Emerson wins $17m North Sea job
4 Sep 2013
North Sea oil firm Premier Oil has awarded Emerson Process Management a $17 million (£11m) contract to automate a new offshore production platform.
The platform is in the UK’s Solan oil field, which is operated and 60% owned by Premier.
Emerson’s technologies and services will enable Premier to safely and efficiently manage the platform 160km west of Scotland from an onshore operations centre in Aberdeen.
Designed for unmanned operations, the platform could serve as a model for future developments in marginal fields, where such operations can help increase profits as well as worker safety. The Solan field is expected to produce approximately 40 million barrels of oil, with an estimated initial production rate of 24,000 barrels a day by the end of 2014.
As the project’s main automation and electrical contractor, Emerson will provide full project services including project management, detailed design, configuration, acceptance testing, commissioning, and startup support, all as part of a complete solution.
“Our industry specialists look forward to helping Premier turn their vision of a remotely operated platform into a safe, efficient, and profitable reality,” said Emerson Process Management president Steve Sonnenberg.
The integrated solution will use Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture, including its DeltaV digital automation system, DeltaV SIS process safety system, CSI 6500 Machinery Health Monitor, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software. Other elements will include Emerson’s Rosemount pressure, temperature, radar level, and vortex flow transmitters; Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters; and Roxar sand monitors and multiphase flowmeters.
Emerson will also provide electrical switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies, and satellite telecommunication equipment, as well as an operator training solution that simulates real-world situations to prepare operations personnel for incident management.
