Good News from Mon, 07 June, 2010:

Wärtsilä modernizes a power plant in Ecuador

Petroamazonas
Wärtsilä, a leading provider of flexible decentralised power generation solutions, has been awarded a contract for converting Eden Yuturi - Block 15 power plant in Ecuador from crude oil to associated gas fuelled operation. The aim of the conversion is to mitigate the plant’s environmental impact and to take advantage of the available associated gas for power production.

The order has been issued by the Ecuadorian state-owned oil company Petroamazonas EP. Wärtsilä is also co-developing the project under the United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to enable the project to access carbon financing. Wärtsilä has also been awarded a two-year Operations Advisory and Maintenance contract.

The plant, built in 2002 and powered by four Wärtsilä engines, generates power for the Eden Yuturi and nearby oil fields. The conversion of the power plant from crude oil-fuelled to gas-fuelled operation will enable the utilisation of associated gases, a by-product of crude oil production. Thanks to Wärtsilä’s multi-fuel technology, this associated gas can be converted to electricity instead of being continuously flared into the atmosphere.

Thanks to the unique degree of fuel flexibility the engines run on any combination of liquid fuel and associated gas. This is essential for oil and gas companies operating in environments where the associated gas volumes and composition are constantly changing. This flexibility in the utilization of associated gas serves to maximize power production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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