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OIL & GAS SYSTEMS• Wärtsilä GasReformerThis solution makes it possible to utilise gaseous fuels that eithercontain large amounts of heavier hydrocarbons or vary in theircomposition. Gases that were previously considered as waste cannow be converted into a valuable resource of energy. Together withWärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines, this is the most efficient and flexiblesolution for utilising associated gas, stranded gas, natural gas liquids,LPG or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) recovered from oil and gasindustry.The main application area is in offshore oil and gas production.Wärtsilä GasReformer has been developed and designed to meet thestandards of the oil & gas industry and is the first of its kind in theworld.The technology is based on steam reforming (SR), a catalyticprocess known from the petrochemical industry and refineries, wheretraditionally hydrogen is produced from various hydrocarbon feeds.The Wärtsilä GasReformer exploits the same catalytic process butoperates under different conditions. In the Wärtsilä GasReformerthe methane number (MN) of any fuel gas is improved to 100 ± 5 byconverting the heavier hydrocarbons to synthesis gas (H 2 + CO) andfinally to methane (CH 4).104