OFFSHORE GENERATORS - OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Advanced Power recently delivered two 80 kW generator sets to Phillips Petroleum to operate continuously as prime power on the unmanned Wellhead Platform in their Bayu Undan Gas Recycle Project in the East Timor Sea.

Due to the surrounding environment these sets had to be manufactured to withstand 172 kilometres per hour winds, heavy salt spray and cyclonic conditions. Accordingly, a special feature of these sets is that to withstand this rugged sea environment almost all ancillary equipment is manufactured from 316L stainless steel including the acoustic enclosures in which the sets are installed. Other special inclusions are gas and flame detection equipment and the Marrioff water mist spray system for fire protection.

A further two sets each rated at 1250 kW were delivered November 2001. These will provide Emergency and Standby Power for CUQ (Compression, Utilities and Quarters Platform) and DPP (Drilling, Production and Processing Platform).

These orders were obtained against worldwide competition due to the company's design flexibility and international recognised engineering ability.