Weir and Rolls-Royce sign partnership deal to develop power systems

6th May 2014 15:29

Weir Group and the Rolls-Royce Power Systems company MTU have signed an agreement to develop power systems specifically engineered for hydraulic fracturing.Weir explained the resulting system will be used for hydraulic fracking operations during the well completion stage of shale oil and gas projects.The system is expected to be fully integrated and available to customers by the middle of next year. Steve Noon, Weir's Oil & Gas Divisional Managing Director, said the new relationship will provide a total integrated offering. "Our teams are working to develop fully integrated purpose-built power systems for fracking," continued Noon. "This innovative approach will introduce a complete package, with all components built specifically for fracking applications, integrated and optimised to work together, have longer run times and provide greater efficiencies for our customers. It is something the industry has asked for and we are determined to deliver".Rolls-Royce added that the partnership was a new approach that would provide customers with "one efficient supplier for such a critical system". NR