Energy Sector Thread - Operators, Engineers, Technicians Et Al

[nervewrecker]

We can't even supply ourselves with gas, yet this moron talking about ramping up production for Europe?

I may have missed it.

Zandolie start producing anything yet?

I see they at least making efforts to be self sufficient by ensuring their own gas supply and won the award for best decarbonization project.

We still dependant on oil and gas while martime fuel shifting towards methanol as a green source.

Looks like I was ahead of myself

DeNovo Energy has started gas production from the offshore Zandolie field in Trinidad & Tobago.

The field, located in the Gulf of Paria off the west coast of Trinidad, is DeNovo’s second offshore development following the Iguana field development in the same Block 1(a).

The $52-million investment by the Trinidad-based DeNovo demonstrates the company’s commitment to increasing Trinidad’s natural gas supply by developing stranded and marginal gas reserves, it said in a statement.

Gas from the field is produced through a single well, conductor-supported platform with a nameplate capacity of 40 MMcf/D of gas.

This unmanned facilities platform, designed by UK-based offshore engineering firm Aquaterra Energy, is installed in 20 m of water, and tied back to the Iguana platform.

The Aquaterra Sea Swift conductor-supported platform design is powered by a wind turbine and a solar bank. Use of the dual-energy resource reduces intermittency risk and includes a battery to store excess power.

Additionally, the platform is equipped with an intelligent monitoring technology that alerts personnel through onshore systems when a maintenance visit is required.

The integration of renewable resources makes Zandolie the first design of its kind in Trinidad and Tobago, according to DeNovo.

"This critical milestone in DeNovo's second field development highlights the drive by the team to constantly improve and learn. We pushed ourselves to deliver a greener and more local platform," said DeNovo's Managing Director, Bryan Ramsumair, in the release.

"The result is that the Zandolie platform is a local fabrication which is 100% powered by renewable energy—and which will minimize the carbon footprint of our operations.”

Aquaterra was awarded the front-end engineering and design contract for the project in May 2020. The firm had previously designed, built, and installed a Sea Swift conductor-supported platform for DeNovo at the Iguana field in 2018.

The field development builds off the existing Iguana infrastructure enabling a more- compact topside structure that is lighter and more efficient, according to DeNovo.

“It is our intention to keep acquiring access to new acreage to allow us to do more projects like this on a regular basis,” said Ramsumair. “With Zandolie, DeNovo is demonstrating that our future energy industry can be done locally and with a lower carbon footprint—both aligned to the country's development objectives."

Construction of the platform was completed at the United Engineering Services Limited local fabrication yard. The Zandolie drilling campaign was also safely conducted by the local Well Services jackup Rig 110.

DeNovo Energy, part of the Proman family of companies, holds an 80% interest in Zandolie and is operator of the field. The National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago holds the remaining 20% interest.

https://jpt.spe.org/denovo-energy-bring ... dad-tobago

[nervewrecker]

Second methanol fueled marine vessel is here.

Same company.

I lapsing on the news updates. Busy with something else.

[De Dragon]

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[nervewrecker]

Last I saw the ad it said WIT, women in training.

[nervewrecker]

We can't even supply ourselves with gas, yet this moron talking about ramping up production for Europe?

I may have missed it.

Zandolie start producing anything yet?

I see they at least making efforts to be self sufficient by ensuring their own gas supply and won the award for best decarbonization project.

We still dependant on oil and gas while martime fuel shifting towards methanol as a green source.

Isn't methanol mostly formed from natural gas?

As said above electrolysis is an option.

And we have extra capacity from tgu that was originally built for the smelter which never happened.

Desalcott in primary location for things to happen but demands.

There are package desalination / reverse osmosis plants available that can forgoe strain on desal infrastructure.

And we may have extra extra CO2 now.

These posts seem to not be falling in deaf ears.

Wait for it....

[The_Honourable]

Looks like the government trying to resurrect the Dragon Deal with Venezuela

[Cantmis]

https://www.oedigital.com/news/501271-f ... and-tobago

[sMASH]

200mmscfpd,,, dat is like what, 4 plants? bit rusty on the consumptions

[De Dragon]

200mmscfpd,,, dat is like what, 4 plants? bit rusty on the consumptions

Yes, that is 4 plants roughly, BUT there is that pesky 1.1 BILLION SCFD shortfall to make up for first.

[sMASH]

they might leave that jess so, and either supply murica, or honor the green hydrogen deals they sign with eu or whoever. they gonna use one of the tringen to create hydrogen.


unless, they work out with biden to get dragon gas going.

[De Dragon]

they might leave that jess so, and either supply murica, or honor the green hydrogen deals they sign with eu or whoever. they gonna use one of the tringen to create hydrogen.


unless, they work out with biden to get dragon gas going.

With falling domestic gas production in Trinidad & Tobago over the past few years, Trinidad’s total LNG exports have been decreasing with LNG production in the first 5 months of 2022 just 57% of the peak production achieved in 2009. While this decline in production means that Trinidad does not have the gas resources immediately available to deliver more gas to Europe, it does mean that there is significant underutilised midstream infrastructure and available LNG gasification facilities available. Unlike other producers, Trinidad does not need to secure significant investment in greenfield processing facilities to make more gas available for delivery to international markets. Train 1 of the Atlantic LNG export facility, with a processing capacity of 3 million tonnes per year of LNG, has been offline since 2020.

This underutilised LNG processing capacity represents a significant opportunity if Trinidad & Tobago could increase its domestic gas production. Major gas producers in Trinidad & Tobago, including Shell, bp and EOG Resources do have projects either in execution or under development that could help shore up falling gas production. However, these projects are unlikely to increase overall production and will just help offset natural reservoir decline. Woodside, who recently acquired the upstream petroleum assets of BHP, are reviewing the development options for the 3.,5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas resources announced for the Calypso Project along with their partner bp, but this gas is unlikely to be available until nearer the end of the decade.

[sMASH]

all that mean is we hadda fite to merely keep treading water with our feilds.

but, recent ease up on vene sanctions could mean we might get access to the dragon gas.

[nervewrecker]

they might leave that jess so, and either supply murica, or honor the green hydrogen deals they sign with eu or whoever. they gonna use one of the tringen to create hydrogen.


unless, they work out with biden to get dragon gas going.

Majority shares in TGU owned by those that wear green. New towers and lines being run from TGU cross country to minimise downtime incidents, have multiple feeders and have infrastructure that can accommodate the load.

We moving towards electrolysis like the other plants they have?

Also, they proposed recently that 4 - 5 new plants be built but to ship out if I'm not mistaken.

[sMASH]

they might leave that jess so, and either supply murica, or honor the green hydrogen deals they sign with eu or whoever. they gonna use one of the tringen to create hydrogen.


unless, they work out with biden to get dragon gas going.

Majority shares in TGU owned by those that wear green. New towers and lines being run from TGU cross country to minimise downtime incidents, have multiple feeders and have infrastructure that can accommodate the load.

We moving towards electrolysis like the other plants they have?

Also, they proposed recently that 4 - 5 new plants be built but to ship out if I'm not mistaken.

some body say, those new plants is world wide, not necessarily trinidad.

electrolysis is inefficient compared to nat gas reforming.
so, burning nat gas to generate electricity, then to separate water to generate hydrogen is jess lying.
they will hadda wait till solar and wind turbine pumping to do that electrolysis ting,,,

[sMASH]

Any body coukd get a P&ID or process overview fir the wgtl plant?

Want to see how they make their diesel

[wing]

They definitely won't give you any p&ids, that's proprietary information. However, you can search on this website: http://www.google.com and visit the niquan energy page and for more information, type "gas to liquids" and you will find a general process description. You're welcome.

[sMASH]

Them use my instrumentation drawings to retrofit the gauges and switches.

I should have taken arshad number when I saw him, oui.

[sMASH]

Dat?
Dat real jokey.

[wing]

Them use my instrumentation drawings to retrofit the gauges and switches.

I should have taken arshad number when I saw him, oui.

Arshad was only involved in construction and commissioning, his company's involvement is over. He shouldn't have those drawings in his possession. Of course I will not share his contact information with some stranger on tuner.
Also how in depth do you want to know the process? Unless you want to go work there. But apparently it's a PNM financier so you won't be interested.

[sMASH]

Them use my instrumentation drawings to retrofit the gauges and switches.

I should have taken arshad number when I saw him, oui.

Arshad was only involved in construction and commissioning, his company's involvement is over. He shouldn't have those drawings in his possession. Of course I will not share his contact information with some stranger on tuner.

All they ask for is the badge and one of the nsme tags on the coveralls, when u leaving . Lol


Oh gosh, Come nah man...
I wah see dat carbon capture.

[Cantmis]

Front-end, many steam headers, wax etc

[sMASH]

So they saying that co2 injection is carbon capture? Wow, lol okay.


And the back.... Like,

I need a p n Id. The detsils is what I interested in.


I have an idea, just need a comparison.

[nervewrecker]

So they saying that co2 injection is carbon capture? Wow, lol okay.


And the back.... Like,

I need a p n Id. The detsils is what I interested in.


I have an idea, just need a comparison.

Isnt it? At any given time a volume of CO2 is contained.

[De Dragon]

So they saying that co2 injection is carbon capture? Wow, lol okay.


And the back.... Like,

I need a p n Id. The detsils is what I interested in.


I have an idea, just need a comparison.

Isnt it? At any given time a volume of CO2 is contained.

Yes, and methanol plants have been doing it since the early nineties here.

[nervewrecker]

So they saying that co2 injection is carbon capture? Wow, lol okay.


And the back.... Like,

I need a p n Id. The detsils is what I interested in.


I have an idea, just need a comparison.

Isnt it? At any given time a volume of CO2 is contained.

Yes, and methanol plants have been doing it since the early nineties here.

*starts daydreaming*

[sMASH]

Lol... REcapture, as it was the waste product from a previous process.


But where they getting their co2 from?
From an auto thermal like methanex?

Or do they have some other process that co2 is a waste?

If u have to generate it to use it. Then they really should not claim carbon capture..


If Dat is carbon capture, then. The process is also methane capture. Cause methane is a green house gas and also injected into the process.

[sMASH]

But I really interested in if the syngss is reacted directly into diesel, or Is it reacted into an intermediary material, that then is used to synthesize into diesel in a subsequent step.


Like how dme is done. Syngas > MeOH >dme

[nervewrecker]

Lol... REcapture, as it was the waste product from a previous process.


But where they getting their co2 from?
From an auto thermal like methanex?

Or do they have some other process that co2 is a waste?

If u have to generate it to use it. Then they really should not claim carbon capture..


If Dat is carbon capture, then. The process is also methane capture. Cause methane is a green house gas and also injected into the process.

Open to correction here but CO2 is removed from the atmosphere. I know for a fact massy sells CO2 because I asked about it for usage. Unsure if they purchase from massy or have their own plant. There is a nitrogen plant on site, compressor, condenser etc, cant recall seeing a CO2 plant.

CO2 increases efficiency and yield.

I think CGCL has their own CO2 plant to capture from the atmosphere.

[sMASH]

Lol... REcapture, as it was the waste product from a previous process.


But where they getting their co2 from?
From an auto thermal like methanex?

Or do they have some other process that co2 is a waste?

If u have to generate it to use it. Then they really should not claim carbon capture..


If Dat is carbon capture, then. The process is also methane capture. Cause methane is a green house gas and also injected into the process.

Open to correction here but CO2 is removed from the atmosphere. I know for a fact massy sells CO2 because I asked about it for usage. Unsure if they purchase from massy or have their own plant. There is a nitrogen plant on site, compressor, condenser etc, cant recall seeing a CO2 plant.

CO2 increases efficiency and yield.

I think CGCL has their own CO2 plant to capture from the atmosphere.

Some process plants generate co2 by burning methane with air. The ammonia plants do so to remove carbon from the gas streams. Some methanol pants use the co2 waste from the ammonia pants, as feed stock for its process. It co2 makes the process more efficient as its brings it closer to stoichiometric.
Some methanol plants don't have access to co2, so add air to burn some of the methane feedstock. The waste products of that would be co2 and water, and the proportions get to be more stoichiometric that way.
The mass flow rates required for the big plants is significantly higher than what the gas distillers like Massey, could supply.

[sMASH]

Cgcl capturing co2 from the air is music to my ears. I was wondering of it is feasible to extract co2 from air, as it's a lot of air to process, to get the co2 in the quantities necessary for a process plant.

Now I want to know how THEY do it... Do they do like the ammonia pants and chemically scrub it from air, or would they do like what I thinking about doing and chill it from the air....