the resulting power demand from offshore oil and gas electrification could potentially support up to 4 gigawatts of new offshore wind power capacity.

Platform electrification is a key component of the OGA’s vision for an integrated energy basin. The OGA’s Energy Integration Report found that the UK Continental Shelf could (through a mix of platform electrification, carbon capture and storage, offshore wind and hydrogen) absorb up to 60% of the UK’s entire CO₂ abatement needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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