Training2019
Process safety training for SOCAR Midstream Operations
SOCAR Midstream Operations
We delivered a series of process safety courses to the SOCAR Midstream Operations engineering team.
- Pressure relief and overpressure protection
- Process safety fundamentals
- HAZOP and LOPA
Process engineering2020
Pump station troubleshooting
Onshore operator
A pump station suffered frequent vapour locks at the pump suction and repeated pump trips. We modelled the system, found the root cause in the package design, assessed three options and implemented a modification to the discharge return line that resolved the problem fully.
Process safety2020
Process hazard analysis tools
Operator in Azerbaijan
We built and delivered a set of process hazard analysis tools that the client uses in its own studies, and we continue to provide engineering support for them.
- What-If risk assessment tool
- HAZOP tool
- LOPA tool
Process engineering2019
Refinery design review and utility system simulation
Hunt Oil Romania
Two studies for a client representing Hunt Oil Romania.
- Design review of an oil refinery: basis of design, engineering drawings and system operating guidelines checked, with design issues reported back to the client
- AspenTech HYSYS model of the air and nitrogen systems, built to troubleshoot the existing utility system
Upstream2019
Oil reserves assessment, Odesa region
Naftogaz of Ukraine
With our reservoir engineering consultants we carried out a feasibility study on oil reserves in the Odesa region of Ukraine, and presented the results and recommended way forward to our clients, including Naftogaz of Ukraine.
Process engineering2019
Extruder performance improvement
Plastic bag manufacturers, Sumgayit
Plant performance improvement for several plastic bag factories in the Sumgayit area, covering the performance of the extruder units and the chemical properties of the masterbatch used in production.