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problems before they affect accuracy. “We were impressed by Emerson’s ability to
provide the accurate, reliable measurement that users of the Al-Basra oil terminal will expect,” said Oday Nadir Abdul Kareem Al-Quoraishi, South Oil Company’s project manager. “Te Emerson team’s industry experience, their measurement expertise, and their proven capability to meet the needs of customers in the Middle East made Emerson the logical choice for this complex project.” Te Daniel metering systems will be part of an integrated solution that also includes: Emerson’s Rosemount, Micro Motion, Roxar, and Daniel measurement instruments; EIM valve actuators; Daniel meter-verification technology; and DanPac measurement and control systems with Daniel flow computers and DeltaV controllers and software. Engineering work is already in progress, with project completion expected in 2013.
“Tese metering systems will, in effect, serve as a
‘cash register’ that provides an accurate accounting of the oil that changes hands through the Al-Basra Oil Terminal,” said Steve Sonnenberg, president, Emerson Process Management. “We are gratified to be chosen for such an important role in the terminal’s success and welcome this opportunity to expand our participation in the growth of Iraq’s economy.”
On-schedule re-start Invensys has installed an InFusion Enterprise Control System (ECS) for ExxonMobil’s lubricants and specialties plant in Beaumont, Texas. Trough a joint Invensys and ExxonMobil team effort, the installation was successfully completed and the plant was back to full production on schedule with no safety incidents. Te InFusion ECS will help manage the operating facility, controlling major processes and
integrating the existing SAP enterprise resource planning, batch process and final packaging and shipping systems. By making extensive use of Invensys’ open, industry-standards-based ArchestrA architecture framework and other advanced technologies (Fig. 1), the ECS will apply the principles of real-time process automation across the manufacturing enterprise to improve production flexibility and workflow, as well as address end-of- life issues within the existing control systems. “In 2004, ExxonMobil embarked on a global modernisation plan to realise the lubricant plant of the future, selecting Invensys as their preferred production and integration partner,” said Eric Moorehead, vice president, strategic accounts, Invensys. “Te InFusion ECS installation at Beaumont continues that modernisation effort. Operating as a ‘system of systems,’ the InFusion ECS holistically integrates our open technology with legacy applications and third-party solutions to improve the plant’s operations and performance in real time. Tis unique ability is what sets the InFusion ECS apart from anything on the market today.”
As part of its ongoing relationship with
ExxonMobil, Invensys is also using its Houston, Texas, Engineering centre of excellence to incorporate best practices for ExxonMobil in Beaumont and Port Allen in Louisiana. Tis approach is helping ExxonMobil continually improve its control system strategies and achieve its goal of developing the lube plant of the future.
Underground gas storage ABB has won a main automation and instrumentation contract for a new natural gas storage facility in Cheshire, UK. Te facility is
Alstom Grid wins Scada contract for Louisiana Offshore Oil Port A
lstom Grid has won a contract from Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
(LOOP) to deliver a new supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system to control LOOP’s entire pipeline system, including its offshore platforms, pumping and storage facilities, and refinery distribution pipelines. Te project will be built on Alstom Grid’s e-terrahabitat software platform, and will incorporate a suite of liquid pipeline Scada applications from delivery partner,
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EvolutionSCADA. Alstom Grid has prime responsibility for the full system scope, including the integration and implementation of the EvolutionSCADA pipeline Scada applications, together with the integration of several industry-leading specialty pipeline applications from subcontractors. Te project also includes delivery of a complete communications network to replace LOOP’s existing network infrastructure with a state-of-the-art, fault tolerant local and wide area
network architecture. Karim El-Naggar, the vice-president for network management solutions at Alstom Grid, commented: “We are grateful for the opportunity to supply LOOP with Alstom Grid’s e-terra solutions providing real-time Scada platform. “Our solution is equally well suited for the oil and gas pipeline market as it is for the electric utility market where Alstom Grid holds the number one position in energy management systems in the US and globally.” ●
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