| abstract |
A system ( 2 ) for offshore hydrocarbon processing comprises a host ( 6 ) at surface level, a subsea processing plant ( 4 ), and an umbilical ( 8 ) connecting the host and the subsea processing plant. The subsea processing plant is adapted to receive a multi-phase hydrocarbon stream ( 10 ) from a wellhead and to output at least a hydrocarbon gas-phase stream ( 14 ) satisfying a rich gas pipeline transportation specification to a pipeline. The umbilical provides a desiccant ( 12 ) for drying the hydrocarbon gas, as well as power and control ( 12 ), from the host to the subsea processing plant. |