The customer is the largest oil and gas group in South-Eastern Europe. During the oil extraction process, associated petroleum gas is also produced, which is often seen as a waste by-product. Faced with tightening local restrictions on flaring this gas, The company saw an opportunity to improve their carbon footprint by minimising gas emissions, and to better exploit available energy sources.

With harsh Romanian winters and warm summers, operating conditions would present a challenge, with temperatures varying from -20oC to +40oC.

Could the associated petroleum gas be converted to power and monetised? Would the remote location and inhospitable range of temperature prove too extreme?

The client turned to us to find an answer.