Plans for 300-MW and 800-MW oil field cogeneration plants

Journal Article · · Gas Turbine World; (United States)

OSTI ID:5406503

Stambler, I

Within the next few years, the Bakersfield area of California may well lay claim to the cogeneration capital of the world - provided the California Energy Commission (CEC) approves proposals for two different facilities each of which reportedly would be much larger than any known fossil-fired cogeneration plant in existence. Getty Oil of Los Angeles, Calif. and Shell Oil of Houston, Texas have asked for CEC approval of proposals to build these plants. One would be gas turbine powered and the other steam turbine powered. Getty Oil proposes to build a 300-MW natural gas fired gas turbine facility with waste heat-recovery boilers to generate injection steam. Gas turbines are to be equipped with water or steam injection for NO/sub x/ control. Installed cost of the complete plant is estimated at around 250 million dollars. Shell Oil proposes to build an 800-MW coal-fired steam turbine facility with heat exchangers to generate steam for oil field injection. Installed cost is estimated at around 2 billion dollars. At this writing the Getty facility seems certain to gain CEC approval essentially in its present form.

• OSTI ID: 5406503
• Journal Information: Gas Turbine World; (United States), Journal Name: Gas Turbine World; (United States) Vol. 13:3; ISSN GTWOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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