The main challenge with multiphase fluid flow is the formation of slugs (plugs of oil and water) in the pipelines, which causes large problems at the receiving end at the platform or the onshore plant.
January 1, 1984 a joint industry agreement was signed by Statoil, IFE and SINTEF on the continued development of OLGA.
IFE had the main responsibility for developing the model, while the technical experiments were performed in SINTEF’s laboratory at Tiller.
SPT Group, founded in 1971, was headquartered in Norway employing approximately 280 people in 11 countries at the time of the acquisition.
The tool has been under continuous and still ongoing development, among others in the HORIZON II project where IFE and SPT Group are partners.