Baku, Azerbaijan, July 17
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Danish Maersk Drilling is mounting equipment for its first low-emission hybrid rig, the company told Trend.
“As regards our low-emission hybrid rig - the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid - we are in the process of mounting the equipment and expect to have the installation of all low-emission elements completed by the end of 2019,” said Maersk Drilling.
The company said Maersk Intrepid is under contract with Equinor, operating on the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.
Combining hybrid power, data intelligence and cleaning technology, the Maersk Intrepid will push the boundaries for low-emission drilling on conventionally powered offshore rigs.
A new technological standard for low-emission drilling on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This is Maersk Drilling’s ambitious target for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid which is entering a series of upgrades to convert it to a hybrid rig with low levels of NOx emissions, adding data intelligence to further reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The upgrades are being carried out in cooperation with Maersk Intrepid’s current customer, Equinor, which has introduced compensation formats to stimulate emission reductions.
“The Maersk Intrepid project is the result of asking a simple yet challenging question: What would be the most efficient technological approach to minimising emissions from a rig in the short term? The resulting ideas have been very positively received by Equinor and will contribute to Equinor’s long-term emission targets. It should be noted that the upgrades will not only produce a low-emission profile for the rig; they will also result in cost savings for our customer due to lower energy consumption, so this is business and low-emission targets working hand in hand,” said CCIO Morten Kelstrup of Maersk Drilling.
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