RE: STENA NATALITA21 Aug 2019 16:40
Found this in a PDF for PMO - references Stena and VOC emissions. Could it be venting gas?
http://www.premier-oil.com/premieroil/dlibrary/panda/PRA-157-Solan-EIA-Justification-MAT-B19-V2.pdf
5.4.1.4 Venting from shuttle tankers during oil loading
During the loading of crude oil onto the shuttle tanker, VOC emissions (principally CH4 and
Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC)) will be produced, with the potential
for associated impacts.
VOC recovery packages are not fitted as standard on UKCS shuttle tankers; however,
Premier have three tankers which will alternate tanker offload duties at Solan: Navian
Oslo, Stena Natalia and the Scott Spirit, all of which have VOC recovery packs fitted. The
VOC recovery process is based on the direct absorption of VOCs in a side stream of the
loading oil. Using this process the oil containing the absorbed VOC is re-mixed with the
main oil-loading stream.