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Pressure Pumping Operators Reduced Diesel Use by Approximately 100 Million Gallons
Cat® Tier 4 Dynamic Gas Blending™ System for Pressure Pumping Operations Displaces Diesel to Lower Fuel Costs
September 2024
Houston, Texas — Caterpillar Oil & Gas today announced that North American pressure pumping operators using the Cat® Tier 4 Dynamic Gas Blending™ (DGB) system reduced diesel consumption by approximately 100 million gallons in 2023 alone. This outcome, quantified via telemetry, signals that pressure pumping operators significantly lowered fuel costs by leveraging the DGB solution.
In 2019, Caterpillar Oil & Gas introduced its Tier 4 DGB system to optimize dual fuel blending and help operators reduce fuel consumption and costs. The company later began tracking performance data for the system.
The 2023 data was obtained from connected assets in North America and spanned all operating conditions. The data showed an average diesel displacement rate of 60% for the fleet over the year with a common peak displacement average of 85%. With the U.S. Energy Information Administration listing the average annual price of diesel during 2023 at $4.21/gallon[1], operators’ overall savings on diesel costs with Tier 4 DGB system totaled hundreds of millions of dollars for the year.
“As oil and gas companies continuously seek ways to reduce fuel consumption and costs while meeting energy demands, this data demonstrates that our Tier 4 DGB system plays an important part in achieving those goals,” said Derek Kamp, Caterpillar Oil and Gas vice president and general manager. “This success in the field underscores our commitment to innovation and empowering pressure pumping operators to improve operational efficiency.”
The Tier 4 DGB system offers advanced diagnostics that help mitigate costly disruptions and meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final standards. As the rate of diesel displacement can vary depending upon site conditions, calculate your fuel savings with the DGB Fuel Cost Estimator.
*Diesel displacement rate can vary depending upon site conditions. Please estimate fuel savings using the Cat DGB Fuel Cost Estimator.
About Caterpillar Oil & Gas:
Caterpillar Oil & Gas, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, consolidates all the sales and service activities for Caterpillar Inc.’s oil and gas power solutions. Since the 1930s, Caterpillar has manufactured engines for the oilfield and today provides premier power solutions with outputs from 31 to 16,000 kW. The sales and service network includes more than 2,100 dealer locations world-wide dedicated to support customers in the drilling, production, well service and gas compression segments. More information is available at: cat.com/oilandgas.
About Caterpillar:
With 2023 sales and revenues of $67.1 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment. Visit us at caterpillar.com or join the conversation on our social media channels at caterpillar.com/en/news/social-media.html.
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