Journal of Engineering Research

Under the accelerating global energy restructuring and the rigid constraints of the "dual-carbon" goals, the oilfield industry, as a key high-carbon emission sector, has seen its low-carbon transition evolve from a "strategic option" to an "imperative for survival." The large-scale application of new energy technologies in oilfield facilities serves both as a critical solution to address the high energy consumption challenges in traditional oil and gas production and as a core pathway for the industry to integrate into the global green energy system. However, oilfield facilities are predominantly located in extreme environments such as deserts, frigid zones, and oceans. For instance, surface temperatures in Middle Eastern desert oilfields exceed 60°C in summer, winter temperatures in Siberian permafrost regions drop to -50°C, and offshore oilfields endure over 3,000 hours of annual salt mist corrosion. These conditions impose far more stringent requirements on the material durability, system stability, and operational reliability of new energy installations—including photovoltaic modules, wind power equipment, and energy storage systems—than conventional environments. In this context, research on the adaptability of new energy equipment in extreme oilfield environments carries profound strategic significance: For the industry, enhancing equipment resilience through material innovation and system optimization could increase the adoption rate of new energy in extreme scenarios from the current less than 15% to over 40%, laying the foundation for building a multi-energy complementary low-carbon energy supply system in oilfields.

Extreme environment; Oilfield station; New energy equipment; Adaptive design; IT operation management