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North Adriatic Offshore Gas Facility Reutilisation for Blue Energy System

In European Union strategic documents, one of the development sectors within the blue economy that promotes the exploitation of the sea potential has been identified as blue energy, while exploitation of hydrocarbons is among other critical sectors. European energy initiatives recognize the importance of blue energy and encourage its research and development. The exploitation of hydrocarbons on some of the gas exploitation fields in the Adriatic is entering the final phase, followed by the gradual decommissioning of the production platforms and their removal. Decommissioning usually has an adverse effect on the environment aside from its economic intensity. Objective of the paper was to explore the possibilities of existing infrastructure utilisation for blue energy. Paper deals with preliminary assessment of natural gas offshore infrastructure applicability for various blue energy options such as the wind power for electricity generation along with hydrogen, methane or ammonia production and other uses to reduce waste, energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Methodology used included data gathering from 19 offshore gas facilities regarding wind potential. Preliminary results show that there are possibilities for feasible blue energy utilisation, especially from the environmental point of view. To investigate economic feasibility of decommission delay, detailed data gathering of wind potential should be done at specific heights along with load capacity of the gas platforms.

Offshore Gas Exploration ; Production Platforms ; Platform Decommission ; Hydrocarbon Exploration

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