More Offshore Orders For Gas Turbines Awarded To Rolls-Royce

The application of Rolls-Royce gas turbines on offshore rigs in the North Sea continues to grow with the announcement of a multimillion- dollar order from Marathon Oil, U.K., for four gas turbine generating sets for the Brae Field Project.

With this new order, Rolls- Royce gas turbine business for offshore rigs now totals 90 engines representing two million horsepower, valued at more than $220 million. North Sea operations account fof 70 of these engines.

For the Brae Field Project, four Rolls-Royce Olympus-powered SK30M compact gas turbine generating sets, each producing 20,000 kw, are to be installed in 1982. Electrical power produced by the sets will be used during the development and production phases of the field when it comes on stream in 1983. Three of the four sets can supply the platform's total electrical needs.

The Olympus engines will be dual-fueled versions capable of operating on either liquid or gas, but for the majority of their operation will run on natural gas drawn direct from the Brae Field.

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