Hydrocarbon production system with reduced carbon dioxide emission
AssigneeEquinor Energy AS
InventorsPer LOTHE, Arild SAMUELSBERG
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Abstract
A method of operating a hydrocarbon production system. The hydrocarbon production system including a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrocarbon gas produced at the hydrocarbon production system and to provide power for the hydrocarbon production system as a result of the combustion. The method includes combusting produced hydrocarbon gas in the gas turbine engine, capturing carbon dioxide exhausted from the gas turbine engine as a result of the combustion of the hydrocarbon gas, storing the captured carbon dioxide at the hydrocarbon production system in a first set of storage pipes, and transporting the stored carbon dioxide away from the hydrocarbon production system for permanent storage.
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A method of operating a hydrocarbon production system, the hydrocarbon production system comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrocarbon gas produced at the hydrocarbon production system and to provide power for the hydrocarbon production system as a result of the combustion, the method comprising:
- combusting produced hydrocarbon gas in the gas turbine engine;
- capturing carbon dioxide exhausted from the gas turbine engine as a result of the combustion of the hydrocarbon gas;
- storing the captured carbon dioxide at the hydrocarbon production system in a first set of storage pipes;
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- transporting the stored carbon dioxide away from the hydrocarbon production system for permanent storage.
A hydrocarbon production system, the hydrocarbon production system comprising:
- a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrocarbon gas produced at the hydrocarbon production system and to provide power for the hydrocarbon production system as a result of the combustion;
- means for capturing carbon dioxide exhausted from the gas turbine engine as a result of the combustion of the hydrocarbon gas;
- a first set of storage pipes for storing the captured carbon dioxide at the hydrocarbon production system;
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- means for offloading the stored carbon dioxide to a transportation vehicle configured for transporting the stored carbon dioxide away from the hydrocarbon production system for permanent storage.
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A method of retrofitting an existing hydrocarbon production system, the existing hydrocarbon production system comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrocarbon gas produced at the hydrocarbon production system and to provide power for the hydrocarbon production system as a result of the combustion, the method comprises:
- installing means for capturing carbon dioxide exhausted from the gas turbine engine as a result of the combustion of the hydrocarbon gas;
- installing a first set of storage pipes for storing the captured carbon dioxide at the hydrocarbon production system;
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- installing means for offloading the stored carbon dioxide to a transportation vehicle configured for transporting the stored carbon dioxide away from the hydrocarbon production system for permanent storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.