Carrier Marine and Offshore Systems (Carrier), headquartered in Connecticut, has been selected to design and manufacture custom-made process cooling units for rigs in Nigeria’s Egina deep offshore oil and gas field.
Carrier experts were able to design a custom cooling solutions to match the precise requirements of the floating production, storage and offloading unit connected to the submarine station. Carrier AquaForce 30XW chillers were reinforced for the offshore environment with additional protection, stainless steel components, high-reliability cable gland and additional painting layers. Dedicated laboratory tests were run to demonstrate performance and compliance with all major offshore certifications.
Located 130 km offshore, the Egina field covers an area of around 1300 km2 at a water depth of 1,750 m.