Instumentation • Computing • Control
Efficiency drives major investments in automation and control technology
Operating companies continue to invest heavily in automation and control technologies, both for new plants and revamps, in the drive for better efficiency, as Sean Ottewell explains.
Las empresas de explotación siguen haciendo inversiones importantes en tecnologías de automatización y control, para plantas nuevas y proyectos de modernización, con el objetivo de mejorar su eficacia, explica Sean Ottewell.
Betreibergesellschaften investieren weiterhin stark in Automatisierungs- und Steuerungstechnologien, sowohl für neue Anlagen als auch für Umbauten, angetrieben vom Wunsch nach besserer Effizienz, wie Sean Ottewell erklärt.
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Fig. 1. The InFusion ECS solution uses many advanced technologies.
etrobras has selected Emerson Process Management to provide process automation technologies and services for the Petrochemical Complex of
Rio de Janeiro (Comperj) in Brazil. As main automation contractor for Comperj, Emerson will deliver engineering services and technologies for process automation and systems integration of the refining unit, selected utilities, and offsite operations that are part of the Brazilian energy giant’s project. Built on an area of 45 million m2 - the equivalent of about 6000 soccer fields - the Comperj complex will be able to process 165 000 bbl/d of heavy crude when its first refining unit begins operations in 2013, and the same amount in a second unit expected five years later. Tis investment in Brazil’s refining capacity will help support the country’s expanding oil production. Te project is also expected to generate more than 200 000 direct and indirect jobs during construction.
Te Comperj project is one of the first in Brazil to use a main automation
contractor, which improves coordination of projects involving multiple suppliers and contractors. Emerson will draw on its global experience in this role to provide a broad scope of automation products and services. In addition to systems for process control, safety, fire and gas detection, machinery monitoring, and management of process and maintenance information, Emerson will also supply measurement instruments, control valves, pressure regulators, and other related products and services.
Hardware delivery Engineering work has already begun, with hardware delivery to begin in 2011. Automation tasks will be led by a dedicated Emerson team in Rio de Janeiro and in Sorocaba, São Paulo, where Emerson’s Brazilian hq is located. In late 2009, Emerson announced a US$35 million, 45 000m2
expansion
of its Sorocaba manufacturing and operations facility. Meanwhile, Iraq’s South Oil Company has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to provide crude oil metering systems and related technologies for the new Al-Basra oil terminal now under construction in the Persian Gulf. Te new terminal, which includes both
onshore and offshore facilities, will boost Iraq’s oil export capacity by 2.7m bbl/d. Te added capacity will give Iraq increased access to global markets as it expands production from its southern oil fields.
Metering systems Emerson’s Daniel metering systems will measure the amount of oil as custody is transferred from producers to shippers through the Al-Basra terminal. Te systems combine innovative ultrasonic measurement technology with diagnostic software that can detect potential
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