PGS Production, an oilfield service company based in Norway, owns and operates a highly advanced fleet of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels in the North Sea. Four FPSO vessels are included in the business unit, whose activities comprise complete services from wellhead to refinery.

Wärtsilä solution
The choice of engines for ‘Petrojarl I’ was influenced by the fact that the vessel will operate under Norwegian jurisdiction where a carbon dioxide tax is levied on power production in the offshore sector. The efficiency of the power plant thus has a significant impact on the operation costs of the oil fields. As the operator's requirements also include low NOx emissions, the Wärtsilä 32DF engine emerged as the first choice for this installation.