GE flexible gas power to decarbonise oil production in Yemen

GE secured an order for flexible gas power from state-owned Masila Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (PetroMasila), which operates exploration and production of oil in Yemen.

The order includes a trailer-mounted GE TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine, to be installed at Block 14 in the Hadramout region. The turbine will be capable of providing up to 34MW at the site.

GE’s remote monitoring and diagnostic system will support operations. Also, the TM2500 will use pulse filters for filtration of sand and dust, as well as air inlet chiller coils to increase power output during peak summer months.

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The TM2500 will be powered with previously flared associated gas - natural gas found in a mixture with crude oil within a reservoir - and eliminate the use of diesel.

More than half of the electricity produced from the unit at Block 14 will be delivered to the grid. This will help ease the blackouts caused by damaged infrastructure amidst civil war.

The unit is expected to achieve commercial operation in 2023.

Mohammed Bin Sumait, general manager of PetroMasila, said in a statement: "Ending routine flaring at our oil production site is vital, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to conserve gas for the generation of electricity in communities which rely on less-sustainable fuels, like diesel, for their energy needs.”

Joseph Anis, president & CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa, GE Gas Power, said: “About half of the generated electricity will help relieve some of the blackouts experienced in the Hadramout region of Yemen over the past years.

"We are proud to support PetroMasila’s broader efforts to reduce carbon emissions of oil and gas production, while raising the generation capacity for local communities.”

Today’s announcement follows installation of three TM2500 units at Block 10 in the East Shabwa region of Yemen in 2022. The new units replaced diesel generators that generated 50% more emissions than the gas turbines.