Ormen Lange (StatoilHydro/Shell)

 

The Client

Ormen Lange is the largest natural gas field in development on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The field is situated 100 kilometers off the NW coast of Norway, where seabed depths vary between 800 and 1,100 m. The reservoir lies about 3,000 metres below sea level.

Proven gas reserves reach 397 billion m3.

The Client's Needs

Treatment of produced water from offshore gas.

Extreme natural conditions at the site (subzero temperatures most of the year, stormy seas, strong underwater currents, uneven seabed) put great demands on the technology used in the project.

Solutions & Technologies

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, through its subsidiary MPP Systems, provided the Macro porous polymer extraction technology (MPPE).

Technical Data

The MPPE unit achieves 99% removal of BTEX, PAHs, aliphatics from offshore gas/ condensate produced water.

Performance guaranteed

Flowrate 70 m3/hr