Critical issues:

• To date subsea pumping and processing technology has not been demonstrated to its claimed merits, primarily because of the uncertainty associated with the operating expenses and intervention costs
• Actual field experience seems to be the instrumental force to ultimately qualify the subsea processing technology

Solution:

• Systematic testing complemented with analytical tools such as reliability predictions were used to proactively identify shortcomings that may have otherwise gone unnoticed

Value delivered:

• The new method developed can be used to identify areas of uncertainty related to subsea multiphase production pumping
• It can define a rational approach to support the decision making process in the qualification of total subsea processing solutions