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Engineering Services

We provide engineering solutions across process and process safety, piping and mechanical, rotating machinery, controls and automation, electrical, production chemistry and integrity management — from first design through start-up, operations and turnaround.

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What we cover

Design and project engineering

Statements of requirements
Equipment sizing and selection, process design
Preparation, review and checking of engineering documents: P&IDs, C&EDs, mechanical detail drawings, instrument hook-ups, system operating guidelines
Standardisation to ISO, API, ASME, BSI, GOST and other codes
Utility systems design and studies
Piping design, stress and vibration analysis
Material selection and compatibility studies
Process control logic, control valve design and selection
Rotating equipment sizing, selection and control system design
Process design for corrosion control; drain and vent systems
3D models (AutoCAD, PDMS, E3D, SolidWorks) and 2D drawings: isometrics, plot plans, general arrangements
Line lists, tie-in schedules, material take-off, piping specifications
Datasheets for mechanical, instrument and electrical items
Requisitions, technical and commercial bid analysis
Engineering support during FAT and SAT

Safety studies and integrity management

Safety reviews: HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, procedural risk assessments
Relief and blowdown system studies
Fire protection systems
Electrical area classification
Integrity management studies
Plant surveys for performance improvement and process safety
Operational risk assessments
Corrosion and erosion management
Management of change

Process optimisation and troubleshooting

System and process troubleshooting; performance and production improvement
Production rate enhancement and debottlenecking
Optimisation of chemical consumption
Heat exchanger rating and troubleshooting
Refrigeration and flow assurance studies
Separation equipment troubleshooting: gravity separators, distillation and fractionation towers
Root cause failure analysis and 5-Whys investigations
Condition monitoring and reliability testing of rotating machinery
Pump, compressor and turbine troubleshooting, including their control systems
PLC troubleshooting and alarm management

Start-up and turnaround

Pre-commissioning, commissioning and plant start-up
Turnaround (TAR) planning and execution
Start-up assurance
Scopes of work and work packs
Construction completion certificates: mechanical completion, leak testing, joint integrity, system handover
Hydrotest and leak test procedures

Maintenance, inspection, control of work and HSE

Instrument calibration, controller tuning and function tests
Chemical cleaning of plant equipment
Risk-based inspection of piping and vessels; inspection and test plans
Supplier document registers
Site operating procedures
Process and electrical isolations; leak and pressure testing
Task risk assessments and Control of Work systems
Health, safety and environment practices

Related projects

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

Other services

Software and Automation Procurement

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