ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
Steam for heavy oil. Without burning your gas.
Solar steam for new and mature fields. Your gas goes to market.
THE SECTOR TODAY
Mature fields still need steam. The gas to make it is worth more elsewhere.
Heavy oil runs on steam
New thermal projects need it from day one, and mature fields need more of it for every barrel.
Gas has a higher-value use
Gas burned for steam is gas not sold, exported or used to power the wider economy.
Lifting cost decides the margin
When oil prices fall, high-cost thermal barrels feel the squeeze first.
THE SOLUTION
GlassPoint replaces gas-fired steam with solar steam made at your field, feeding the injection network you already run. Lifting costs decline, freeing up the natural gas you previously burned for export or higher-value domestic use.
APPLICATIONS
Injection steam for thermal recovery
GlassPoint steam feeds your injection network alongside your existing steam generators, which stay in place as backup.
APPLICATION
Thermal EOR injection steam
STEAM TEMPERATURE
Up to 550°
THERMAL STORAGE
Heat beyond daylight hours
Every application is confirmed through a site-specific assessment of configuration and operating conditions.
PROVEN DEPLOYMENT
Operating - Amal oilfield, Oman
Miraah
The world’s largest solar process steam plant, delivering steam to a working oilfield every day since 2017.
PEAK OUTPUT
330 MWth
GAS SAVED PER YEAR
1.9M MMBtu
DAILY STEAM
2,000 t
ENERGY OUTPUT PER YEAR
445 GWh
Amal II - Oman · 2020
Amal I - Oman · 2012
McKittrick - California · 2011
“Miraah provides a simple yet innovative solution that allows us to develop our heavy oil, while at the same time reducing energy consumption and costs.”
Raoul Restucci, then Managing Director, Petroleum Development Oman
FAQ
Common questions from field operators
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It depends on your steam demand, land near the injection network, solar resource and current fuel cost. A site assessment answers this.
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Steam up to 450°C, which covers steam flood, cyclic steam stimulation and SAGD.
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Thermal storage carries steam delivery beyond daylight hours. Your existing boilers stay in place as backup.
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GlassPoint finances, builds, owns and operates the plant. You buy the steam at a fixed price over a 20-year term.
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It runs in parallel with your existing steam generators and feeds the same injection network, so your operations don’t change.
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