Reimagining the future of gas
Angus JaffraySantos Ltd, 60 Flinders St, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Email: Angus.Jaffray@santos.com
The APPEA Journal 58(2) 565-568 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ17169
Accepted: 27 February 2018 Published: 28 May 2018
Abstract
To meet the twin objectives of limiting climate change and providing affordable energy to a growing and urbanised population, natural gas must adapt its role in a changing energy market and remain competitive with other sources of energy longer term. Santos is ensuring its role in this future by incorporating technology into its existing operations to improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs and reduce emissions. The declining cost of new technology, historic production data and analytics create opportunities to improve efficiency in existing facilities. As new technologies such as variable renewable power generation increase their market penetration, the role of gas and the opportunities for gas producers are also changing.
Santos is investigating several projects that incorporate new technology and leverage these market changes. These projects include:
• conversion of existing operations to run partially or fully on renewable power to reduce fuel consumption, reduce emissions from Santos’ operations, improve reliability and make more product available to the market;
• using predictive analytics to improve well performance;
• using technology to improve logistics performance; and
• leveraging Santos’ existing infrastructure footprint to develop commercial-scale gas, renewable and storage hybrid power projects.
Keywords: data analytics, emissions reduction, energy efficiency, natural gas, renewable energy.
Angus Jaffray, Executive Vice President Strategy, Business Development and Technology, BA (Hons) Geography, MBA. Angus has over 20 years of leadership and consulting experience. Prior to joining Santos, he was a director of Azure Consulting, a partner at The Boston Consulting Group and a supply chain manager with the global packaging group Crown Cork and Seal. At Azure Consulting, Angus supported companies in developing strategy and driving organisational change, mainly in Western Australia. At The Boston Consulting Group, Angus set up the Perth office, led the Australian operations practice and was a core member of both the ‘mining & metals practice’ and ‘energy practice’. He served clients in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and North America, building strong capabilities in strategy, operational efficiency and running transformation programs. As a supply chain manager, Angus was accountable for procurement, planning, logistics and product delivery. |
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