The offshore wind and Oil & Gas sectors are historically largely separate. This project seeks to exploit synergies between the two in order to reduce the costs associated with O&G abandonment. Specific objectives are to:
• Identify hotspots where the two sectors, have the strongest synergies, e.g. hub locations.
• Assess the potential to exploit existing O&G infrastructure, e.g. for O&M, CCS, geothermal energy and/or hydrogen.
• Analyze how the planned, staged abandonment could optimally be aligned with offshore wind developments.
• Assess the potential for cost reductions achievable through the above insights.
The project will explore specific scenarios, for example:
a) Offshore hydrogen production (at O&G facility) + O&G as electricity hub for offshore wind – conversion of pipeline to hydrogen to send hydrogen to shore.
b) Offshore CCS + O&G as electricity hub for offshore wind – conversion of pipeline for CO2 transport + transmission line in parallel – hydrogen onshore with district heating.
c) Offshore hydrogen production/storage/fuel cell + O&G as electricity hub for offshore wind/transmission line to shore.
