Invensys awarded multi-million dollar contract to upgrade Foxboro control systems at Saudi Aramco’s two largest gas plants

Invensys awarded multi-million dollar contract to upgrade Foxboro control systems at Saudi Aramco’s two largest gas plants

Shedgum and ‘Uthmaniyah Gas Plants’ I/A Series systems will be upgraded to the latest Mesh Control Network technology

Invensys Process Systems today announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Saudi Aramco to upgrade the existing Foxboro distributed control systems (DCS) at Saudi Aramco’s Shedgum and ‘Uthmaniyah Gas Plants. Invensys Middle East will provide all engineering, procurement (hardware and software), and site services for the DCS upgrade project.

These large I/A Series systems were installed late in the 1990s to replace the analog panel board controls at both plants. Under this DCS upgrade contract, which is designed to help keep both plants technologically current, Invensys will upgrade the existing I/A Series control networks at each plant with state-of-the-art Mesh Control Network technology.

A large number of control processors and workstations throughout both plants will also be upgraded to current I/A Series technology. Invensys and Saudi Aramco personnel are working closely to help ensure that these upgrades will be completed without production interruptions and with maximum re-use of existing control strategies, operator displays, and information applications.

Saudi Aramco constructed the Shedgum and ‘Uthmaniyah Gas Plants in the 1980s as key components of Saudi Arabia’s visionary Master Gas Plan. They remain the two largest gas plants in the Kingdom, with a combined processing capacity of well over four billion standard cubic feet per day (scfd). The output from these plants is fed into the Saudi gas grid where it fuels local power plants and provides feedstock for petrochemical plants.

About Invensys

Invensys is the world leader in industrial asset performance management. In addition to its rapidly expanding Global Solutions and Performance Management services groups, Invensys’ automation businesses includes industry-leading brands such as Foxboro, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, Wonderware, and Avantis, whose products are installed in more than 100,000 plants across the world. These range from small hybrid and batch plants to the world’s largest upstream projects, refineries, gas plants, petrochemicals plants, power plants, and pulp and paper mills.