Invensys
receives third order to upgrade controls at Total offshore production
and exploration facilities
Posted: 19 February 2004
Single-source order based on Invensys’ successful track
record in upgrading PROVOX control systems with I/A Series systems
on two other Total platforms
Invensys has received its third order to replace a control system
for Total’s (formerly TotalFinaElf) offshore production and
exploration operation. As part of an ongoing modernization program
for its offshore production facilities in the North Sea, Total awarded
Invensys the contract to install a Foxboro I/A Series control system
-- plus the latest Triconex safety systems -- on its L7CC production
platform.
This single-source contract was awarded primarily because Invensys’
Netherlands-based project team had previously completed system upgrades
on two other Total platforms ahead of schedule using Invensys’
unique “Plug in” system migration approach. This approach
utilizes existing field wiring, terminations, and system enclosures
to reduce costs and minimize lost production.
“Any disruption in production can have serious consequences
for our contractual commitments to our customers. In our first project
with Invensys we specified a maximum of ten days down time to make
the switchover; they delivered in seven. In the second, we gave
them five days; they did it in less than five days. We have been
so satisfied with the speed of the migration and the performance
of the resulting I/A series control system, that we did not even
consider alternatives for the next project,” explained the
Total project manager.
Invensys’ first system upgrade for Total was at its K6P location
in the North Sea, 80 kilometers from Den Helder. Invensys won that
project in a competitive bid to replace the aging Emerson Process
Management PROVOX system that was installed when the platform went
on line in 1991.
Based on the success of that migration, Total then invited Invensys
to bid on a similar system upgrade at the Total F15A location in
the North Sea. Invensys once again won the contract and replaced
a second PROVOX system with an I/A Series system.
Under this latest contract, performed in conjunction with a complete
platform overhaul, Invensys will replace the existing PROVOX control
system and other pneumatic instrumentation at the L7CC offshore
production facility with a completely new I/A Series control system;
replace the existing emergency shutdown system with a Triconex Safety
Instrumented System (SIS); and upgrade the existing Triconex fire
and gas system with the latest Triconex technology. Planning and
preparation are now under way, with the new systems expected to
start up in the spring of 2004.
Once again, every effort is being made to minimize production downtime
during the installation and commissioning of the new Invensys systems.
ABOUT TOTAL
Total is one of the largest integrated oil companies in the world.
The company explores for, develops, and produces crude oil and natural
gas; refines and markets oil; and trades and transports both crude
and finished products.
Headquartered in Courbevoie, France, TotalFinaElf operates in more
than 100 countries and runs 26 refineries and close to 17,000 service
stations, primarily in Europe and Africa. It has proven reserves
of 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
ABOUT INVENSYS
Invensys is a global leader in production technology. The group
helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability
using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding
of their industries and applications.
Invensys works closely with customers to increase performance of
production assets, maximize return on investment in production and
data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply
chain.
The company includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ,
SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware, and other well-known brands.
These businesses address process and batch industries -- including
oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage,
pharmaceuticals and personal health care products, metals and mining
-- plus the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.
Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters
in London.
For more information, visit www.invensys.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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