Siemens engineers have been working on creating a fully - automated subsea oil platform at the firm 's research centre in Trondheim , Norway . The benefits of creating such a platform include reduced well pressure , improved flow conditions and a heightened rate of oil recovery . Just 20 % of the oil and gas found in deep sea oil can be recovered , according to Bjørn ##lund , Siemens ' head of subsea power . " There is a huge value added if you are able to increase the recovery rate by just a few percent ” , he said .
Siemens engineers have been working on creating a fully-automated subsea oil platform at the firm's research centre in Trondheim, Norway. The benefits of creating such a platform include reduced well pressure, improved flow conditions and a heightened rate of oil recovery. Just 20% of the oil and gas found in deep sea reservoirs can be recovered, according to Bjørn Rasch, Siemens' head of subsea power. "There is a huge value potential if you are able to increase the recovery rate by just a few percent”, he said.