Japanese refinery contract for Honeywell
19 Dec 2006
Project to combine oil refinery’s existing process control operations into one central location
Tokyo – TonenGeneral Sekiyu, a Japanese affiliate of ExxonMobil, has awarded Honeywell a $2.5-million contract to oversee its Wakayama Control House consolidation project to combine the oil refinery’s existing process control operations into one central location,
The automation company is also to monitor the projects for three other subcontractors who will manage distributed control system (DCS) relocation, civil structural, electrical and instrumentation work, The contract also provision of Honeywell Safety Manager safety instrumented system (SIS), to ensure safe start-up, operation and shutdown.
TonenGeneral Sekiyu produces 917,000 barrels of oil a day at sites at Kawasaki, Wakayama and Sakai. The company operates a chain of gas stations across Japan under the Esso, General and Mobil brands.
Plant operations at Wakayama are currently distributed into three control buildings and require a large number of operating personnel. The site will relocate both the DCS and SIS to the central house to improve communication among the operation teams and increase system reliability, said a 13 Dec Honeywell statement.
TonenGeneral Sekiyu produces 917,000 barrels of oil a day at sites at Kawasaki, Wakayama and Sakai. The company operates a chain of gas stations across Japan under the Esso, General and Mobil brands.
Plant operations at Wakayama are currently distributed into three control buildings and require a large number of operating personnel. The site will relocate both the DCS and SIS to the central house to improve communication among the operation teams and increase system reliability, said a 13 Dec Honeywell statement.
