Emerson seals Iraq oil contract
14 Jan 2011
Baghdad – Iraq’s South Oil Co. has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to provide crude oil metering systems and related technologies for the new Al-Basra Oil Terminal now under construction in the Persian Gulf.
The new terminal, which includes both onshore and offshore facilities, will boost Iraq’s oil export capacity by 2.7 million barrels per day. The added capacity will give Iraq increased access to global markets as it expands production from its southern oil fields.
Emerson’s Daniel metering systems will measure the amount of oil as custody is transferred from producers to shippers through the Al-Basra terminal. The systems combine ultrasonic measurement technology with diagnostic software that can detect potential problems before they affect accuracy.
The Daniel metering systems will be part of an integrated solution that also includes Emerson’s Rosemount, Micro Motion, Roxar and Daniel measurement instruments; EIM valve actuators; Daniel meter-verification technology; and DanPac measurement and control systems with Daniel flow computers and DeltaV controllers and software.
Engineering work is already in progress, with project completion expected in 2013.
