September 1999 - Petromin, AP Energy Business Publications
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Shell chooses PlantWeb™ architecture for Malampaya project
Emerson Process Management recently announced a contract award to supply
Shell with process automation controls and services for their
Malampaya Development. This project will use the DeltaV digital
automation system, Asset Management Solution software and
FOUNDATION FIELDBUS based Instrumentation.
The Malampaya development, the 'Deep-water Gas To Power'
project, is designed to supply natural gas to power plants
in the Philippines. Commercial gas delivery is scheduled for
January 2002.
 David
Greer, Managing Director of SPEX, Shell Philippines Exploration
B.V. said, "Malampaya is a long term project which will
have a tremendous positive impact on the Philippines' economy
and people. We're committed to providing a world class gas
production facility that operates safely, efficiently and
reliably. In co-operation with Emerson, we aim to
ensure that the Open Standards incorporated into the PlantWeb™
architecture will result in the breakthrough performance standards
we aspire to achieve."
The project will include 5 subsea wellheads, an offshore
gas processing platform, a 500-km long 24-inch gas pipeline
to the island of Luzon, and an onshore gas treatment plant
with dispatch center. The primary engineering contractors
for this project are Brown & Root Energy Services (Offshore
Platform), Cameron (Subsea Wellheads), and Foster Wheeler
(Onshore Treatment Plant).
This is the first application of our PlantWeb architecture
using FOUNDATION FIELDBUS on a major offshore gas production
platform. We're confident that the significant project cost
savings and operating performance improvements that this technology
delivers will enable Shell to achieve its goals and serve
as a model for many more of these in the future,' said John
Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. This gas production
and distribution process will incorporate a wide range of
FOUNDATION FIELDBUS enabled products, including Rosemount
flow, pressure temperature, analytical and level transmitters
as well as Fisher FIELDVUE DVC500f Series digital valve controllers
and a Emerson DeltaV automation system with
integrated Asset Management Solution software.
"The technical and commercial challenges for the automation
system on this project are considerable. With the selection
of the DeltaV system though, we have been able to pursue a
truly Open System 'field based architecture', using Windows
NT, FOUNDATION FIELDBUS and OPC (OLE for Process Control),
offering a host of competitive application and sub-system
integration opportunities. This is in contrast to the classical
'proprietary DCS control room centric' interface topology.
The non-proprietary FOUNDATION FIELDBUS digital control technology
has ushered in a new era users a free choice to install 'Best-in-Class'
host and field devices from confidence these products will
work seamlessly on the same control network. We will integrate
information from comprehensive plantwide process and equipment
monitoring and control areas with 'Safety Instrumentation
Systems' gas pipeline monitoring systems and telecommunications
systems," said Dick Wismeijer, Shell Principal Process
Control Instrumentation and Telecomm Engineer for the project
development.
"We're using satellite communications to link systems
on the platform with an onshore operations center and beyond.
The standard OPC communications protocol built into the DeltaV
system will make interfaces between the various Network applications
seamless. We also will use the diagnostic information from
our intelligent fieldbus devices to insure high overall production
system delivery availability, setting a new standard of unprecedented
uptime. Though the selection of the Open System's architecture
marks a major breakthrough in project engineering, significant
challenges lie ahead in seeking full recognition of this information-rich
automation system in a continuing effort to enhance the Company's
bottom-line," he continues.
Asset Management Solutions software provide an opportunity
to configure, calibrate, diagnose and perform long-term predictive
maintenance on the project's instrumentation and telecommunications.
All communications 'integration' between systems will be made
with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology including
Ethernet (TCP/IP) and OPC (OLE for Process Control). The automation
system will incorporate vibration- and condition-based monitoring
systems to track system hardware health and performance. Operating
information will be integrated into a comprehensive data historian
with integration into a business management execution system.
"We see the Malampaya project as another major validation
of our direction with the PlantWeb architecture, DeltaV scalable
control system, and FOUNDATION FIELDBUS," said John Gardner,
Senior Vice President of Sales at Emerson Process Management's Systems' business.
"We've had tremendous success with the sales of this
technology across a wide range of industries. The proof can
be seen in our growing orders. We are currently experiencing
double digit year over year orders growth in an overall automation
market that we believe to be flat or down slightly. We are
focused on delivering improved business results through the
use of our new technologies, products, services, and the global
reach of the people of Emerson. The orders from our customers
and the confidence shown by Shell with the Malampaya project
validate the benefits possible and proven in installations
to date."
Emerson will provide services for this project
including system deign, implementation, personnel training,
startup assistance, and overall Data Integration. Emerson
is a leading global supplier of process management products
and solutions, including control valves, regulators, transmitters,
analyses, process management systems, and related services.
PlantWeb field-bases architecture combines intelligent
field devices, standards and scalable platforms, and modular
software to provide not only process control, but also integrated
asset management and integration with other plant and business
systems.
Emerson Process Management is part of Emerson.
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