Petrobras selects Emerson as Brazil project MAC
8 Dec 2010
London – Petrobras has selected Emerson Process Management as the main automation contractor (MAC) to provide process automation technologies and services for the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro (Comperj) in Brazil.
As MAC for Comperj, Emerson will deliver engineering services and technologies for process automation and systems integration of the refining unit, selected utilities, and offsite operations that are part of the Brazilian energy group’s project.
Built on an area of 45 million square metres, the Comperj complex will be able to process 165,000 barrels of heavy crude per day when its first refining unit begins operations in 2013, and the same amount in a second unit expected five years later.
In addition to systems for process control, safety, fire and gas detection, machinery monitoring, and management of process and maintenance information, Emerson will also supply measurement instruments, control valves, pressure regulators, and other related products and services.
Engineering work has already begun, with hardware delivery to begin in 2011. Automation tasks will be led by a dedicated Emerson team in Rio de Janeiro and in Sorocaba, São Paulo, where the vendor’s Brazilian headquarters is located.
In late 2009, Emerson announced a Euro26.5m, 45,000-square-metre expansion of its Sorocaba manufacturing and operations facility.
