PDO will use the GlassPoint system at an existing thermal EOR project in southern Oman.
The solar EOR facility will use concentrated thermal energy from the sun to produce low-cost, emission-free steam that will be fed directly into PDO’s existing steam distribution network.
The solar EOR will reduce the amount of natural gas burned for thermal EOR, releasing gas for higher value applications, including power generation, desalination, industrial development and export.
The GlassPoint system will produce 11 tons of high temperature, high pressure steam per hour.
GlassPoint’s single transit trough technology encloses lightweight reflective mirrors inside a glasshouse structure to protect the system from dirt, dust, sand, and humidity.
