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about the same as conventional compressors.

Gorgon tree shipment, GE Oil & Gas and Houston-based

Aberdeen, UK.

Operations

Sharewell Energy Services have signed an agreement that gives

GE exclusive worldwide rights to sell Sharewell’s proprietary electromagnetic telemetry technology as part of GE’s measurement-while-drilling (MWD) portfolio. GE says the technology from Sharewell improves operating effciencies by offering telemetry rates six times greater than conventional mud pulse-based

MWD systems.

GE has received a contract to supply four complete, variable- frequency drive, high-speed electric motor and centrifugal compressor packages for Total E&P Norge’s new offshore production platform on the Martin Linge oil and gas feld.

This is the frst application of GE’s high-speed, direct-drive motor- compressor package offshore. The packages combine GE Oil & Gas’s centrifugal compressor technology on active magnetic bearings with GE

Power Conversion high-frequency, variable-speed drive and high-speed motor technology. In addition, reduced, it also should be simpler compressor technology and GE one of the packages has a unique to install. Power Conversion motors and drive confguration, with a central high- GE Oil & Gas launched its frst systems, the technology delivers speed electrical motor driving one single-shaft integrated compressor energy savings, reduces emissions centrifugal compressor from one line (ICL), designed for designed and offers easy remote control end and a two-section compressor for low-pressure ratio applications monitoring. Featuring up to 20% from the other end.

such as pipeline compression. more operating range fexibility and GE’s Blue-C compressor is now

Combining GE Oil & Gas greater effciency, the new ICL costs in the fnal phase of qualifcation

GE engineers at develop leading subsea electrical and of the dynamics – typically of fuid

Nailsea, UK. power solutions for the oil and gas fow, of a mechanical mechanism, or industry,” Arnison explained. of electrical fow – through subsea “With that technical frame, at located hardware.” subsea controls business we have Experience and detailed knowledge the opportunity to develop a batch of of the equipment design (the domain

Smart applications which add value to competence of a subsea systems tier the operation of a subsea multi-well one supplier such as GE Oil & Gas) and feld. the ability to perform multi-variable “These applications leverage GE’s optimisation calculations allows GE to research capabilities together with build such models. GE is at the early our applications experience drawn stages of piloting these technologies, from other industry sectors as diverse leading to a tangible demonstration of as aerospace and wind energy. Each the ‘value add’ proposition, one example

Smart application requires a model being virtual fow metering.

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