PDO Birba Changeover Site Activities

PDO decided to upgrade the old Birba Cluster and started with a FEED and Detailed Design done by Abalto with WPAI for PDO. From the FEED stage, the project entered in detail design phase and commissioning and Start-up where again Abalto was awarded the specialist role of System Integrator SI for the hot swap changeover and commissioning of the Automation, Control & Instrumentation for the Control and Safety Systems upgrade.

Abalto deployed an experienced team of 12 engineers and technicians to the project to ensure all risks identified were mitigated to achieve a smooth Hot Swap Changeover from the old control system to the new one in a timely manner without any deferment.

Project Details

  • Contract No. C265
  • Primary Service Construction & Commissioning
  • Industry Oil & Gas
  • Secondary Service As Built Documentation, Commissioning Management, Commissioning Planning Systemisation & Completion, Construction Management, Manpower Supply, Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning, Site Construction, Start Up Audit Start Up & Process Optimisation
  • Client Petroleum Development Oman
  • Start Date May 2018
  • Consultant or EPC Worley Parsons Oman
  • Contract Value ($) 1032900
  • Project Location 8492+9VF, Mawaafag, Oman
  • Person Hours 13250
  • Execution Office Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Status Completed

Scope of work

    Commissioning & Start-up project was awarded after execution of the Detail Design for the Birba Gathering Station (BGS) Control Systems and Safety Systems Upgrade.

Activities

  • Conduct Pre-Commissioning Checks
  • Conduct Loop Checks
  • Online Changeover using Method Statements
  • Functional Checks to Verify correct control and operation
  • De-Commission Old Systems and Instrument Loops

Deliverables

  • Pre-Commissioning
  • Commissioning
  • Online changeover
  • System integration

Technical specifications

  • Old Yokogawa FastTools SCADA
  • Old Yokogawa Stardom FCS
  • Old Yokogawa ProSafe IPS
  • Old Honeywell DCS
  • Old Relay Control Panels
  • New Emerson DeltaV DCS
  • New HIMA IPS