TTE - TechnipFMC Sulzer Team Up on CO2 Pumps for Petrobras | Benzinga
TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI), a leading subsea equipment and services provider, joined forces with Sulzer Flow Equipment to develop innovative subsea carbon dioxide (CO2) pump solutions. These supercritical CO2 pumps, being created and tested for Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), are essential to the Brazilian energy company's High-Pressure Separation Technology (HISEP). This collaboration, initiated in 2017, is aimed at revolutionizing the energy sector by enhancing efficiency and reducing emissions.
Development and Testing of Supercritical CO2 Pumps
Background and Collaboration: Since 2017, FTI and Sulzer have been working together to create high-pressure centrifugal pumps tailored for Petrobras' HISEP pilot project. This project is located in the Brazilian pre-salt oil region, an area rich in oil and CO2 gas. Sulzer has provided three customized 6-megawatt pumps, which would undergo rigorous testing and validation at the Federal University of Itajuba.
The HISEP Technology: PBR's HISEP technology is a revolutionary process designed to separate CO2-rich natural gas from oil at the seabed. This technology promises significant improvements in energy efficiency and productivity for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, alongside cost reductions and emission decreases.
Efficiency and Environmental Impact: Currently, the associated rich CO2 gas processed on FPSOs must be treated and recompressed using large, energy-intensive compressors. The new pump technology by Sulzer and FTI ...