Metso's smart controllers on Goliat en route from Korea to the Barents Sea
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Metso's smart controllers on Goliat en route from Korea to the Barents Sea
Metso Corporation's press release on March 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EET
Metso's stainless steel smart controllers were selected for close to 900
pneumatic actuated control, on-off and emergency shutdown (ESD) valves on the
massive Goliat plant, which left the South Korean shipyard on Friday, February
13, 2015, for its home in the Barents Sea. The giant Eni Norge and Statoil owned
Goliat floating, production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) plant is the first
ever to equip all of its automated pneumatic valves with Metso's intelligent
valve controllers to lower its operational and maintenance costs with predictive
diagnostics.
Goliat is the first plant in the world that has all of its automated valves
equipped with a full range of stainless steel valve controllers from Metso. The
client chose Metso to supply the smart valve controllers in order to enhance
safety and minimize the operational and maintenance costs associated with its
large number of valves.
Metso's ability to bring intelligence to any valve makes it the best choice for
the demanding offshore environment. The unrivalled third generation diagnostics
and plug-and-play functionality of the stainless steel smart valve controllers
convinced Eni Norge and Statoil that Metso could meet their targets. For Metso,
this project represents its largest offshore delivery to date.
Ensuring maximum plant control
"Our superior diagnostics is one of the biggest assets of our product portfolio.
For operators, the easy-to-use graphic interface quickly shows them how a
specific valve is functioning," says Juha Yli-Petäys, Head of Metso's Valve
Controls business line.
"Thanks to the constant valve condition monitoring, it is now possible to
transfer maintenance work analysis to an onshore location, eliminating all
unnecessary onsite servicing work. This is especially important in an offshore
environment, where the costs of unscheduled maintenance can be incredibly high."
All automated valves on the offshore platform will be under continuous online
condition monitoring, enabling Eni Norge and Statoil to maintaining maximum
control over the entire plant.
World's largest FPSO boasts latest technology
Goliat, the world's largest FPSO plant, is due to be fully installed and
operational by the end of 2015, approximately 100 km northwest of Hammerfest,
Norway, in the Barents Sea. The colossal FPSO plant, owned 65% by Eni Norge and
35% by Statoil, will produce both oil and gas. With a diameter of 112 meters and
a height of 75 meters, the plant is equipped with the world's latest technical
solutions that enable it to operate reliably in the extreme Nordic cold climate
and darkness during the harsh winters.
Unique offering for upstream offshore industry
Metso has a unique and full range offering for control valves, critical and
conventional on-off valves as well as ESD valves for oil and gas industries.
Metso's stainless steel valve controller offering for offshore customers
includes Neles ValvGuard safety valve controller and Neles SwitchGuard
intelligent on-off valve controller, intelligent valve controller Neles ND9300
for control valve applications and Neles Axiom, controller for standard on-off
applications.
These products have already been selected for major projects like Total CLOV,
Angola, Chouest in the USA, and Golden Eagle, UK.
Experienced in valves
Metso's extensive flow control services offering covers business solutions and
services that optimize equipment use and cost of ownership. Metso's valve
technology centers and valve production facilities are located in Finland, the
United States, Germany, China, South Korea, India and Brazil. Metso has over 40
valve and field device service centers worldwide.
Metso has a solid experience in delivering engineered performance and
reliability to the oil & gas, pulp & paper and power customers through its
leading product brands - Neles(®), Jamesbury(®) and Mapag(®) - and has delivered
millions of control valves and on-off valves globally over the last 90 years.
Metso's extensive Neles® control valve offering includes also standard and
severe service globe valves, which offer reliability to most critical processes
and operate at extreme pressures and temperatures. Additionally, Metso has
become one of the leading suppliers of intelligent valve controllers.
Metso is a leading process performance provider, with customers in the mining,
oil and gas, and aggregates industries. Metso's cutting-edge services and
solutions improve the availability and reliability in minerals processing and
flow control, providing sustainable process and profit improvements. Metso is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, Metso's net sales totaled
EUR 3.7 billion. Metso employs approximately 16,000 industry experts in more
than 50 countries. Expect results.
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For further information, please contact:
Juha Yli-Petäys, Vice President, Valve Controls business line, Metso, tel.
+358 40 7770 737, email: juha.yli-petays(at)metso.com
Jussi Ollila, Vice President, Global Communications, Metso Corporation, tel.
+358 20 484 3212, email: jussi.ollila(at)metso.com
Metso offshore valve controller offering:
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