Honeywell $5.3million contract to modernise refinery’s process controls
Posted: 06 October 2004
Shell Martinez Refinery has awarded Honeywell a $5.3 million contract to modernize its Flexicoker unit
. Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell will install a process control system and provide engineering and construction services. The automation project will enable the Shell Martinez Refinery to upgrade existing controls and maintain plant operations.
The Honeywell automation system includes robust and secure distributed control capabilities that maximize operational efficiency. The open technology offers sophisticated applications, such as multivariable control, batch control, plant-wide history and information management in one unified system. Operators have real-time access to the data they need to make the right business decisions quickly and easily. Honeywell project engineering and construction services lend further support to plant workers, fostering a consistent and reliable operating environment.
“Honeywell is happy to provide Shell with new process control technologies that will give them peace of mind around their operations,” said Jack Bolick, president of Honeywell Process Solutions. “With Honeywell’s technology, Shell is sure to enjoy greater operational agility and continued plant safety and security in the years to come.”
Located in Martinez , Calif. , the Shell Martinez Refinery refines and markets gasoline and other petroleum products under the Shell and Texaco brand names throughout the West and northern Midwest .
Posted by Alexander Lindsay, Editor Pipeline Magazine
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