Xodus assessing electrification of Harbour Energy’s Central North Sea

Xodus, a global energy consultant, said it is assessing the infrastructure and modifications required to enable electrification of Harbour Energy’s Central North Sea.

The company said that implementing electrification on offshore assets can reduce operational expenditure, increase uptime across all assets and minimise carbon emissions to atmosphere.  

“This study has the potential to provide essential input to the wider oil and gas community within the North Sea to enable a significant reduction of carbon emissions from offshore operations,” said James McAreavey, Concept Development Manager at Xodus in a statement. 

The company added that their analysis has assessed a wide range of low carbon power sources and extent of electrification on the existing assets to help inform Harbour Energy’s future plans to transition to Net Zero.  

In a previous report by the Oil &Gas Authority, electrification could abate UKCS oil and gas operational emissions by 2-3MtCO2 p.a. by 2030, in other words reducing 20 percent of today’s production emissions.