Invensys Wins Automation/Control Contracts For Gas Projects Across Gulf

The UK’s information and control provider Invensys has won four contracts for control and automation processes in the Gulf’s natural gas and LNG sectors, helping it achieve an annual increase in regional orders of 60%, according to Patrick Buffet, President of Invensys Process Systems. “Our contribution is to help accelerate the production of the gas that the market requires today,” he said, adding that the company was seeing the fastest growth of its business in Saudi Arabia, where it is in the process of hiring 20 local engineers per week.

The contracts include:

  • An automation contract for RasGas-3 for Trains 6 and 7. The project scope includes the latest Mesh network-based I/A Series Distributed Control Systems (DCS) from Foxboro; Triconex TMR safety instrumented systems (SIS), fire and gas protection systems, and high integrity protection systems.  

  • DCS safety systems and fire and gas systems for the Yemen LNG plant being built at Balhaf (MEES, 5 September 2005). The contract covers automation and safety systems on both process trains, plus all plant utilities. The systems will control all major plant processes including: feedstock gas reception and dehydration; acid and mercury removal; gas chilling and liquefaction; LNG storage and ship loading; site utilities, and flare control.  

  • The upgrade of the Shedgum and ʹUthmaniyah gas plants’ distributed control systems in Saudi Arabia. The I/A Series systems were installed late in the 1990s to replace the analog panel board controls at both plants. Under this DCS upgrade contract, Invensys will upgrade the existing I/A Series control networks at each plant with state-of-the-art Mesh Control Network technology.  

  • A field data integration system for the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco), which will integrate field automation systems with the business applications layer allowing the company to meet future oil and gas production targets. The FDIS project will be implemented at the North East Bab field.