Free translation and writing by : Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, May 13, 2022
Aker Solutions, OneSubsea and TechnipFMC are participating in a Petrobras tender for the Brazilian federal oil company’s innovative subsea CO 2 separation system, two sources familiar with the matter told BNamericas.
[post_relacionado]Named Hisep, the equipment will be installed in the third stage of development of the Mero field (Mero 3), in the pre-salt of the Santos basin. As the Libra block asset is operated in consortium with private groups, the tender is not public.
Hisep is effectively a collector that will interconnect the lines of the Mero 3 subsea design and separate the CO 2 , re-injecting it into the well.
It will only send oil and gas to the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit) drastically reducing the percentage of CO 2 in production.
In addition to reducing the space used at the top, Hisep will allow Petrobras to extract hydrocarbons without the risk of highly corrosive CO 2 coming into contact with the platform’s production lines and processing plant.
Source and photo : https://opetroleo.com.br/3-grupos-disputam-contrato-de-sistema-submarino-inovador-da-petrobras/