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ENERGY TRANSITION

Reducing FPSO emissions

by means of combined cycle solutions

This paper focuses Giovanni Gennari, Principal Engineer more aware about the strategic implica-

on the CCGT (Emeritus) tions of Energy Transition. Upstream oil
Ernesto Nasini, Principal Engineer
and gas operators are increasingly looking
solutions adopted Andrea Intieri, Offshore Strategy and at ways to reduce their carbon footprint
Growth Leader
taking voluntary commitments in this di-
on the FPSOs Industrial and Energy Technology Division rection.
Looking at the data published by the In-
Baker Hughes
highlighting ternational Association of Oil and Gas Pro-
Baker Hughes s known, world’s renewed ducers (IOGP) [1], a representative state-
ment on the environmental performance of
experience focus on decarbonization the IOGP Member Companies shows that
is leading to increasing
the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emis-
and the main commitments towards the sions per unit of hydrocarbon produced
(ton of CO equivalent per thousand tons
goals set from the Con-
2
technical constraints A ferences of the Parties of hydrocarbon) was around 150 in 2017
(COP), in particular after Paris’ COP 21 and became around 132 in 2021. GHG
in 2015. The energy industry is becoming contributes from the Exploration and Pro-

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