Contract award for electrification of Troll B and Troll C

On behalf of the Troll partners, Equinor has awarded Aker Solutions a front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) for topside modifications to accommodate power from shore at the Troll B and C platforms.

‘This is an important award that supports the industry’s ambition to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in Norway by 40% by 2030 and to near zero by 2050,’ says Peggy Krantz-Underland, Equinor Chief Procurement Officer. 

‘The main driver in the electrification project is to reduce CO₂ and NO_x emissions from the Troll B and Troll C platforms by using electrical power from Kollsnes and replacing the existing gas turbine driven electricity generators and gas compressors with electrical equipment,’ adds Geir Tungesvik, Senior Vice President for Project Development, Equinor. ‘The selected concept for the electrification is full electrification of Troll C and partial electrification of Troll B, with a possibility to fully electrify Troll B later.’

Once completed, the project will reduce CO₂ emissions by 450.000 t/y.

One of the largest oil fields on the NCS, containing about 40% of total gas reserves, Troll represents the cornerstone of Norway’s offshore gas production. The project partners are Equinor (30.58%, operator), Petoro (56%), Norske Shell (8.10%), Total E&P Norge (3.69%) and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (1.62%)  

Troll C
Photo: Øyvind Hagen/Equinor