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companies themselves, says Evans. more cost-effectively maintaining tem- Baker Hughes

This includes electri?cation, which perature over long distances, and subsea Baker Hughes has offered its Subsea is being talked about more and more, processing. Simple, ef?cient solutions Connect concept and early engagement and offers a strong value proposition are needed that are more cost-effective in this space, to help reduce costs for - reliability, safety, and cost reduction, to enable wider adoption, he said, in- subsurface to surface. because of the umbilical and topside cluding systems that can boost single It’s also offered standardized subsea control simple could be smaller and wells, such as subsea multiphase pumps trees for medium depth projects, the simpler, says Evans. for single well tiebacks and the power ?rst of which was delivered in 2H last “It ticks all the right boxes, but system that they need, so they don’t oc- year, as well as its Aptara subsea system there’s still inertia to go down that cupy signi?cant topside space. concept, which includes lightweight route,” she says. It will come, as will “Doing this could really the impact compact tree, modular compact mani- the longer tiebacks that have been dis- economics of subsea,” he said. folds and pumps, composite ?exibles, cussed, because they’re a way to not invest in new facilities.

Here, and in deeper waters, where there’s an extra layer of risk aversion, capital constraint is what’s hindering

MAXIMIZE investment decisions. The longer-term trajectory is about being more standard-

PRODUCTION.

ized and commoditized, she says.

On the horizon, areas like Australia

MINIMIZE will come into play, she says, as LNG

DOWNTIME.

projects continue to mature and need more back?lling. The, Angola , and po-

For over ? fty years, Nylacast have helped tentially Nigeria. and assisted its customers to enhance project performance, ef ciency and safety through the design, manufacture and supply of

TechnipFMC award-winning materials technology.

Speaking at SPE Offshore Europe in

Manufacturing components from initial

Aberdeen last year, Justin Rounce, Tech- chemistry to end product, Nylacast’s full nipFMC’s EVP and CTO, said that tie- engineering solutions enhance performance backs had been “increasingly important and reduce maintenance through their over the last ?ve years and we don’t ex- corrosion resistance, low weight and low friction.

pect that to change”.

He estimated that, over the next

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four years (to 2023) 60-70% of capex would be spent on tiebacks – and po- tentially more. “Most customers are asking about tie- backs,” he said and if they could be done at up to 30 miles cost effectively it would open huge opportunities, while “60-70 miles would truly game changing.” “We have the technology today to do this, but it has to be more cost effective. If we really want to realize the opportunity we need to be more disruptive,” he says.

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