Project Description & Scope of Work
Description
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.
Scope
Commissioning & Start-up project was awarded after execution of the Detail Design for the Birba Gathering Station (BGS) Control Systems and Safety Systems Upgrade.
- 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
- Pre-Commissioning
- Commissioning
- Online changeover
- System integration
- 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
Project Details
| Contract No. | C265 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oil & Gas |
| Client | Petroleum Development Oman |
| Consultant or EPC | Worley Parsons Oman |
| Country | Oman |
| Primary Service | Commissioning & Start-up |
| Secondary Service | None |
| Start Date | May 2018 |
| Person Hours | 13,250 |
| Status | Completed |