VEJLE, Denmark—INEOS has deployed a nitrogen generator for the TA23 turnaround project on the South Arne Field in the Danish North Sea.
The company previously had bottled nitrogen shipped to the platform but had also experienced delayed deliveries due to bad weather. So it chose instead to rent a customized nitrogen generator from Mouritsen to produce nitrogen on-site.
"We only have one supply boat at our disposal, and we want to use it wisely,” said Mikael Pilegaard, LPA - South Arne, at INEOS.
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South Arne
The team uses nitrogen for purging purposes, displacing flammable gases and any oxygen before maintenance of the process plant.
"The generator gave us great flexibility and thus much easier logistics. Another advantage is that if you order bottled nitrogen, you have to be conservative and order ample quantities," Pilegaard said. "With the nitrogen generator, we can produce nitrogen on demand at a fixed price, and that gives us tremendous flexibility."
Mouritsen claims its PM2100 nitrogen generator can produce more than 1.3 million bottles of nitrogen before maintenance is required, hence more than 40,000 operating hours prior to scheduled maintenance.
