ABB’s INSUBSEA® long step-out system includes drives for seabed compressors and pumps that can sit up to 150 km away from topside infrastructure. The system is based on ABB’s standard frequency converters and specially designed transformers,
adapted to meet the stringent requirements of topside or subsea installation.
The systems, which are customized, provide a low-cost solution to brownfield extensions and a cost-effective solution to greenfield developments.
Long step-out systems apply to:
- Re-use and upgrade of existing infrastructure
- Tie-in of remote pockets of resources
- Increased production capacity, recovery rates, and tail production
- Shore-to-subsea developments
- Subsea processing
- Deepwater developments
- Export applications
Benefits:
- Improved cost efficiency
- Increased production and flow assurance
- Minimized risk and environmental impact