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Transport of oil and gas

Transport of oil and gas

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The world record for long distance multiphase flow transport is 143 km – from the Snøhvit field to onshore. The multiphase flow transport of the future will take place over much longer distances. In order to achieve energy-effective "free flow" solutions, physicists and chemists need to work closely together. Solutions need to be tested and qualified in the world's largest multiphase flow laboratory.

Contact person

Lars Sørum
Research Director
928 04 925

Expertise

Hydrogen technology and energy storage

Hydrogen will be an important supplement to electricity as an energy carrier in future sustainable energy systems. In addition to being fuel for the transport sector, hydrogen will contribute to increased utilization of renewable energy sources. The need for energy storage will increase dramatically, and hydrogen will be the preferred option for large amounts of energy, and storage over longer periods.
Steffen Møller-Holst
Vice President - Marketing
926 04 534

Laboratories

Formation Physics Laboratory

The Formation Physics Laboratory provides laboratory services covering a wide variety of aspects within petroleum rock mechanics and related areas. We do testing both separately for external clients, and as part of the Formation Physics Department’s research projects.

Multiphase Flow Laboratory

SINTEF Multiphase Flow Laboratory is one of the world's largest multiphase test facilities.

News

Simulation model may reduce the climate footprint of oil production

29 September 2020

Future offshore oil and gas fields are most likely to be “satellite developments” that are less expensive and emit less greenhouse gases than other fields because they do not require new production platforms. An innovative Norwegian computational tool called “Slug Capturing 2” is now enabling the design of longer pipelines that will allow many more fields to be developed as satellites.

SINTEF makes important contributions to autonomous maritime transport

18 February 2020

The 21st of January marked the start of the four-year project AUTOSHIP. This self-propelled vessel research project is supported by EU's Horizon 2020 research programme. The project has a frame of more than 20 million euros, which is one of the largest allocations given to Norwegian players ever.

Transportation for the 21st Century

05 November 2019

What will the future transport system look like? SINTEF will contribute to answering this, through participation in the government-designated strategy process Transport21.

Software

BFLEX for flexible risers

The BFLEX program system is a special-purpose computer tool developed for analysis of bonded and non-bonded flexible pipes under in-service load conditions.

Invent

Our Invent software automatically produces optimised plans for maritime transportation of bulk commodities, while keeping storage levels for production and consumption within limits. Typical application areas are transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas, chemicals, and cement.

LedaFlow

LedaFlow® is a new dynamic multiphase flow simulator that meets significant market demand for a better dynamic multiphase flow simulator. It is the product of two decades of collaboration between Total, ConocoPhillips and SINTEF, and is commercialized by Kongsberg Digital.

Projects

FuChar - Grid and Charging Infrastructure of the Future

03 September 2019

Norway has become a global leader within electric mobility, and the number of electric vehicles and vessels with electric charging demand is increasing rapidly.

SUFICCS - Superior fatigue stressed chassis components

01 November 2019

The goal of the project is to establish technology to make demanding components for automotive, enabling lighter cars with reduced CO2-emission.

Alternative Railway Electrification in Norway

13 July 2016

As many European countries, Norway has still a significant length of non-electrified railways. New technologies like hydrogen fuel cells and batteries can be a better option than expensive catenary lines.