February
2009
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News:
FEED
Study defines control system
upgrade scope and facilitates
system selection
The BDP Inc. team is
participating in several
front-end studies to develop
scopes, budgets, and execution
strategies to upgrade process
control and safety systems at
multiple sites. These
front-end engineering design
(FEED) studies are typically
performed as a team effort
between BDP Inc. and the client’s
technical staff. The BDP
resources supplement the client’s
staff, but the BDP team also
provides technical expertise
across various control system
platforms. The services
involved in a FEED study may be
limited to control system
selection & design to upgrade
a legacy electronic system, or
sometimes these services also
include instrument selection and
field installation designs to
upgrade local control
loops.
In some cases, our clients
incorporate system selection as
an integral part of the FEED
study. BDP Inc., acting as
owner’s engineer, can
provide Vendor coordination to
solicit budgetary estimates, to
compile technical comparisons
between systems, and to arrange
product demonstrations for client
representatives. These
system evaluation activities
enable the client to select a
preferred system and define the
system architecture as an
integral part of the FEED
study.
The results of a FEED study
typically provide a preliminary
design package suitable for
competitive bids, plus an AFE
quality budget for client
evaluations. The
technical design package is
combined with the client’s
commercial package to issue bids
for detailed design and project
execution. The bidders list
may include qualified engineering
contractors, system integrators,
and control system Vendors
offering services suited to the
overall installation scope.
The resulting bid evaluation and
contract award establishes a
baseline for scope change
management and confirms
responsibilities for all project
participants.
The BDP team is currently
providing process control
consulting, advanced control
strategy design &
commissioning, control system
troubleshooting and audits, and
control system configuration for
plant upgrades and for new plant
construction. Contact BDP Inc. for more
information on similar control
system services and process
control improvements to enhance
your plant operations today.
Events in
the News: Gas Processors
Association Convention
Plan to join us at the 88th
Annual Gas Processors Association
Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
The convention activities are
scheduled for Sunday, March 8th
through Wednesday, March 11,
2009. We look forward to
seeing you there. Please
contact the Gas Processors
Association for further details
on this year's GPA Convention.
Partial
List of Current Projects at BDP:
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for a process automation
system at a new gas treating
facility in Texas.
<> Conceptual
engineering and Safety
Instrumented System (SIS) scope
development to upgrade a gas
plant shutdown system in Wyoming.
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for a process automation
system expansion at a gas plant
in Oklahoma to support enhanced
control strategies for improved
NGL recovery.
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Engineering and consulting
services to perform an Energy
Audit and to recommend control
system enhancements for improved
energy efficiency at several
compressor stations in western
Colorado.
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for an integrated DCS and
SIS control system at a CO2
recovery plant in west Texas.
Partial
List of Systems included in
recent BDP projects:
<> Emerson Delta V control
system.
<> Honeywell Experion PKS
system.
<> MOST process
automation system from GE Fanuc.
<> Wonderware
InTouch HMI with
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC. |
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