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How Norway Electrified Its Offshore Oil Platforms
Episode 63 of The Productivity Podcast dives into Norway's remarkable feat: running massive offshore oil platforms on hydropower-sourced electricity instead of natural gas turbines. Lucas and Luna explore how the electrification of the Johan Sverdrup field alone cut carbon emissions by over 600,000 tonnes per year while boosting extraction productivity by 15 percent. They discuss the ingenious use of high-voltage submarine cables, the role of the state-owned Equinor, and what this means for the future of offshore energy production. The episode challenges the assumption that fossil fuel…
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