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Abstract

The invention provides a system for multiphase pumping, preferably for subsea application, distinctive in that it comprises a multiphase pressure boosting pump and a separator, preferably adapted for subsea operation, a multiphase fluid inlet connected to the pump, a multiphase outlet from the separator, an outlet of the pump arranged to an inlet of the separator, a liquid outlet of the separator arranged to a liquid inlet on the pump, and a power recovery turbine arranged between said liquid outlet of the separator and said liquid inlet on the pump. The invention also provides a multiphase pressure boosting pump, preferably adapted for subsea operation, comprising a motor, one or more impellers arranged on a shaft common with a motor shaft or coupled to the motor, a pressure housing, a multiphase fluid inlet and an outlet, distinctive in that the pump further comprises a liquid injection inlet and a power recovery turbine, with the power recovery turbine arranged between the liquid injection inlet and the pump impellers.

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