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Total, Siemens to reduce

liquefaction emissions

FRANCE FRENCH oil and gas major Total has teamed up “This collaboration with Siemens Energy, a
with Germany’s Siemens Energy to study solu- major player in the energy technology sector,
The partnership will tions for reducing CO2 emissions, the compa- brings many opportunities to further reduce the
concentrate on the nies said last week. carbon footprint of our activities, especially in
use of clean hydrogen The pair’s main focus will be lowering emis- our strategic LNG business,” Total’s upstream
in gas turbines, sions at gas liquefaction facilities and associ- president Arnaud Breuillac said. “The devel-
electrification of ated power generation. They will look to bring opment of low-carbon LNG will contribute to
liquefaction, optimised together their “best-in-class” technologies to meet[ing] the growth in global energy demand
power generation and deliver industrial-stage solutions. whilst reducing the carbon intensity of the
other areas. The partnership will concentrate on the use energy products consumed. Reducing its carbon
of clean hydrogen in gas turbines, electrification footprint is essential for LNG to play its role fully
of liquefaction, optimised power generation, the in the energy transition.”
integration of renewable energy in the power Siemens Energy’s vice-president for indus-
systems of liquefaction plants and efficiency trial applications, Thorbjorn Fors, said it would
enhancement. work with Total to “competitively reduce the car-
Total is the second-biggest private LNG pro- bon footprint of brownfield and greenfield LNG
ducer in the world, with stakes in projects in projects.”
Qatar, Nigeria, Russia, Norway, Oman, Egypt “The agreement is a next step, following our
and the UAE. It plans to expand its operations announcement last June to collaborate together
further in the coming years, while building up and conduct studies exploring possible liquefac-
its renewables and other low-carbon technology tion and power generation plant designs to help
activities. decarbonise the production of LNG.”™

PROJECTS & COMPANIES

Glengorm appraisal well

fails to deliver

UK CHINESE oil giant CNOOC has suffered a dis- estimated at the time to hold almost 250mn bar-
appointment at the major Glengorm gas discov- rels of oil equivalent (boe) in reserves, making it
Glengorm’s very high- ery offshore UK, with its first appraisal well at the the biggest UK gas find since Culzean in 2008.
pressure and high- site confirmed as dry on April 19. Glengorm’s very high-pressure and
temperature reservoirs “The Glengorm South appraisal well con- high-temperature reservoirs pose a challenge to
pose a challenge to tained no commercial hydrocarbons,” project development, however. CNOOC’s intention is to
development. partner Energean reported in its financial results tie the field back to other projects in the vicinity
for last year. It added that the existing Glengorm such as Elgin/Franklin and Culzean. But it is yet
North discovery and the Glengorm Central to take a final investment decision (FID) on the
appraisal well, set to be spudded soon, were inde- plan.
pendent of Glengorm South. The Glengorm South well was drilled by the
CNOOC operates the licence P2215 contain- Prospector 5 jack-up rig, owned by Borr Drill-
ing Glengorm with a 50% interest, while France’s ing, which will now move on to drill Glengorm
Total has 25% and Energean a further 25%. The Central.
latter acquired its position through its purchase Glengorm’s size and its proximity to existing
of Edison’s exploration and production business infrastructure point to it potentially becoming
in December 2020. a large new gas development on the UK Conti-
The Chinese company and its partners found nental Shelf (UKCS). But the disappointing well
Glengorm in January 2019, after drilling a result will come as a blow to the project partners.
5,050-metre well that struck into 37.6 metres of A lot will now depend on the result from Glen-
net gas and condensate pay zones. The field was gorm Central. ™

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