2013Auma actuators used in many recent oil and gas projects
Gazprom
Demonstrating its engineering skills, responsiveness and flexibility, AUMA adapted its modular actuator design to meet the flow control needs of Gazprom gas compressor stations in Siberia, Russia. The contract with Gazprom, a global energy company holding the world’s largest natural gas reserves, is a highly prestigious order for AUMA and the latest in a series of international oil and gas actuator installations for the modular actuation specialists.
Having identified an opportunity to propose actuation technology to replace existing equipment, AUMA researched the station’s installed control system requirements. The company’s actuator engineering experts were deployed to produce customised wiring and circuitry diagrams to meet the precise needs of the scheme. AUMA’s R&D resulted in production of a special version actuator for Gazprom that fitted seamlessly into the established installation and provided enhancements with speed of operation and modularity of design.
Having demonstrated its technical capabilities, and ability to meet the scheme’s rapid delivery requirements for an initial five stations, AUMA has been commissioned to equip a further seven stations with its electric actuation technology. To date, over 200 explosion proof actuators with integrated controls and high speed, part–turn gearboxes have been supplied. This figure is set to rise to 300 actuators installed by the end of 2014.
The contractor for the scheme is Jamalgazinvest, Russia, the subcontractor is Gazoilcorp and the customer is the ARMATURY Group, a.s. Czech Republic.
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Caspialn pipeline
Over 700 explosion-proof actuators, including controls, and 200 gearboxes have been supplied by AUMA to support the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). The project is a major international crude oil transportation initiative that involves Russia and Kazakhstan plus leading oil & gas companies including Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil. The scheme will facilitate transportation of oil from the Caspian field to the Black Sea.
AUMA GHT 360.2 gearboxes, with torques up to 50,000 Nm, were supplied to support the operation of the large valves incorporated into the pipelines, which are designed for a temperature range from -38 °C to +50 °C.
AUMA Priwody, which is centred in Moscow, represented the actuator manufacturer locally to support the CPC contract. Working with Tyazhpromarmatura, Russia’s leading producer of oil & gas valves, AUMA quoted a competitive technical actuation solution, which matched the customer’s precise requirements and succeeded in replacing the incumbent actuator supplier.
The CPC project is one of the most significant pipeline schemes supported by AUMA. It is an excellent example of the co-operation of the actuator manufacturer and the valve supplier
Transpetrol
Reporting to Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovakian section of the Družba oil pipeline, AUMA has supplied actuators to the Bučany and Šahy stations.
Carrying oil over 2,500 miles from the Eastern region of European Russia to locations including the Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Germany, the Družba is the principal trans-European artery for transportation of Russian and Kazakh oil across Europe. It is one of the world’s biggest oil pipeline networks.
Transpetrol was supported by AUMA’s local Slovakian agent ELSO-b who supplied 90 electric actuators to replace existing valve control products. The actuation solution supplied was AUMA’s latest generation, explosion proof SAEx actuators which are designed to withstand extreme environmental conditions.
Advantages reported by AUMA of the actuation technology provided include ease of installation / operation and advanced diagnostics.
Saudi Aramco
Leading brands in the petro-chem industry that use AUMA actuators for essential automation processes include Saudi Aramco. The petroleum-based energy organisation’s adoption of AUMA’s modular electric actuators includes valve control at the Ju'aymah Crude Oil Terminal in Saudi Arabia.
Representing one of the largest terminals that AUMA has supported, the operation is designed to load the world’s largest super tankers. Located in over 15 meters of water, crude and fuel oil bunkers are received from storage tanks on the shore and Extra Light, Arab Light, Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude oils are exported.
AUMA actuators are installed and tested at the Dresser Al Rushaid control valve factory in Al Jubail where they aid essential automation processes of a stabilised crude pipeline.
The installation is the latest petro-chem application of AUMA’s actuation products. Other schemes supported around the globe include refineries, tank farms, extraction plants and pipelines.