Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
Hervé Baron
SPE, Paris
June 11th, 2015
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Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
• The role of Engineering
• The work process
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
• The role of Engineering
• The work process
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
Utility Units Design
Process Design Utility consumption
Electrical power
generation & distribution
Process
Plant Layout
Flow Process Civil design
Diagrams, Equipment (UG networks)
Heat & sizing
Material Equipment design by Civil design
Balance vendors ( foundations)
Fluids composition & Material selection and
conditions specifications
Structural steel
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Piping & Piping Routing design
Instrumentation
Diagrams Instrumentation &
Control design
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
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From sequential to concurrent Project execution
ENGINEERING Drawings
Bill of
materials
PROCUREMENT
CONSTRUCTION
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From sequential to concurrent Project execution
ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING
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PROCUREMENT
CONSTRUCTION
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
From sequential to concurrent Project execution
ENGINEERING
Fabrication + transport
Up to 7-9 months on large
projects
PROCUREMENT
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From sequential to concurrent Project execution
ENGINEERING
QUANTITIES TO ERECT
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CONSTRUCTION
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Awareness and compliance with construction sequence
Process simulations
Process data
sheet
Equipment
selection &
purchase
Vendor data
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Foundation
drawings
Awareness and compliance with construction sequence
Engineering must adjust its schedule to match the construction sequence…
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Awareness and compliance with construction sequence
Engineering must adjust its schedule to match the construction sequence…
Undergrounds are installed first but usually designed last!
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
• Piping chain
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The most likely critical path of an Oil & Gas Project
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Elementary work in Piping
Drawing + matching
materials available
Pre-fabrication:
cutting,
welding,
NDE,
blasting,
painting (primer)
Erection:
fit-up,
welding,
NDE,
PWHT,
supports,
hydrotest,
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cleaning,
re-instatement,
painting,
insulation
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The Engineering of a Process Plant
Fast track execution
• From sequential to concurrent E/P/C
• Consequences for Engineering: Early quantity estimates and commitments
• Awareness and compliance with construction work sequence
• Knowledge and focus on fundamentals
• Piping chain
• Integration of Equipment
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Management of information from Vendors
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Management of information from Vendors
Initial package layout Final Package layout
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Management of information from Vendors
Electrical Process
Plant
Layout Instrumentation &
Vendor Control
Piping
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Civil
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
The last word: Engineering in a nutshell
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Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
© 2015 – Hervé Baron
Oil & Gas Project demands on Engineering
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