Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp have announced the start of production from the R Cluster, ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India. RIL and bp are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6 – R Cluster, Satellites Cluster and MJ – which together are expected to meet approximately 15% of India’s gas demand by 2023. These projects will utilize the existing hub infrastructure in KG D6 block. RIL is the operator of KG D6 with a 66.67% participating interest and bp holds a 33.33% participating interest. R Cluster is the first of the three projects ..read more

Sulzer Pumps UK has awarded a contract to supply the motors for four water injection pumps which will equip a future Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to GE Power Conversion. The high power, 8000 kW, two-pole motors run at 3600 rpm with a limitation of the starting current at 300% of nominal current, allowing the end user to optimize the generator selection who will supply power on the FPSO, GE said. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Sulzer & MODEC on this important FPSO project in Brazil,” said Philippe Piron, president & CEO, GE Power Conve ..read more

Drawing from its experience serving the power generation and fuel gas boosting market, Atlas Copco Gas and Process has secured a compressor order for a combined heat and power station in Russia. The order – placed by Entrade Gmbh (a subsidiary of ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi A.S) – is for three integrally-geared fuel gas booster compressors — two natural gas units and one syngas unit. The first machines will ship from Atlas Copco Gas and Process to the customer in early 2022. The fuel gas boosting compressors will be installed in a 250 MW combined cycle power plant in Kazan in the Russian Federation ..read more

Norway’s Equinor, the largest producer of natural gas and crude oil in Europe, and Germany’s RWE, Europe’s second-largest electricity producer, recently joined the NortH2 green hydrogen consortium. Founded in February 2020 by a trio of Dutch companies—Gasunie, Groningen Seaports, and Shell Nederland—NortH2 aims to convert pipelines throughout the Netherlands and neighboring countries that carry natural gas with a low heat content (L-gas) into pipelines that transport green hydrogen produced from North Sea wind generation. Project development activities could begin in the second half of 2021, o ..read more

Capstone Turbine Corp. received a follow-on order from one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies for a C1000 Signature Series microturbine for a remote oil field in West Texas. The long-term rental order, secured by Lone Star Power Solutions, will be delivered and commissioned in January 2021. Fueled by pipeline gas, the C1000S rental system will produce electricity to power on-site equipment. Capstone microturbines align with the needs of oil and gas producers as they can be used in all phases of production operations, including upstream, midstream and downstream in onshore and offshor ..read more

Siemens Energy has released its rotating equipment selector app, designed to serve as a digital information tool for operators’ rotating equipment needs. By entering five to seven data points, operators can obtain information on equipment sizing and capabilities to power its compression needs. The app provides gas turbine and electric motors as driver options for centrifugal and reciprocating compressors. Several inputs are available for customization, including inlet pressure, gas temperature, gas composition, discharge pressure and elevation. The parameters give operators different driver op ..read more

Steel Nation has promoted Alan Reid to serve as its president. Reid, part of the company since 2013, will focus on new business development, construction operations, internal improvements and corporate infrastructure in his new role. Reid Reid, the former executive vice president, has more than 35 years of management experience in business development. Mark Caskey, founder and former president, becomes chief executive officer (CEO), while Mark Dooley remains executive vice president and chief financial officer. The post Steel Nation Selects New President appeared first on COMPRESSORTECH ..read more

The coronavirus pandemic continues to not only impact the dates of industry shows but has also forced one association to change the timing of its annual event. The GPA Midstream Association has pushed its GPA Midstream Convention from April to September, with its 2021 event set to occur from Sept. 26-29 in San Antonio, Texas. The association, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021, hopes the later date next year will ensure the show can occur in person. The association canceled the 2020 event. All future GPA Midstream Conventions will take place in September in San Antonio through ..read more

MODEC has placed an order for six compressor trains for a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed on the Sangomar field 62.1 miles (100 km) south of Dakar, Senegal. The order comprises six centrifugal compressor trains: one low pressure (LP), three medium pressure (MP) and two high pressure (HP), all driven by fixed-speed electric motors. All compression systems will be designed, manufactured and tested by MAN Energy Solutions in Zurich, Switzerland. The machines will be ready for installation in the fourth quarter of 2021. Once operational, the compres ..read more

MDR system designed to proactively detect, prevent cyberattacks By DJ Slater Siemens Energy added another cybersecurity product to its portfolio as the energy industry continues to swiftly incorporate digitalization. The company has introduced Managed Detection and Response (MDR), powered by Eos.ii, an artificial intelligence- (AI-) driven cybersecurity monitoring service for energy companies. MDR proactively detects and prevents cyberattacks against operating technology (OT) regardless of fleet size. The service collects raw IT and OT data from an operator’s entire operating environment and t ..read more