(WO) — bp has awarded Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to supply automation applied sciences for the $2.9 billion Shah Deniz Compression mission offshore Azerbaijan, supporting elevated gasoline restoration from the Caspian Sea subject.
The mission represents the following part of improvement at Shah Deniz and is designed to entry lower-pressure gasoline reserves as the sphere matures. It’s anticipated to allow manufacturing and export of roughly 50 Bcm of further pure gasoline and 25 MMbbl of condensate.
Beneath the contract, Emerson will present built-in management and security methods for a brand new electrically powered, usually unattended offshore compression platform. The methods will help course of management, security shutdown, fireplace and gasoline detection, and energy administration whereas enabling distant operation of the ability.
The platform will function 4 11-MW compressors and function the central compression hub for gasoline produced from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Bravo platforms. Operations will likely be managed remotely from BP’s onshore Sangachal terminal, roughly 55 km south of Baku.
Emerson’s scope consists of its DeltaV Distributed Management System and DeltaV Security Instrumented System, together with cloud engineering and digital twin applied sciences for digital testing, system integration and operator coaching.
“Emerson has served as the primary automation contractor for the Shah Deniz improvement for over a decade,” stated Ram Krishnan, chief working officer of Emerson. “We’re happy to proceed our collaboration with bp, deploying superior methods to allow distant operations and considerably increase the manufacturing profile of Shah Deniz.”
The award extends Emerson’s work with bp in Azerbaijan, the place it beforehand served as the primary automation contractor for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and Azeri Central East developments.
Development of the Shah Deniz Compression mission is scheduled for completion in 2029. First gasoline compression from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform is anticipated that 12 months, adopted by compression from Shah Deniz Bravo in 2030.