Typhonix welcome GDF-SUEZ as participant in our project within development of a low shear pump for produced water applications. The aim is to develop a process pump which will contribute to cleaner oil production by improved oil/water separation, cleaner produced water and reduced environmental impact. Other participants are ConocoPhillips, ENI Norge AS together with the Norwegian Research Council through the PETROMAKS programme. Kick off for the project was in August 2011 and the plan is to conclude with a full-scale test in 2013.

Typhonix has hired Olav Austbø as Lab Technician. Austbø has his background from electrical installations, automation and control technology and will be responsible for design and building of test rigs together with operations connected to our laboratory activities.

ENI Norge AS has in July signed up for our latest project within development of a low shear pump for produced water applications. The project, which has a budget of 10 mill NOK, is established to develop a process pump which will contribute to cleaner oil production by improved oil/water separation, cleaner produced water and reduced environmental impact. Other participants in the project are ConocoPhillips and the Norwegian Research Council through the PETROMAKS programme. Kick off for the project will be in August 2011.

Do you want to be part of our R&D team, developing new technology for cleaner production? Typhonix is currently seeking a Project/Lab engineer in connection with our latest project, the development of separation friendly process pumps. "We need more people!" says CEO Ole Jørgen Engelsvoll.  The main responsibilities for the new engineer will be planning and implementation of experiments and building of test rigs in our laboratory.

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In competition with over 100 other companies Typhonix is among 17 companies receiving funding from the Research Council of Norway's PETROMAKS programme. The funding is awarded to support the development of a low shear centrifugal process pump. The pump will contribute to cleaner oil production by improved oil/water separation, cleaner produced water and reduced environmental impact. The project has a total budget of 10 mill NOK where the contribution from PETROMAKS is 4,6 mill NOK.

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Based on promising initial tests and positive response from the market, Typhonix will start R&D activities on process pumps. The major goal is to develop a new low shear process pump which is significantly more separation friendly than other pumps on the market.

We think that much of our competence within droplet size, shear forces and emulsions which have been developed the last five years through the development of Typhoon Valve will also be applicable within pumping technology says the engineering manager of Typhonix, Atle Sjølyst-Kverneland.

The pre-project has been established together with The Research Council, Total, ConocoPhillips and Statoil and will have kick-off in November.

Typhonix has this summer moved the FoU laboratorium to new premises at Varhaug. The FoU lab is especially designed for optimizing process equipment focusing on analysis of oil/water separation and multiphase transportation.

The laboratory will be an important tool for developing the next generation of technology within the intersection between petroleum flow control and separation and transportation. The main function will be development of our own technology but with new premises we can also run test projects for other companies, says technology manager Trygve Husveg.

Typhonix have over the past years developed an innovative and separation friendly new valve concept to reduce shear forces and the emulsification of oil and water. This month Total E&P Norge AS signed up for participation in the project. Other companies participating are: Statoil, Eni, Shell and ConocoPhillips together with Mokveld BV and the Research Council of Norway.

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Typhonix has been awarded a Certificate of Qualification from Achilles Joint Qualification System for suppliers to the oil industry in Norway and Denmark.

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The last months three-phase testing of the prototype Typhoon Valve at StatoilHydros facility in Porsgrunn is now concluded with positive results. Typhoon Valve demonstrates a very positive effect on oil-water separation. Especially at higher water-cuts the effect is impressive on the water quality where the oil content is reduced by factors of more than 10 in many cases. Also the oil quality was generally improved. The tests have demonstrated the Typhoon Valve as a robust technology with positive effects across a variety of changes in process test conditions.

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The Typhoon Valve are in June under extensive testing in StatoilHydro’s lab at Herøya and the results so far are very promising. The three-phase test program includes examinations of the effect of variations in water cut, pressure drop, gas/liquid ratio and valve openings. Also tests with various amounts of oil and water injected in produced water and oil respectively, will be conducted together with measurements of the effect of different cage orifices and trumpet lengths.

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Typhonix will be present at the OTC exhibition in Houston 4-7 mai. Our booth will be at the Innovation Park stand organized by Innovation Norway in Hall A/B booth 5241.

PhD Trygve Husveg will present the paper "A cyclone-based low shear valve for enhanced oil-water separation". The presentation will be held on the session "Facilities Technology" in room 600 on Monday 4. 15:06.    

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Typhonix recently received support from the Research Council of Norway's Petromaks programme for development of a subsea version of the Typhoon Valve.

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