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News Release from: Emerson Process Management | Subject: Trinidad LNG Asset Management
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2007
LNG plant assets: monitoring operating
performance
On a seven year contract, Emerson engineers will evaluate Atlantic LNG plant performance, including methane, ethylene and propane centrifugal compressors, gas turbines, heaters, and heat exchangers
Emerson Process Management has been awarded a USD1.7M contract by Atlantic LNG to analyse the economic and operating performance of additional process and mechanical equipment at their Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago Atlantic LNG is owned by a consortium of operating companies including BP, British Gas, Repsol, Suez and National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 30 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Reducing the variable costs of operation on our trains will push our operating boundaries to generate greater profits.
We know that the AMS Performance Monitor is our preferred business solution having already seen the value while we utilised this solution on the first 40 items of equipment at our LNG facility.
Our reliability and engineering team have used AMS Performance Monitor to determine events that caused a loss of performance," said Kevin Harper, Reliability Engineer, Atlantic LNG: "By adopting this technology we are able to realise the true potential of our facilities as operating conditions change.
The AMS Performance Monitor will provide us with the tool to improve our business processes".
The embracing of AMS Performance Monitor will enable Atlantic LNG to be proactive with its maintenance management decisions.
Throughout the seven year duration of this project, Emerson will provide a team of dedicated engineers to handle the day-to-day evaluation of Atlantic LNG performance results, including impartial consultancy and expertise to analyse and interpret the performance data and results.
This team will work alongside reliability engineers from Atlantic LNG to identify performance degradations, implement proactive maintenance, provide notification of changes in asset performance, and assess the financial impact of performance upon their process.
"Our major goal is to ensure our customers continue to realise value from our products and services and this is another prime example.
We are delighted that Atlantic LNG is already realising value through AMS Performance Monitor and have extended the existing contract to incorporate additional units," said Craig Llewellyn, president of the Asset Optimisation division of Emerson Process Management.
The AMS Performance Monitor is complementary to the Emerson CSI 4500 Machinery Health Monitor, providing a combined predictive diagnostics solution for both performance and condition monitoring of key production assets.
The CSI 4500 Online Machinery Health Monitor integrates with the AMS Suite: Machinery Health Manager software application.
Both AMS Performance Monitor and AMS Machinery Manager form part of AMS Suite - an integrated family of software applications for predictive maintenance, performance monitoring and economic optimisation.
Emerson complements AMS Suite with PlantWeb Services to ensure successful implementation of the application and maximise the value delivered to manufacturers.
For additional information on AMS Suite and PlantWeb Services visit the website. Request a free brochure from Emerson Process Management ...
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