Putting Power On The Seabed: Edging Towards A Subsea
Siemens testing its subsea power distribution system. Photo from Siemens. Ten years ago, a future where subsea fields and their power-hungry process equipment could be fully electrified, enabling long step-outs to tap remote reserves with lean new infrastructure architectures, lit the fuse for a spate of investment in subsea power distribution. The result, following at least two major joint industry projects (JIP) and tens of millions of dollars of investment, is that subsea power distribution is now a ready technology, waiting for its first application. GE Oil & Gas (as was) qualified a subs...
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