September 2010System Integration & Control Systems Design
Emerson selected as main automation contractor for Shell floating LNG facility.
Emerson Process Management has been appointed by Technip Samsung Consortium to serve as main automation contractor for the Shell ‘Prelude’ project, which will potentially be the world’s first floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) development. Emerson was selected due to its global framework agreement with Shell, announced in February 2010. This is the first project award resulting from the agreement; Emerson will be responsible for providing the strategy, design, and engineering of the process control and monitoring technologies to support the production facility.
Floating LNG unlocks gas reserves that would otherwise be stranded as they might be too far offshore. It is the next step in LNG production, which eliminates the need for transportation pipelines of gas to shore and onshore processing. The new production facility will operate as an integrated extraction, gas processing, and liquefaction plant, all directly above the gas reserves.
The Shell floating facility is expected to have dimensions of 480 m in length by 75 m in width, with a production capacity of 3,5 to 4 million tons of LNG per year, with the ability to process and export liquefied petroleum gas and condensate depending on gas composition. When fully ballasted, the vessel will weigh an estimated 600 000 tons, and it has the flexibility to relocate to another gas field once production at this one is completed in the Browse Basin off the coast of Western Australia.
Shell and Emerson entered into a global framework agreement earlier this year, positioning Emerson as a main automation contractor for all of Shell’s operating businesses. This agreement aligns with Shell’s strategy to reduce traditional project bidding in favour of strategic relationships and is consistent with industry trends toward collaborative, performance based engagements that improve value for both supplier and customer. The project is currently in the engineering and design phase and subject to a final investment decision.
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