Emerson Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Provide Automation Technologies, Services for BP Oil
Emerson Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Provide Automation Technologies, Services for BP Oil Vessel
Emerson to provide PlantWeb™ digital plant architecture, DeltaV™ digital automation systems for facility that will produce 130,000 barrels a day
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On the heels of being named BP's automation contractor of choice for offshore oil and gas operations in the North Sea, Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYS: EMR) , has been awarded a $21 million contract to provide integrated control and safety systems for a new BP floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The new vessel, which will replace the existing Schiehallion FPSO, forms part of the North Sea Quad 204 project that will access the remaining hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, located approximately 130 kilometers west of Shetland, U.K.
In addition to serving as the main automation contractor for the Quad 204 FPSO, Emerson Process Management is also BP's preferred supplier of integrated control and safety systems for five offshore fields in the U.K. continental shelf, including the new Clair Ridge platforms. BP relies on Emerson's offshore expertise, technologies, and services to help it get to first production more quickly and easily, optimize production and yield, avoid environmental impact, and operate safely.
Larger than the existing Schiehallion FPSO, the new 270-meter Quad 204 FPSO is designed to produce 130,000 barrels of oil a day and 2.2 million cubic meters per day of gas. This increased processing and storage capacity will enable optimum reservoir recovery, extend field life, and allow for future expansion.
The integrated Emerson solution will use Emerson's PlantWeb™ digital plant architecture, including its DeltaV™ digital automation system and DeltaV SIS™ process safety system, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software. Advanced process control software functionality within DeltaV will optimize facility performance, production, and yield. The DeltaV SIS system will perform process and emergency shutdown functions, if needed, plus control fire and gas detection systems to enable secure control of oil production on the platform.
"We are pleased that Emerson has been chosen to design and implement the integrated control and safety systems for this new FPSO," said Steve Sonnenberg, president, Emerson Process Management. "This is another large-scale project that we have been awarded and is a continuation of the long-standing and trusting relationship that exists between our companies."
Emerson provided the front end engineering and design (FEED) on the FPSO and, with the vessel builder, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited, is responsible for design, configuration, build, acceptance testing, commissioning, installation, and start-up support.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.EmersonProcess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing, and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment, mining and metals, food and beverage, life sciences, and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management, and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb™, Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel™, Ovation™ and AMS Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYS: EMR) , based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Sales in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
DeltaV, DeltaV SIS, Daniel and Rosemount are marks of Emerson Process Management legal entities. HART is a mark owned by the HART Communication Foundation. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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