- OTC Asia

Technology Challenges in Asia
2014 Offshore Technology Conference
Panel Session 4
Datuk Ir. (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim
Vice Chancellor / CEO
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
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Demand of Fossil Fuels as Source of Energy Continues to Grow to
support the Power Generation, Industry and Transportation needs
World Energy Demand
By Primary Use
By Fuel
Oil Production
Oil Consumption
Asia Pacific
- World demand for energy
continues to grow.
- Fossil fuel will still be the
dominant source of energy.
- Gas is growing very fast.
- Increasing demand drives
the development and
production of oil and gas
reserves.
- Rapid increase in the
consumption of oil as
source of energy in the Asia
region.
-
China economic growth is
driving the rise of demand
of LNG in China.
- Demand of LNG in Japan is
expected to be constant
despite nuclear restart
Challenges for Technology from Business Strategy Point of View
• Local content
requirement for local
ownership of
operations
• Transfer of knowledge
and capability to
domestic industry
Stricter country
regulations
Energy change &
climate policy
Field/Asset
complexity
• Stricter emission
standards for CO2
and other gas
emissions for
operators
• Shifting policy
towards
diversification of
national energy mix
• Complex geological
formation which is
compatible with
current technology
• Asset Integrity and
safety
Source: SPE 2010 – R&D in the Energy Industry
PETRONAS EP undertakes focused technology developments in
several focus areas to Address the Challenges
Example
Lowering Costs
Increasing Efficiency
Creating Game-changers
EOR
Field Chemicals
Produced Water
Management
DEMULSIFIER /
DEOILER SELECTION
DEFOAMER SELECTION
GEO-IMAGING
CO2
MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE
Gas Clouds
Salt/PreSalt
Seismic Reservoir
Characterization
4D Reservoir
Monitoring
Membrane Systems
Cryogenics
Pretreatments
Systems
Pipeline Rehabilitation
New Materials
Intelligent Drilling
EM Transmitter
Enhanced Oil Recovery from mature fields & Advance Seismic
Imaging to Improve Understanding and Unlock the Resources in
the Subsurface
BARONIA
BARAM
Technology Challenges:
• Increase Recovery Factor for
mature oil fields.
• Increase and mature
prospective resource;
BETTY
• Structural uncertainties
BOKOR
TUKAU
W. Lutong
• Poorly defined structural trap
and reservoirs
• Bypassed Hydrocarbon fill
and under/over estimation of
reserves
• Reservoir surveillance,
monitoring and management
activities;
Technology to Unlock Access to High CO2 Resource and Meet
Global Environmental Concerns
CAPTURE
TRANSPORT
STORAGE
Technology Challenges:
• Economic cost of
development and
production
• Higher technology
performance
• Higher safety standards
for underground storage
Operational Excellence Technology to Ensure the Safety,
License to Operate, and Performance of Assets
Technology Challenges:
Asset Integrity
• Pipeline Corrosion
• Ageing Facility
• Safety
Flow assurance issues:
• Wax
• Hydrates
• Thermal
• Scale
• Sand Production
Environmental impact:
• Emission
• Contaminated Hydrocarbon
(CO2, Mercury)
Effective Cooperation Models will Result in Impactful
Responses to Technology Challenges
Approach
Corporate
Investment
• Acquisitions
• Venture capital
funding
Talent
Management
• Enticing
recruitment
programmes
• Structured &
accelerated
development for
technical staff
• Competitive
remuneration
Collaborations
• Academia
• Industry
players
• Government
Contractor
Management
• Contractmanagement
program
• Preferred
contractors with
most efficient
technologies and
cost
Inputs to
Approach
Technology Acquisition
Key Characteristic
of Partner
Make
R&D efficiency
and effectiveness
Buy
Supplier/partner
assessment
Collaborate
Partnership
type definition
Cooperation Models
Joint Industry
Projects
Collaboration
Alliance
PETRONAS owns 2 research arms to find new technology innovations
Example
PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd
MS ISO 9001
MS ISO/IEC 17025
OHSAS 18001
Total staff strength:
265 staff
Technical
Professionals:
21 staff
PhD and MSC
Holders:
61 staff
Expatriates:
12 staff
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Total staff strength:
332 staff
PhD and MSC
Holders:
199 staff
Expatriates:
84 staff
Subsurface
characterisation and
Interactions
Chemicals
Process Technologies
Advanced Materials
Specialised Products
EOR
CO2 Management
Deepwater
Nanotechnology
Green Technology
Biomed Tech
Hybrid Energy
Intelligent Cities
Sustainable Resources
Mission Oriented Researches (MORs) and R&D
UTP Centers
COEs & Research
Centers
to drive
R&D
National COEs

The appointment of UTP Centre of Innovative Nanostructures
& Nanodevices (COINN) as one of Malaysian Nano Centres
of Excellence in 2011.
UTP COEs
•
•
Enhanced
Oil
Recovery
Green
Technology
MISSION
ORIENTED
RESEARCH
(MOR)
Sustainable
Resources
Deepwater
Technology
Intelligent
City
(I-City)
Nano
Technology
Biomedical
Technology
•
Research Centres
Hybrid
Energy
System
Carbon
Dioxide
Mgmt
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•
•
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•
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South East Asia Research Carbonate Lab (SEACARL)
Center for Research for Enhanced Oil Recovery
(COREOR)
Subsurface Seismic Imaging & Hydrocarbon Prediction
Centre
CO2 Capture Research Centre (CO2CRC)
Center for Corrosion Research (CCR)
Offshore Engineering Centre (OEC)
Gas Separation Research Centre (GSRC)
PETRONAS Ionic Liquid Center (PILC)
Centre for Automotive Research
Centre of Innovative Nanostructures & Nanodevices
Centre for Biofuel & Biochemical Research
Centre for Org. & Cultural Studies of Oil and Gas
Business
Centre for Intelligent Signal & Imaging Research (CISIR)
is pending MOHE’s site visit & assessment for National
Hi-COE
UTP Research Framework
MOR
External Parties
COE
Mission-Oriented
Research (MOR)
focusing on
thematic
Requirements of External
Centres of Excellence
Parties Including IHLs,
addressing niche
research area
areas
on research
that could
enhance the
nation
competitiveness
CO2 Management
Deepwater
Nanotechnology
Green Technology
Biomed Tech
Hybrid Energy
Intelligent Cities
Sustainable Resources
& Industries
COREOR – EOR
EOR
MOR focuses
Research Institute
COE focuses
on research
that could
enhance specific
clients’
competitiveness
RCCO2 – CO2 Management
OEC – Offshore
GSRC – Gas Separation
CCR – Corrosion Research
PILC – Ionic Liquids
CBBR – Biomass/Biofuels
CISIR – Imaging Tech
CAREM – Power Generation
Strategic Collaborations
UTP Strategic Collaborations
Basic research
Applied research
Development &
Engineering
Established Strategic Alliances
Networking
University & Research Institution = 53 (44 intl.);
Industry = 22 (3 intl.)
Companies for Internship Placement = 400 (local & intl.)
Testing &
services
Recent Deployment of Technologies have Successfully Unlocked
additional Resources
To add more than 700
MMSTB, Water Alternating
Gas (WA G) processes,
Chemical EOR, Thermal
EOR and Enhanced WA G
To uncover reservoir
reserves addition & upside
potential
Hysterisis
Pre-HM Tool
Full Wave Inversion
WBD Sequence
Stratigraphic
• Seismic Waveform
Classification
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Technology
Geo-Imaging
Technology
Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Gas Cloud
Imaging
• Seismic Reservoir
Characterization
• 4D Reservoir
Monitoring
THE END