Malaysia LNG to upgrade Invensys control system
19 May 2010
London – Invensys Operations Management has won a $12.4-million contract to upgrade and modernise a distributed control system (DCS) for Malaysia Liquefied Natural Gas Sdn Bhd (MLNG).
The Bintulu LNG Complex houses the MLNG, MLNG Dua and MLNG Tiga plants, and it is currently one of the world’s largest LNG production facilities from a single location. It has a combined capacity of about 23 million tonnes per year, and together with ancillary facilities which include six LNG storage tanks and two loading jetties.
The upgrade will provide a continuously current DCS, sustain the productivity and safety of MLNG’s liquid natural gas operations in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The project is expected to be completed by 2014.
MLNG has used Invensys’ Foxboro I/A Series DCS throughout its operations for many years and the current contract calls for upgrading all of MLNG’s existing control systems to newer (CP270) models in the series.
The CP270 system is said to provide twice the capacity and three times the performance of older controllers. They are also more fault tolerant and can perform regulatory, logic, timing and sequential control, as well as data acquisition, alarm detection and notification.
“LNG trading volume is projected to significantly increase during the next 10 years as countries worldwide aggressively adopt it as a more environmentally friendly energy resource and as industrialising nations continue to demand reliable access to it,” said Medan Abdullah, managing director, MLNG.
“We need a scalable, new-generation DCS to help us to sustain our role as a major LNG player, as well as reduce costs and help us maintain the safety and integrity of our operations. This upgrade will extend the life of our plant control system, equip us with the necessary gateway for future technology enhancements and enable us to [enhance] safety and productivity.”
MLNG also uses Invensys’ field instruments and applications, including its SimSci-Esscor operator training simulator and Triconex safety systems.
