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Muscat - In an effort to reduce energy wastages, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has invited bids for proposing solutions for converting gases, it flared, into power.
Flaring, which happens at number of stages during exploration, production and refining of hydrocarbons, is mostly done in oil and gas industries to dispose wasteful gases that are either unusable or uneconomical to recover.
PDO flares vast amount of gases from its more than 60 flares located in different parts of the sultanate, and it aims to reduce flaring of gases by over 75 per cent.
In 2016, flaring accounted for 11 per cent of the total gas consumption of the company, according to its 2016 annual report.
In a statement posted on its website PDO said,’PDO is seeking proven technically and economically feasible solutions to convert the gas it flares to power. With this purpose in mind, PDO is inviting parties to participate in providing solutions of gas-to-power technology’.
‘Drivers for this change include commitment towards gas conservation, zero routine flaring and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with Paris Agreement. PDO would hence require engaging technology providers to propose and implement solutions to minimise the gas flared’, it said.
The scope of the proposed solutions includes designing of the gas-to-power facilities at flare locations, off-take of gas as per specifications, provisioning for equipment and facilities to convert gas to power, and operations and maintenance of gas-to-power facilities, the statement said.
PDO, over the past few years, has been taking many steps to conserve energy, which includes reducing wastages, increasing efficiency and usages of renewable energy wherever possible.
PDO in its 2016 annual report stated that flaring reduction remains a cornerstone of its gas conservation strategy. Due to the inclusion of gas assets in projects, the flaring intensity has significantly reduced by 38 per cent in 2016, from 20.85 tonnes flared per 1,000 tonnes of production in 2015 to 12.86 tonnes in 2016.
The company has also endorsed the World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’ initiative to encourage governments, companies and development organisations to work closely together to end continuous flaring by 2030.
PDO flares vast amount of gases from its more than 60 flares located in different parts of the sultanate, and it aims to reduce flaring of gases by over 75 per cent.
In 2016, flaring accounted for 11 per cent of the total gas consumption of the company, according to its 2016 annual report.
In a statement posted on its website PDO said,’PDO is seeking proven technically and economically feasible solutions to convert the gas it flares to power. With this purpose in mind, PDO is inviting parties to participate in providing solutions of gas-to-power technology’.
‘Drivers for this change include commitment towards gas conservation, zero routine flaring and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with Paris Agreement. PDO would hence require engaging technology providers to propose and implement solutions to minimise the gas flared’, it said.
The scope of the proposed solutions includes designing of the gas-to-power facilities at flare locations, off-take of gas as per specifications, provisioning for equipment and facilities to convert gas to power, and operations and maintenance of gas-to-power facilities, the statement said.
PDO, over the past few years, has been taking many steps to conserve energy, which includes reducing wastages, increasing efficiency and usages of renewable energy wherever possible.
PDO in its 2016 annual report stated that flaring reduction remains a cornerstone of its gas conservation strategy. Due to the inclusion of gas assets in projects, the flaring intensity has significantly reduced by 38 per cent in 2016, from 20.85 tonnes flared per 1,000 tonnes of production in 2015 to 12.86 tonnes in 2016.
The company has also endorsed the World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’ initiative to encourage governments, companies and development organisations to work closely together to end continuous flaring by 2030.
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