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News Release from: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK | Subject: Proficy
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 May 2007
Proficy software chosen for BP FPSO
HMI/SCADA software from the GE Fanuc Proficy suite was chosen by Silvertech for the BP Schiehallion oil field FPSO, west of Shetland, as a state-of-the-art, integrated control and safety system
Silvertech, working for BP on the FPSO for the Schiehallion oil field west of the Shetland, has chosen the HMI/SCADA software from the GE Fanuc Proficy production and automation software suite in response to a BP initiative looking at 'best practice' solutions within this, their "Fields of the Future" project The design solution provided the capability to test the existing and new systems in parallel to ensure an uninterrupted, smooth transition to the new infrastructure
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 1 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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BP carried out an obsolescence study and capacity review which included the Schiehallion field.
They were faced with UNIX-based legacy monitoring and control systems that were nearing the end of their supportable life.
ICS Triplex Silvertech is an independent, global organisation with facilities in the UK, Middle East, USA and SE Asia offering a range of engineering services for the process industries.
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Asked to help develop a new 'life of field' strategy for control and safety, Silvertech designed a state-of-the-art, integrated control and safety system, using as much as possible of the original installed hardware infrastructure.
This ensured the ability to test the existing and new systems in parallel and ensures an uninterrupted, smooth transition to the new infrastructure.
The system is in operation 24/7 so it had to be robust but also easy to transfer while running live.
Redundant pairs of GE Fanuc 90O-70 PLCs located throughout the FPSO handle the process control and process shutdown (CPS) I/O, while two other 90-70s control HVAC systems for the fore and aft of the FPSO.
A separate pair of 90-70s handles the Fire and Gas (F+G) systems, while a hard wired Silvertech system handles the Emergency Shut-Down (ESD).
These PLCs on the FPSO act as the interface for all the I/O for the topsides process control and safety systems.
The CPS, F+G and ESD systems are all integrated within the new HMI/SCADA system.
The development was based on the Silvertech standard approach to systems which require redundancy to fulfil the safety and high integrity control demands.
The number of screens that had to be developed numbered in the thousands.
However, with the functionality and ease of development and implementation of Proficy HMI/SCADA - Cimplicity, the whole system was developed within the planned six month timeframe.
The timescale was also supported by the GE Fanuc bundled hardware and software.
The initial feedback from prospective operators and users of the system has been that they have been impressed by the look and feel of the new system.
The "Field of the Future" project placed significant emphasis on the long term support of the solution and by choosing products from GE Fanuc, a major international company and a leader in production and automation software, Silvertech gave confidence to BP that it would be able to provide the on-going support and development for the system. Request a free brochure from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK ...
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