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Teesside, United Kingdom,
March 04, 2002 - BP has awarded a contract to Emerson Process Management for use
of its AMS Suite: Equipment Performance
Monitor solution at the Coryton Refinery in the U.K. The project builds on the success Emerson have experienced with BP where
AMS Performance Monitor has been applied to monitor process equipment on the North Everest, Lomond, Cleeton, and Valhall production fields in the North Sea.
As a key element of Emerson's Asset Optimization family of services and software,
AMS Performance Monitor delivers web-based performance monitoring of process
and mechanical equipment and is designed to improve the availability and reliability of equipment, and increase productivity with improved maintenance management decisions.
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This project builds on the track record of success with previous BP investments where
AMS Performance Monitor delivered significant benefits including: |
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Pinpointing poor equipment performance
resulting in corrective maintenance activity that increased production by over $3M/annum.
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Optimization of maintenance activities leading
to fewer equipment downtimes and accelerated production of more than $1.5M per annum.
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Early detection of catastrophic failures
of key pieces of equipment, saving millions of dollars in lost production and repair costs.
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Identification of faulty instruments and
subsequent prevention of incorrect and potentially costly actions based on bad data.
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AMS Performance Monitor will be used by BP to monitor the operating performance of propane compressors and back
pressure steam turbines on the lube leg unit at the refinery. BP will access the performance indicators via a secure Internet
connection, and refinery personnel will use the information primarily to optimize the operating performance of the process
equipment. AMS Performance Monitor will also track the cost of performance degradation and highlight any potential causes
of downtime and production inefficiency.
Jerry Whittaker, Mechanical Reliability Engineer for the BP Coryton refinery, commented, "Using
AMS Performance Monitor will provide us with a complete monitoring overview of the
equipment critical to the Lubes units. We'll be able to keep equipment performing at design levels and by doing so improve their
efficiency and reliability”.
"AMS Performance Monitor meets BP's requirement for a superior system providing highly accurate performance
information coupled with fulfilling the plant's immediate need for an easy to implement solution," continued Jerry.
"AMS Performance Monitor directly complements condition monitoring used at the
refinery to provide underlying performance improvement, cost savings, and more reliable operation."
Emerson's Asset Optimization solutions bring together a unique combination of world-class
services and innovative technologies to help users make significant and continuous
improvements in asset performance. Supporting this key functionality, Emerson's PlantWeb®
digital plant architecture delivers information on asset reliability and performance to people who run the business.
Asset Optimization solutions improve plant availability, increase productivity and reduce
equipment cost-of-ownership across the full spectrum of plant assets including mechanical
equipment, process equipment, electrical and power systems, field devices, and personnel development.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management,
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping
businesses automate their production, processing
and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas,
refining, pulp and paper, power, food and
beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries.
The company combines superior products and
technology with industry-specific engineering,
consulting, project management and maintenance
services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®,
Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel®, DeltaV™,
Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative
solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial
automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliances and tools. Sales
in fiscal 2001 were $15.5 billion.
PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount,
DeltaV, Ovation and AMS are trademarks of Emerson Process Management.
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