Health & Safety
Automation key to implementing safety strategies
Automation is becoming increasingly critical in the implementation of safety strategies, both on and offshore. Here Eugene McCarthy highlight the latest projects involving automation solutions.
La automatización se está convirtiendo en crecientemente crítica en la implementación de estrategias de seguridad, tanto en tierra como costa afuera. Aquí Eugene McCarthy destaca los últimos proyectos que incluyen las soluciones de automatización.
Die Automatisierung wird bei der Umsetzung von Sicherheitsstrategien sowohl bei On- als auch Offshore-Projekten immer wichtiger. Hier untersucht Eugene McCarthy die neuesten Projekte, die automatisierte Lösungen einsetzen.
dollar contract to automate a new offshore platform in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
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Te Chirag oil project, to be completed in 2013 and operated by BP Azerbaijan, will enable additional oil to be recovered from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field.
Project management services In addition to providing measurement instruments and asset management and automation systems to help BP operate the platform safely and efficiently (Fig. 1), as main automation contractor Emerson will deliver project management services to ensure that the equipment is properly installed and integrated to meet technical, budget and schedule requirements. “We welcome the opportunity to work with BP Azerbaijan on this important project,” said Steve Sonnenberg, president, Emerson Process Management. “We look forward to applying our automation technology, our experience in managing offshore projects, and our local support capabilities to help make the Chirag oil project a success.” As part of the integrated front-end engineering and design (FEED) team, Emerson worked closely with BP for 18 months to define a digital automation solution to meet the project needs. Emerson will now be responsible for all automation engineering, acceptance testing, commissioning and configuration, and start-up and will also provide ongoing support of the automation system. Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant
architecture - including FOUNDATION fieldbus communications, digital
he Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), operated by BP, has awarded Emerson Process Management a multi-million-
automation systems, asset management software, and intelligent field devices – will provide process control and access to management information. Its network of intelligent transmitters and valve positioners will also deliver continuous process and equipment health information to identify potential problems before they affect operations. Tese predictive capabilities will help to deliver high platform uptime. Te architecture’s DeltaV digital
automation system for process control, together with its DeltaV safety instrumented system (SIS) process safety system for process shutdown and fire-and- gas monitoring, will enable secure control of oil production on the platform. AMS Suite predictive maintenance software will provide online access to instrument and valve diagnostics and automatic documentation of field device maintenance information - all contributing to ongoing efficiency of platform operations and maintenance activities. AMS Suite will also be used to streamline device configuration and commissioning.
Process knowledge system Meanwhile Honeywell has been selected by Statoil, the international energy company headquartered in Norway, to deploy its Experion process knowledge system (PKS) and distributed system architecture (DSA) at Statoil’s Valemon platform in the North Sea. Te DSA will allow Honeywell to integrate Experion with Statoil’s existing Kvitebjørn platform to enable remote command of the facility, aiming to reduce overall costs and lowering the safety risks associated with resource recovery. Te Valemon field is located 160km
west of the Norwegian coast and is one of Statoil’s largest development projects.
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