Invensys Safety Instrumented Systems to Be Implemented for Nine PEMEX Offshore Platforms.FOXBORO, Mass. -- Invensys Process Systems will supply 11 Triconex (www.triconex.com) safety instrumented systems A system that protects a manufacturing or operating process. Conforming to the IEC 61511 or 61508 standards, such a system is designed to shut itself down or change to a reduced operational state in the event of failure or hazardous situation. as part of an operations, safety and security upgrade in major offshore projects for Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX Pemex officially Petróleos Mexicanos Mexico's state-owned oil company. In 1938 Pres. Lázaro Cárdenas nationalized 17 foreign oil companies to create Pemex, the largest Latin American petroleum company and a major world exporter of fossil fuel. ). At the Ku Maloob Zaap oilfields off the coast of Campeche State, Mexico, PEMEX Exploration and Production Northeast Marine Region is undertaking a significant upgrade and expansion of its drilling and production infrastructure. Triconex emergency shutdown systems and fire and gas safety systems will be installed on nine platforms. The Ku Maloob Zaap expansion is a major initiative in Mexico's national oil production strategy. Ultimately, more than 100 new wells will be added to PEMEX's asset base, producing approximately 800,000 barrels per day Barrels per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of crude oil (measured in barrels) produced or consumed by an entity in one day. of heavy Maya crude to meet future domestic demands for oil and gas. The 11 Tricon triple-modular-redundant control systems will be deployed at critical sites in five complexes throughout the extensive Ku Maloop Zaap offshore infrastructure. The systems will provide emergency platform shutdown functions to protect six production platforms and one linking platform. Triconex fire and gas systems will also protect three production platforms and one crew housing platform. The selection of the Tricon systems will provide PEMEX with the highest levels of availability, safety, and reliability. The systems monitor a variety of parameters against preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured safety limits. These parameters include platform equipment status, detection for smoke, hydrogen, toxic gases and combustion gases, control of fire suppression equipment, alarm management and manual shutdown controls. The Invensys implementation also includes a range of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. from Invensys Process Systems Mexico, including engineering, programming, local assembly, acceptance testing (programming) acceptance testing - Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and thus whether the customer should accept the system. , training and commissioning. The new contract builds on extensive Invensys experience with PEMEX. Invensys systems for distributed plant control, safety and SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. applications have been used at PEMEX onshore and offshore pipelines, platforms and refineries for more than 20 years. About Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) Founded in 1938, Mexico's national oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), is one of the world's largest producers of crude oil and the largest company in Mexico. As an integrated enterprise with operations throughout Mexico, the company's activities include oil and gas exploration, production, refining, and petrochemicals, as well as wholesale and retail distribution. The company is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a modernization and expansion program for exploration, production, and throughout the company's businesses, within a strategy of customer service, quality, efficiency, safety and environmental awareness. 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. The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. , with approximately 30,000 employees working in 60 countries. |
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