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NOVEMBER
2014
VOLUME
OGPE.COM
61,
NUMBER
1
OIL, GAS
&petrochemequipment
™
WHAT’S
NEW
FOR
ONSHORE
&
OFFSHORE:
UPSTREAM,
MIDSTREAM,
DOWNSTREAM
OPERATIONS
What’s New In
Midstream Equipment, Products, Services
Ethernet connectivity option for fire-and-gas-safety system controller
Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) fire-and-gas-safety controller now has an Ethernet/
Modbus TCP/IP interface board option to communicate with other devices on the
Ethernet Local Aera Network.
The option expands communication of EQP which has long supported ControlNet,
RS-232 Modbus RTU and RS-485 RTU protocols. Being able to communicate with
the new option allows easy integration of various devices into a single EQP-system
solution, notes the manufacturer.
EQP Controller is a flexible, distributed intelligence safety system. It provides flame
and gas detection, alarm signaling, fault notification, and extinguishing agent release
control. It integrates component communications on a reliable fault-tolerant, digital
network. Unlike other fire and gas controller designs, EQP is rated for installation in
hazardous Class 1/Division 2 and Class 1/Zone 2 locations.
Det-Tronics: Minneapolis MN
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IR sensors condition-base-monitor
petrochemical combustion vessels
Cameras monitor refinery, petrochem
burner functions
PULSAR 4 petrochemical infrared sensors are introduced
to monitor refractory and gas
temperatures inside sulfur recovery units, sulfur burners,
and thermal oxidizer furnaces.
Designed for conditionbased monitoring, the new design is an explosionproof infrared thermometer (pyrometer). It sees through flames and simultaneously delivers
refractory temperature and gas temperature to 0.3°C. precision over 350°
to 2,000° C.
PULSAR 4 Advanced version features the maker’s proprietary Smart
Flame Measurement Algorithm. It accounts for flame transparency that
can affect temperature readings for a more precise view of activity inside combustion vessels. Updated InfraWin software interprets data from
PULSAR 4 for analysis inside the control room.
Both IR designs help deliver condition-based maintenance to protect
refinery profits. Additional PULSAR 4 specifics are free upon request.
LumaSense Technologies Incorporated: Santa Clara CA
Effective, safe visual inspection
of fired heater / process heater
function and performance are
achieved by Fired Heater Camera Systems.
Designed to help diagnose and
solve burner-associated problems, the systems operate at up
to 3,000°F. / 1,649°C. They improve safety by eliminating manual site port inspections with continuous, high-resolution color video monitoring and digital recording. This
allows operators to clearly distinguish flame color to help manage NOx
and reduce fuel consumption, reportedly as much as 2%.
In 24 or 36-in.-long air-cooled lens assembly, direct or right-angle view
configurations — cameras help operators optimize fuel/air ratios by
monitoring performance. They also help identify such potential problems as burner light-off failure, flame lift-off, impingement on tubes, tube
displacement, tube leaks, irregular flame patterns, or smoky flames.
Lenox Instrument Company Inc.: Trevose PA
NOVEMBER
OG&PE
SPECIALS
In this issue:
PennWell “Pipeline Week” Highlights: Page 20-21
CO2 compression solutions: Page 12
Natural gas acid gas, mercaptan removal modeling: Page 16
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GE
Measurement & Control
Defects
have
nowhere
to hide.
Introducing Mentor Visual iQTM.
GE’s newest handheld VideoProbe™ is designed
to help inspectors see indications from every angle.
With a 6.5-inch touchscreen XGA color display,
customizable profiles and 3D Phase Measurement,
inspections are faster and more precise. Plus Wi-Fi
connectivity will allow for remote collaboration
with experts. With Mentor, you’ll be ready to make
smarter decisions.
Learn more about how GE is changing
the inspection landscape.
mentorvisualiQ.com
Midstream Products & Services Report
High-pressure gas pipeline actuators
HPG range direct high-pressure gas actuators serve natural gas pipelines.
Compared to gas-over-oil
designs, HPG offers significantly less power gas consumption while oil release to
the atmosphere during operation is eliminated.
IP 66M/67M, ATEX 94/9/EC,
and PED 93/27/EC certified
models employ a hydraulic
scotch yoke mechanism available in double-acting or spring-return configuration. Speed control in
both directions is standard with output to 5-MM-lbf-in. / 600,000 Nm.
Rotork Controls Incorporated: Rochester NY
Accurate 0.05 to 20% H2 analyzers
HY-OPTIMA 2710 hydrogen analyzers are specifically designed to deliver high
accuracy measurement over
0.05% to 20% H2 by volume
at 1.0 atm.
The new instrument’s solid-state nonconsumable sensor provides a direct H2 measurement with fidelity and
stability. The sensor is also resistant to drift and comprises
optimized Palladium:Nickel
composition.
HY-OPTIMA 2710 offers 100-ppm CO tolerance and 20-ppm H2S tolerance. This suits models for use in natural gas, biogas, polymerization
(HDPE, LDPE), O2 background, and chemical reactions or production.
H2Scan Corporation: Valencia CA
Rotating equipment safety shutdown,
control features added
Protect and control your prime mover and
load machine via new features on DE-3000
Safety Shutdown and Control System.
This microcontroller and surface-mount
PCB assembly technology is for compressors or other critical rotating equipment. It
incorporates ‘intelligent’ add-on board system and is fully scalable. This allows you to
incorporate a single control system technology across a wide range of applications, declares the manufacturer.
CSA-certified, the system comprehensively starts, protects, monitors,
and controls reciprocating engines, compressors, and pumps. It includes
display module, power supply module, and terminal module(s).
Altronic Incorporated: Girard OH
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Tube cleaners improve condenser
performance
ProSeries tube cleaning systems are fast and efficient to
improve condenser performance. They use safe 300psi water pressure to propel
TruFit tube cleaners through
tubes to remove deposits and obstructions — in a a single shot. Over a
dozen styles can be built to your exact tube specs.
Conco Industrial Services: Deer Park TX
Flame resistant insulated outerwear
Be 44% warmer than in standard insulated modacrylic quilted FR workwear
with Workrite FR insulated outerwear styles including those with 3M
Thinsulate Platinum insulation.
This outerwear clothing line includes coveralls, bib overalls, parkas,
jackets, vests, sweatshirts, hoods, and
field coats.
Each FR insulated style offers comfort, functionality, durability, as well as
protection that withstands cold weather conditions found throughout oil
and gas outdoor work environments.
These benefits are without the weight
of conventional fabrics.
Complete Workrite FR insulated outerwear information is yours free.
Workrite Uniform Company: Oxnard CA
LIGHT
WORK
OF LIGHT HYDROCARBONS
SERVOTOUGH
SpectraScan 2400
A proven alternative to
GC gas analysis for light
HC applications.
APPLICATIONS INCLUDE:
Revolutionizing measurement
speed, the SpectraScan gives
breakthrough real-time readings
for light hydrocarbons C1-C5
• Boiler BTU feed gas analysis
• Ethylene cracking and
fractionation
• Polyethylene recycle analysis
See how the SpectraScan transforms HP gas analysis
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All Products — All The Time
November 2014
OGPE.com
FROM
THE
EDITOR
Beginning our 61st year of continuous publishing as PennWell’s second-senior media
brand, this November OG&PE is packed with
newest products and services for all segments of
oil and gas operations.
It’s always good at the beginning of a new
publishing year — in fact a new decade of media — to reflect on our goal to deliver new products to you — our valued subscribers.
At the same we look forward to the many ‘digital initiatives’ instituted and those to come. They
involve OGPE.com, our weekly e-Newsletter,
and growth of our social media networks to
over 16,000 of you connecting through Twitter,
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We are proud of these advancementsas complement to our foundation magazine. They help
us better serve you to find out ‘What’s New’ in
products and services — as more and more
of you use electronic devices to view OG&PE
magazine and our digital products. I thank you
for contributing to these successes and and our
continued growth.
We recently covered for the first time, PennWell’s PIPELINE WEEK in Houston and came
away with a fine group of editorials covering
equipment, products, services, and a variety of
highly applicable software. Be sure to see our
special report on Pages 20 and 21.
Specifying Solenoid Valves for High
Pressure/Temperature or Specialized
Flow Control Applications?
Our Midstream Equipment &
Services special report begins
on the cover with three innovative
specialties from Det-Tronics, LumaSense, and Lenox Instrument
and continues on Page 2.
Although we do not publish a large number
of feature-type articles in our all-products format, this month we have two from OG&PE advertisers. Siemens Compressors’ article on Page
12 highlights sustainable solutions for carbon
dioxide compression, while The Dow Chemical Company contributes information on ratebased modeling for acid gas and mercaptan
removal from natural gas on Page 16-17. I trust
you will find each informative on applications
related to this month’s midstream emphasis.
As always, use OGPE.com “Click Here For
Product Information” button top right of our
site to get free information or literature. It’s our
pleasure to fulfill your data requests and to lead
you to manufacturer/service provider websites.
J.B. Avants, Publisher & Editor
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By any measure, AMETEK knows your process.
TRULY PORTABLE BTU ANALYZER MEASURES COMPOSITION, HEATING
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MINIVAP ON-LINE VAPOR PRESSURE ANALYZER—ONE
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IPS-4 DUAL-TECHNOLOGY PROCESS SPECTROPHOTOMETER OFFERS
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The Grabner® MINIVAP ON-LINE vapor pressure process analyzer monitors vapor pressure of gasoline, crude oil, and liquefied or natural petroleum gas—all automatically. It
is the only vapor pressure analyzer to fully comply with all relevant ASTM and US EPA
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PROCESS MOISTURE ANALYZER VERIFIES ITSELF ONLINE, DRIES
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MODEL 5100 GAS ANALYZER MEASURES MOISTURE IN
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NEW WAVE GUIDE OPTION FOR THE DREXELBROOK TDR ELIMINATES
SIGNAL INTERFERENCE FROM TANK NOZZLES
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IPS-4 spectrophotometer detects and quantifies thousands of chemical species, up
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AMETEK U.S. Gauge all-welded process gauge plus integrated seal offers
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socket and seamless Bourdon tube is mounted and welded onto an M&G diaphragm
seal, available with either Type 316L stainless or Hastelloy® C wetted parts. Offered
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Impulse® wave-guided radar level systems from AMETEK Drexelbrook generate total
level, distance or volumetric outputs unaffected by variations in process material electrical characteristics. Adding the Wave Guide option eliminates nozzle interference,
making tank nozzle configuration immaterial and negating the need for more expensive coaxial probe systems. Reliable and accurate to ±3 mm, Impulse series transmitters provide continuous level measurement of liquids to ranges up to 50 ft. (15 m)
at operating temperatures ranging from –40° to 392°F (-40° to 200°C) and pressures up to 580 psig (40 bar). Five different sensor types are available, constructed
of Type 316SS or Hastelloy C for Class I, Div 1 hazardous environments requiring
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Using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), this unit offers high
specificity, sensitivity and fast response speeds. The 5100 Portable’s application-specific gas cells are available in a wide range of pathlengths, and a reference cell for
laser line-lock eliminates measurement errors caused by laser wavelength shifting as
ambient temperature varies. Gas sampling accessories allow customization, the
backlit LCD displays four 20-character lines of data, and a membrane keypad makes
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WATER-CUT MEASUREMENT DOWN TO 0.03% WATER —
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THE NEW THERMOX® WDG-V COMBUSTION ANALYZER OFFERS
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The Model 3050 OLV Moisture Analyzer lets you confirm analyzer performance at
any time, right in your process. There’s never a need to return probes for re-calibration, or to stock extra probes to keep your process running. Offering quartz-crystal
accuracy at a price that’s competitive with any process moisture analyzer on the
market, the Model 3050 OLV is factory-calibrated over the range of 0.1 to 2500
ppmv. And, unlike most moisture analyzers, this one responds quickly to increasing
or decreasing moisture levels, so problems are caught in real time. AMETEK Process
Instruments. Tel: 412-828-9040. www.ametekpi.com
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This combustion analyzer measures not only excess oxygen in flue gas, but also
combustibles and hydrocarbons to give you the ability to improve burner efficiency
and operating safety. The analyzer also logs historical operating data to help operators decide when preventive maintenance is needed, and when it is not needed,
which can significantly reduce operating costs. Specifically designed for wet, dirty
gas applications, probes are available at lengths up to 108" (274cm) at temperatures to 1875°F (1024°C), and to 72" (152cm) for temperatures up to 3000°F
(1760°C). The WDG-V also features automatic calibration, analog outputs, multiple
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Using proven RF admittance technology, AMETEK Drexelbrook’s Universal IV cut
monitors calculate water cut extremely accurately in both light oil (API gravity > 25)
and heavy oil (API gravity < 25). Units come pre-calibrated to one of 11 pre-set
ranges and their probes work at pressures to 1,500 psi (10.34 MPa) and temperatures to 450°F (232.2°C). Advanced electronics ignore paraffin and other coatings
that build up on the probe. Universal IV cut monitors have been approved for Class
I, Div 1 and Zone 0 hazardous locations, and they meet FM, FMc, ATEX and IECEx
standards. Start-up time is under 12 sec. Standard LCD display and keypad are built
in and they are HARTWIN compatible. AMETEK Drexelbrook. Tel: 800-334-2748 or
215-674-1234. www.drexelbrook.com
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products Products & Services Report
Midstream
Thread end ball valves for upstream
Upstream-applicable Series 727 ball valves
are introduced in threaded-end versions as
high-pressure, enhanced-port designs.
The Class 600 NACE-compliant valves accommodate tank and equipment connections with simple installation and maintenance plus “excellent flow characteristics.”
Threaded-end 727s feature a thread-by-groove configuration for maximized installation efficiency. The upstream side of the valve has a male
threaded end for easy connection to threaded outlets, while the downstream side has a grooved end to simplify transition to grooved piping
systems. Models are also available in a groove-by-groove configuration.
Two end configuration options increase valve versatility.
Victaulic: Easton PA
Firm intros highest ever
resolution IR cameras
TiX Infrared Cameras are launched as Fluke’s
highest resolution models ever.
TiX1000 with 1024 x 768 resolution and
TiX660 plus TiX640 each with 640 x 480 feature up to 10-times the on-camera pixels available on standard 320 x 240
types, it’s reported. Their large 5.6-in. articulating display helps quickly
identify issues while still in the field.
Cameras deliver high detailed image quality, advanced focusing options, and ability to capture accurate measurements from targets that are
challenging or moving too fast.
SuperResolution mode on TiX1000 and TiX660 increase imagine resolution when viewed in the included SmartView software — four times
more than what you get on camera.
Fluke Corporation: Everett WA
Fast assembly/disassembly bolt
fastening nuts, tech’y
Gangways come in custom dimensions
EziTite Hydraulic Nuts are a new generation of bolt fastening technology. They simultaneously tighten in groups of four to
enhance precision, speed, and safety plus to
cut load scatter.
They’re designed to serve conventional
and nuclear generators as well as rotating,
vibrating, turbine, heat exchanger, and mineral processing equipment.
There they tension all of the studs on a flange, joint, or cover simultaneously — loading entire groups of fasteners at once, declares the maker.
Simultaneous tension delivers very accurate and even load onto a flange/
joint for long-term safety, security, and reliability.
Technofast Industries Pty. Ltd: Richlands Qld Australia
Custom widths, lengths, and finishes to
meet demanding applications are offered
on GREENLINE Gangways.
Models help workers safely access tops of
vehicles in oil and gas or chemical operations. Each features adjustable dual-tension
springs in both box-channel side panels. Folding handrails and telescoping mid-rails comprise heavy wall tubing and are mounted on both sides
as standard. Gangways also feature heavy-duty 1/2-in. bumpers and a
grip-strut walking surface for traction.
Rugged steel, aluminum, or fiberglass construction materials are offered to withstand extreme environments.
Benko Products Incorporated: Sheffield Village OH
Cooling fan new for
explosive environs,
200,000 hr operation
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OGPE.com
November 2014
MIL-901XP cooling fans are on the market for use in explosive indoor or outdoor
environments.
They meet UL, NEC, and ANSI standards for equipment that will not create
an ignition source and are designed for
installations where sufficient concentrations of flammable gases, vapors, or dust
are present. These include cabinet cooling, heat exchanging, or air exchanging
for equipment employed in oil, gas, or
chemical operations
With a rated life in excess of 200,000-hr,
MIL-901XPs are declared by their manufacturer to ‘provide the reliability needed
to assure continuous operation in critical
situations.’
Cooling fan construction features include thermal protection, advanced composite propeller material, and permanently lubricated stainless steel ball bearings.
Ambient operating temperature range
is -54° TO +70°C.
AMETEK Rotron: Woodstock NY
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New Products & products
Services
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Frac products,
services info
Hose,
coupling,
sealing, conveyor
belting, and valve
products plus services for hydraulic
fracturing are presented in this free
brochure.
Also offered is 24/7 on-site diagnostic and preventive service,
and local emergency response.
Brochure sections illustrate and
describe a broad inventory of
products for sand, water transfer,
chemical additive, or blending, as
well as pump trucks.
A broad range of Goodall hose
is specified and described along
with valves, gaskets, manifolds,
wear sleeves, flanges/pipe fittings, compressors, and pumps.
An on-site fracing photograph
offers call-outs on where various
products and services are used.
Lewis-Goetz: Pittsburgh PA
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but every single day,
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Oilfield water
intelligence,
management
Water Asset Intelligence platform provides oil and gas companies “complete visibility into the
oilfield water landscape to help
optimize water logistics.”
The software is offered to reduce water costs and consumption. It comprises a database of
over 70-million observations relating to water production, water
consumption, water sources, and
saltwater disposal assets.
The platform’s developer is applying proprietary machine learning algorithms to the datasets to
accurately predict produced water, water requirements for well
completions, and utilization of
disposal well assets — to optimize water transportation logistics.
The software will give upstream
companies better information to
make important decisions as operators and service companies
find opportunities to save money
and more efficiently use water.
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November 2014
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New
Products & Services
104-page downhole oil tools catalog
More than 70 downhole oil tools in
five application categories highlight
this newly available 104-page catalog.
Mechanical set packers, hydraulic
set packers, permanent packers, service tools, and accessories are illustrated, described and fully specified.
Twenty five mechanical set packers are showcased to include ASI-X
and VSI-X models along with snapset,
thermal designs and retrievable seal
bore types.
Four hydraulic set packers are
specified to include DLH, hydroset, as
well as permanent hydraulic isolation
designs.
Among permanent packers are Permapak single or dual bore and
hydraulic Permapak plus accessories
In the 27 downhole service tools presented are retrievable packers
and bridge plugs as well as a spring loaded retrieving tool.
Eleven downhole tool accessories are also showcased to include on/
off tool, profile nipple, bit release joint, safety joint, and downhole tubing/casing swivel.
D&L Oil Tools: Tulsa OK For FREE Literature, select #252 at ogpe.hotims.com
PDC bit cutting system introduced
MicroCORE Cutting System is a new PDC
drill bit design. It redistributes high energy
consumption from the center of the bit to
more efficient areas of the cutting structure.
It replaces the inefficient compression failure mechanism in the center of a traditional
cutting structure to deliver more energy to
cutters, higher rate of penetration, and better
quality wellbores, declares the manufacturer.
MicroCORE is also engineered to recover core fragments from a well
that are undisturbed by the shearing action of the cutters. This provides
excellent samples for on-site or in-the-lab core analysis.
Tercel Oilfield Products: Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Fire tube optimizer reduces natural
gas-fired consumption, emissions
Reduce natural-gas-fired processing
equipment fuel consumption and
emissions — by as much a 50% with
ASAC: Automatic Secondary Air
Control System.
The patent pending fire tube optimizer is designed for larger process
heating applications in treaters, dehydrators, heaters, or other applications. ASAC optimizes fire tube operation as it monitors and controls combustion chamber secondary air.
ASAC’s manufacturer declares “most fire tubes consuming 500MM
BTU/hr or more will realize a substantial emission reduction and quick
payback from fuel savings.” In actual field studies, carbon dioxide emissions reduced as much as 50% to make ASAC beneficial to EPA and and
other regulators.
For processes with pneumatic or electrical power, ASAC can be installed prior to commissioning new equipment or retrofit on existing
field equipment.
Engineered Concepts LLC: Houston TX
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Solar-powered, wireless frac water
tank measurement and monitoring
Karmic Energy Automated Tank Measurement & Monitoring System is introduced for frac water tanks.
Designed to increase frac site productivity with accurate water tank level and
temperature measurement, the new systems are solar powered, satellite-linked,
and wireless.
They are designed to be put in the
field and operated with no technical intervention. As truly mobile systems, they
can be quickly moved to water storage
and transfer sites as demands change.
Systems measure practically any shape
tank, pond, reservoir in real time to send
data locally to ruggedized Wi-Fi-connected tablets running the tank monitoring
application. They also transmit to the Internet via built-in satellite transceiver for remote access anywhere.
Typically an entire set of ten tanks can be up and running within a few
hours with no practical limitation on the number of tanks or sites that
can be measured and monitored. The system presently has a selection of
12 of the most common water tank styles.
Precision Frac: Midland TX
Subsea electrical power converters
Replace hydraulic systems and miles of
cable with new PowerMod High Voltage
Underwater Electric Power Converters.
The modular subsea power distribution
design comprises electric drive motors, actuators, and small cables. It allows 10kV
transmission to the ocean floor using 10AWG cables and converts it to 100 to 600vdc or 480 vac working voltage levels.
PowerMod is configurable with modules
that can each down-convert 20 kW to 20mW @10 kV to drive loads at multiple locations from a power station up to 500 miles
away. More power converters data are free.
Diversified Technologies Incorported: Bedford MA
Sparkless pumps prevent well fires
H2H Pump is on the market to
prevent explosions and well fires
during bolting operations.
Easily powered via PTO on a
common service truck or an auxiliary power unit, H2H eliminates
all ignition sources including extension cords, remote switches,
fuses, or circuit boards — and
renders electrical generators unnecessary.
The corrosion-resistant, nonsparking stainless steel pumps are
specifically designed for oilfield
bolting operations to avoid dangers in explosive environments. Complete H2H information is free.
Alltite Incorporated: Wichita KS
Services
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Up/Mid/Downstream
data management
OmniSight data management platform is newly introduced for oil and
gas companies developing upstream,
midstream, and downstream projects.
The unified software links data
from the office and field in real time
for quick decision making, safety,
and to avoid costly delays.
OmniSight data integration and
delivery is incorporated into this
company’s services that provide oil
and gas companies Web-based tools
to access and maintain data in real
time. It bridges the gap between office and field plus combines into one
spot — client data, vendor data, 3rd
party data, and numerous other information.
The platform has capability to
support many full project life cycles
including environmental and permitting or routing/drill site evaluation.
CH2M HILL: Englewood CO
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Managed Ethernet
switches line out
New managed Ethernet switches deliver precise time
synchronization
of
networks in real-time
control applications.
Announced as “tailor-made to unlock
automation network
convergence for demanding industrial
applications,” are EDS-405A-PTP
five-port. It features IEEE 1588v2
Precision Time Protocol hardware
time stamping. This ensures precise
time synchronization of networks
running its manufacturer’s Turbo
Ring and Turbo Chain topologies —
both of which offer less than 20 ms
recovery in networks with up to 250
switches.
The entire new managed Ethernet
switches product line supports Modbus TCP, PROFINET RT, and EtherNet/IP for best SCADA integration.
MOXA: Brea CA
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products
New
Products & Services
576-page instrumentation & control
catalog in print, CD, or for download
Wired, wireless gas detectors
receive ATEX Zone 1 approval
This free 2015 Instrumentation & Control Full
Line Catalog is now available with 576 pages on
pressure, air quality, flow, temperature, level,
process control, test equipment and valve specialities.
The print and digital literature has added 45
new products and is complete with pricing, applications, dimensions, specs, and tutorial videos.
It is also available as digital CD with interactive
features including keyword search, notes addition, page print, and page save in PDF.
The catalog is likewise offered for download on the manufacturer’s app
via iOS and Google Play Markets for the iPad, iPhone, or any Android
mobile device. You can also download the entire catalog to view offline.
Dwyer Instruments Incorporated: Michigan City IN
Wired CX & wireless CXT Gas Detectors are ATEX Zone 1
approved for potentially explosive atmospheres.
The instruments are available in infrared sensor to monitor
combustible hydrocarbons or electrochemical sensor to monitor toxic gases and oxygen.
CX and CXT are key components of their maker’s Site Sentinel stand-alone or wireless gas detection system. They help
deliver quick deployment for semi-permanent and temporary
gas monitoring.
Designed as “environmentally bulletproof” gas detectors
they comprise electro-polished 316 stainless steel housing
with fully encapsulated electronics plus dual layer surge protection.
These compositions are said to virtually eliminate threat of outside damage to internal components due to water ingress, corrosion, vibration, or
transient spikes.
Detcon, an IST company: The Woodlands TX
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Spool valves for oil, gas control panels
ASCO 364 spool valves are newly available
for onshore and offshore control panel applications.
These 316L stainless steel models combine
compact construction with low-power options for high operating pressures and temperatures. They incorporate proven ASCO solenoid valve technology for
outstanding corrosion resistance against harsh upstream environments.
The series is designed for drop-in replacement and compatibility with
most existing control panels.
ASCO 364 includes low-power solenoid at 1.4 and 1.8 W options to
consume less energy than other designs. They are also available with
higher 150 psi and 200°F. ratings. Models come in a wide range of manual, pneumatic, and solenoid options.
Complete control panel spool valves information is yours free.
ASCO Numatics: Florham Park NJ
New non-reclosing pressure relief
valves field/remote-reset in seconds
model 6820 TRV non-reclosing pressure relief
valves are introduced to reset in seconds from
the field or remotely.
The proprietary system includes TRV module,
actuator, and isolation valve. It provides an accurate high-flow-capacity relief valve or shutdown
device to prevent accidents and/or downtime.
The non-closing valves do not rely on prediction
of material failures like rupture discs, shear pins,
or buckling pin devices. No external power is required for operation.
model 6620 shutdown version is also offered
to shut off when the valve reaches set pressure or is triggered remotely.
Total Valve Systems: Broken Arrow OK
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Services
Hacksaw with self-feeding pipe clamp
Model 5 1212 0010 portable pneumatic hacksaws deliver 2 3/8-in. blade stroke to cut 30-in.diameter pipe at 90° in one pass.
The 16-lb saw offers easy handling in confined
spaces for on-site cutting of pipe, tanks, structural
steel, or other materials. Its 1.5-hp air motor is safe
to use in wet environments or EX zones with hazardous materials using 51 cfm air volume at 90 psi.
The saw uses a wide range of heavy-duty 8 to
37-in. long blades which come in HSS (M2) and
HSS-SL with Molybdenum to cut carbon steel,
stainless steel, and hard alloys.
A complementing automatic feed pipe clamp enables pipe cutting up
to 12 3/4-in.-diameter and up to 30-in.-diameter with extension chains. It
easily attaches to the air hacksaw and shares the same air supply.
CS Unitec Incorporated: Norwalk CT
Control of work software released
for maintenance, in-plant engineering
AVEVA Control of Work software is a suite of products for planning
and performing both routine maintenance and in-plant engineering operations — in potentially hazardous environments.
Developed to help plant operators increase control, efficiency, and
safety of asset maintenance work — the software comprises best-in-class
Risk Assessment, Work Permit Management, Work Activity Plotting, Isolation Planning, Safe Job Analysis, and Lessons Learned Reporting applications.
A major benefit of Control of Work: interoperability with a wide range
of Enterprise Asset Manaement solutions. These include SAP, IBM Maximo, and AVEVA WorkMate. The open approach provides access to asset
information necessary for effective planning and execution of all types
of in-service engineering tasks. It is quick and easy to implement plus
usable with the company’s 2D and 3D visualization.
AVEVA: Cambridge United Kingdom
Hydraulic stuck pipe recovery system
HyPR Hydraulic Pipe Recovery System is newly developed to quickly
and cost effectively recover stuck pipe. It comes in a range of sizes and
connections to suit any drill string configuration.
It’s announced to offer “the simplest method to recover the drill pipe
rapidly and to begin side-tracking right away. It also delivers a clean cut
for operators wanting to maximize BHA recovery options.”
HyPR comprises a robust full-strength sub strategically positioned in
the drill string. It is severed in around an hour by launching and pumping
through a HyPR jetting dart which lands inside the sub. The dart takes
only a few minutes to arrive. With a relatively short period of pumping,
it will easily part under a small loading — simultaneously producing a
perfect fish-neck for subsequent operations.
Expected HyPR mode of use is to set a kick-off plug before coming
out of hole with the recovered pipe. However, the system also provides
excellent jarring and internal wireline access for further recovery operations. It contains no explosives or high-energy sources.
Churchill Drilling Tools: Aberdeen Scotland
30,000 psi high pressure/temperature
seals are subsea valve replacements
Multi-Contact Turcon Variseal is introduced for high
pressure / high temperature applications.
It is engineered to be ‘immune to stick-slip’ issues
and to eliminate breakout concerns after long periods
of inactivity, declares the manufacturer.
The new sealing products are developed to replace
multiple chevron seals or V-stack type products in subsea valve stems that require a high-integrity sealing capability. It includes
a series of single-acting spring-energized seals housed within a U-shaped
Turcon PTFE-based seal profile.
Multi-Contact Turcon Variseal is designed to provide integrated redundancy to help extend seal flex life in high-pressure applications. With the
addition of anti-extrusion devices, it can withstand up to 207 MPa and
30,000 psi.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions UK: West Midlands United Kingdom
HYDROSTATIC TEST UNITS
(patent pending)
Your Single Source for Specialty
Bolting and Test Equipment
Since 1981, CLOVER TOOL COMPANY has served the
drilling, production and process industries. From exclusive
hydrostatic high pressure test units to bolting tools, from
the hydraulic power unit to the hose assemblies, Clover
Tool Company can supply any and every type of tool
and accessory required to make up, break out
and test any connection.
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(Self Contained & Patented
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HYDROSTATIC TEST UNIT
(patent pending)
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products Compression Application Profile:
Siemsens
Sustainable solutions
for CO2 compression
Man-made CO2 has raised the level of atmospheric CO2 significantly beyond historic levels. The scientific community notes a direct correlation
between atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases,
and increasing average global temperatures.
The challenge now is to ensure reliable, sustainable and economic
power supply to match the world’s growing energy demand whilst keeping greenhouse gases within the “acceptable level”, knowing that for decades to come fossil fuels will continue to play an important role. Highefficiency, fossil-fuelled power plants fitted with CO2 capture and storage
(CCS) technology offer a short to mid-term solution to achieve low-CO2
electricity supply. Among others this is possible with CCS-technologies
like Pre-Combustion Capture or Post-Combustion Capture. Siemens is
therefore continuing to invest in research and development for compressors suitable for the CCS market and other CO2 applications.
Siemens has more than 30
references in operation worldwide for compressors in CO2
applications. These compressors are currently handling
flows (the suction flow of CO2
at the first stage) ranging from
about 12,000 m3/h up to just
over 83 000 m³/h. In 2009, Siemens delivered CO2 compressors with a volume flow rate of
83,000 m³/h and five coal gasifiers, each with a thermal power rating of 500 MW, for a coal
liquefaction plant in Yinchuan,
Ningxia Province, which lies
in the north-western part of
the People’s Republic of China.
The end customer is Shenhua
Ningxia Coal Industry Group
Co. Ltd. (SNCG), a subsidiary of
the Shenhua Group, the largest
coal producer in China.
In 2011 Siemens received
further orders for CO2 compression. Two compressors
operating at 150 bar and flow
of 63,000 m³/h will start operation at the Kemper County
IGCC plant in the Mississippi. Here the two 8-stage compressor trains
feeding around 220 metric tons of high density CO2 and transport the
CO2 via a pipeline to the Gulf Coast for injection into offshore oil wells
in the Gulf of Mexico for EOR.
Pressure ranges from 1.8 bar up to nearly 157 bar. The highest pressure
in CO2 gear-type compressor is currently in operation. This compressor,
with a flow of 63,500 m³/h, is installed at the Department of Energy
funded Port Arthur carbon capture project in the USA.. The compressor has been in operation since 2012 and supplies a high pressure CO2
pipeline for EOR.
In April this year China’s Shenhua Ningmei Coal Group placed a follow-up order with Siemens for four identical CO2 compressor trains for
the coal liquefaction plant. The plant has a capacity of four million TPA
(tons per annum) of liquefied coal. The CO2 compressors that Siemens
will deliver to this plant are the largest ever built.
The four compressor trains each consist of one STC-GV integrally
geared compressor, each of which is driven by an SST-600 condensing
steam turbine via an intermediate gear. The scope of supply also includes
the associated auxiliary systems. The compressors, each of which has six
stages, are designed for a CO2 volume flow rate of about 141, 000 m³/h,
allowing these new units to compress nearly twice the volume of CO2 as
the previous model.
In addition, Siemens also supplied gasification technologies and equipment for the same project. Notably, Siemens is the only manufacturer that
is able to deliver the complete power plant including the CO2 capture
technology and compression equipment. Having the complete system
delivered by a single company allows operators to have a single interface
and control system for easier plant construction and operation.
Siemens Compressors: Duisburg Germany
Siemens: Your Partner in Compression Technology
The global demand for fuels and hydrocarbon products, scarce resources, and environmental awareness require products, solutions and services for more efficient plant operation and highest availability.
Compressor trains are the heart of almost any process operation. To produce, transport and process oil and gas or run an industrial application, highest reliability and excellent lifecycles are also key drivers.
The Siemens compressor portfolio offers efficiency, availability and reliability on a long-term basis. Our compressor solutions are both standardized and tailor made to meet customers’ needs in any industry, including onshore upstream production,
pipelines, air separation, metallurgy, chemicals and petrochemicals, sulfur or waste water treatment.
Siemens Compressors: Duisburg Germany
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150-page environmental
monitoring catalog is free
Power shift transmission
serves oil well stimulation
Free New Horizons in Environmental Monitoring Catalog offers 150 pages on related products.
Its six sections are easy indexed for search, economical choices, popular models and accessories
reference.
Temperature products include data loggers,
sensors, M12 connectors, thermal imagers, controllers, and meters. Heaters are featured to include high-density cartridge, screw plug immersion, as well as OMEGALUX C heavy-duty cartridge designs.
Flow level, pH, conductivity and laboratory analyzers, test and measurement, flow meters, transmitters, valves and sensors are presented.
Pressure specialties include sensors and gauges like DPG409 digital pressure designs. Data acquisition highlights recorders and systems
while Automation showcases accessories, enclosures, drives, motors.
OMEGA Engineering: Stamford CT
“Designed to outclass the competition for use in
triplex and quintuplex pressure piston gas and
oil well stimulation,” is new TA90-7601 power
shift transmission.
Its strong yet simple counter shaft design offers an expected L10 life of 10,000 hr to match
the overhaul schedule of the engine that powers
it, declares the manufacturer.
The coaxial, nine-speed transmission is made to be power shifted under all loaded or unloaded conditions — without any throttle dipping
within range-to-range shifts. The small, evenly-spaced gear ratio steps
ensure well pressure is maintained without any drop during gear shift.
This transmission has a maximum gross input power rating up to
2,600-hp / 1,939 kW at 1,900 rpm.
Twin Disc: Racine WI
Fast, safe clamshell lathes announced
RBL-G2 clamshell lathes are newly announced as “designed to be faster, better, and safer.”
Engineered to eliminate as many pinch points as possible, the machine’s patent-pending tool block allows for the tripper mechanism to
remain in a fixed and low-profile location adjacent to the tapered drive
housings.
RBL-G2 severs and bevels up to three-times faster via new high-speed,
in-line, and right-angle motor options — in a single drive housing for
flexibility plus reduced machining time. Tool bit setup is also simplified
to save operator time and the amount of training needed to operate the
clamshell lathe.
Tri Tool Incorporated: Rancho Cordova CA
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Bonding, sealing epoxy resists 500°F.
Supreme 12AOHT-LO one-component epoxy delivers bonding and
sealing plus resists up to 500°F.
As a toughened epoxy, it resists thermal cycling and shock over a wide
service range. It offers thermal conductivity of 9-10 BTU-in/ft2-hr and is
an electrical insulator. It bonds well to an array of substrates including
metals, composites, glass, rubber, ceramics, and many plastics. It provides high tensile lap shear, compressive, and peel strengths exceeding
3,500 psi, 22,000 psi, and 5-10 pli, respectively. The epoxy is dimensionally stable and has low shrinkage upon cure.
The thixotropic paste system resists chemicals, particularly to water,
oil, fuels, and solvents.
Master Bond Incorporated: Hackensack NJ
Hybrid epoxy lining system launched
Coriolis flow meters for midstream
A new 3-in. Coriolis flow meter is added to the
TCM series. It is for midstream applications.
Designed to measure up to 8,433 lb/min or
34,700 b/d, the new meters withstand up to 1450psi and are 0.1% of reading accurate. Soon they
will have ATEX Ex IIC T4, IECEx, Zone 1, Group
IIB T4, and CSA/cUS Class 1 Div. 1 hazardous
area certifications.
This new design measures in oil and gas transportation, rail car and truck loading, allocation
metering in crude oil or natural gas production,
as well as the metering of refined products in downstream production.
TRICOR Coriolis Technology, AW-Lake Company: Franksville WI
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Now available in North America: Enviroline 2405 advanced hybrid epoxy lining
system for oil and gas equipment and uses.
The high-temperature, abrasion-resistant
coating is announced to deliver “exceptional flexibility, durability, and protection in a
single coat.”
It’s formulated as an ultra-high solids, low
volatile organic compound 0.37 lb/gal, two-component polycyclaminecured epoxy. It is for fast, easy installation in oil and gas, chemical, water,
and wastewater environments.
The heavy-duty lining system is especially applicable for use in process
vessels and tanks operating at up to 302°F. It can resist continuous immersion in a range of chemicals, including crude oil up to 176°F.
With a simple 2:1 mix ratio that helps eliminate mixing errors and
unnecessary materials waste — Enviroline 2405 is flexible for use in
such applications as crude and petroleum bulk storage tanks, downhole
tubulars, downhole casing exteriors, interior and exterior pipe, floors,
trenches, tank pads, troughs, sumps and pits, free water knockouts, treaters, and separators. Applied with standard airless or plural component
spray equipment, Enviroline 2405 provides rapid hard cure in 6 hr, with
a return to service in about 48 hr.
Complete hybrid epoxy lining systems specifics are yours free.
AkzoNobel: Houston TX
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Cell-based surveillance cameras for
remote oil, gas site security monitor
High-spec turbo-expander triple
eccentric butterfly valves introduced
Remote oil and gas construction site security monitoring is achieved with Eye Trax
Ranger Cameras.
The cellular-based surveillance designs
are light weight for easily installation without a professional. They are indefinitely
powered by a solar panel with motion-sensing and night-vision.
Ranger is controlled by a web-based user interface or mobile phone
application. It incorporates all traditional camera features including timelapse video.
The camera’s use of available cellular network enables picture transmission yet eliminates the need for the infrastructure of a computer,
phone line, internet connection, router, and power of “traditional wireless cameras.”
Eye Trax: Charlotte NC
Turbo-expander-applicable Tri-X triple
eccentric butterfly valves have expanded this manufacturer’s high-specification
product range for oil and gas.
Models are specifically designed to
work in harsh environments at up to
950°C. in the presence of a catalyst.
They function to “significantly cut refinery infrastructure costs .... to isolate the turbo-expander unit from the
fluid catalytic cracking operation,” notes the manufacturer.
By isolating the turbo-expander in this way, the FCC process can be
kept running while the turbo-expander undergoes maintenance to cut
downtime. Developed by IMI Remosa in conjunction with IMI Orton, TriX is for both new plant and upgrade.
IMI Critical Engineering: Birmingham United Kingdom
Spectrometers designed for steels
inspection to aid API compliance
Belec Compact Port Mobile Spectrometers accomplish inspections relevant to API compliance.
Among spectrometer features specific to oil
and gas inspections are UV probes which detect
carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, boron, and nitrogen
in duplex stainless steels. Probe lengths from 3 to
5 m are available for hard to test areas.
Temperature stable optics are incorporated for
stable low-level detection limits along with 2.0
USB and Ethernet ports for easy data transfer.
Also offered is touchscreen user interface and reporting for sorting and grading.
Benefits provided by these instruments include assistance in meeting
API 578, API 939-C requirements and carbon equivalent calculations.
Innovative Analytical Solutions LLC: Bremen AL
Inflation support tools meet cement
placement challenges
CXT-IST Inflation Support Tools were introduced at ADIPEC to “provide operators with a
critical solution to the challenges of traditional
cement placement.”
They give positive indication that cement will
be set in the correct place before latching at the
bottom of the work string using a pre-installed
landing sub. Once secure, pump pressure inflates
the elastomer to seal the wellbore. CXT-IST is
then released by picking up the work string.
The tools create a 100% wall-to-wall base for
well fluid or cement. Operators can deploy as
many ISTs as needed in the same or multiple zones without tripping drill
pipe in-and-out of a hole.
In 2012 IST’s maker was winner of the New Idea category at the Offshore Achievement Awards. Since then, the product has undergone extensive field trials in the UK with reported excellent customer response.
Coretrax: Aberdeen Scotland
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100% flame, heat protection coveralls
are of breathable cotton
SEAVIEW FR 100% Cotton Zip Coveralls like
these comprise lightweight 7.5-oz breathable cotton twill.
They meet BS EN 11612:2008 A1 flammability
test against heat and flame and come in S to 4XL
sizes orange, red, or navy.
The mechanically pre-shrunk workwear offers
two slanted YKK brass zipper breast flap pockets along with one double pens slot on the left
sleeve. Also incorporated is a two-way self-locking heavy-duty YKK brass
front zipper with concealed stud fastening.
These FR garments feature triple stitching to guard against rips and
bartack stitching at all stress points. Reflective tape across the shoulder,
upper sleeves, and around lower legs enhances visibility.
Durasafe Ptd. Ltd.: Singapore
Wireless remote oil & gas asset
shutdown systems
RSDS: Remote Shutdown Systems shut
down oilfield assets remotely with the fail-safe
logic necessary for wireless operation.
The long-range 3+ miles wireless telemetry
can be configured with a PLC monitoring system or its maker’s SignalFire Gateway-controlled standalone system. It can monitor inputs and generate control
commands autonomously to eliminate the need for costly conduit runs.
RSDS interfaces with any type sensor and transmits data wirelessly
to a SignalFire Gateway. When operating autonomously, the Gateway
generates commands and offloads data to a PLC. It can be configured to
additionally send signals to remotely located shutdown nodes that will
shut-in a well.
When configured as a PLC-controlled system, a local PLC makes the
decision to shut down. If monitoring tanks for overflow conditions, tank
sensors could be directly connected to the PLC that monitors data and
decide if a tank is in an alarmed state. Full RSDS specifics are yours free.
SignalFire Wireless Telemetry: Hudson MA
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The
Dow Chemical Company Simulation Modeling Profile:
Reducing Capital Costs Using Rate-Based
Modeling for Acid Gas and Mercaptan Removal
from Natural Gas with Hybrid Solvents
Diego Ortiz Vega, John Dowdle, Diego Cristancho, Ajay Badhwar
The Dow Chemical Company
Simulation modeling of the removal of various impurities from natural gas streams is a proven means of reducing design, renovation and
operating capital costs significantly at natural gas processing plants of
all sizes. Unfortunately, accurate prediction of mercaptan removal from
natural gas streams has historically been difficult since it is an especially
complex puzzle of physical-chemical interactions with multi-component
systems. Natural gas contaminants vary drastically depending on geography and reservoir characteristics. Natural gas that is high in H2S is often
high in organic sulfur, such as mercaptans. However, mercaptans are
difficult to remove using conventional solvent systems due to the partial
acid gas nature and the partial organic nature.
Dow has developed the first rate-based simulation model that accurately predicts mercaptan removal performance using hybrid solvents. The
model is based on more than 10 years of operating and gathering field
data on proprietary hybrid solvent performance in natural gas plants
worldwide. Combined with deep chemistry expertise, extensive manufacturing capability, and unique experience producing, testing and selling physical, chemical and hybrid solvents – the new simulator system
for hybrid solvents was developed to account for the effect of the mixed
solvents, including thermodynamics, transport properties, mass transfer
and kinetics. The simulator for hybrid solvents closely matches plant
data, which is particularly relevant to the mega projects being considered
in Russia, the former Soviet republics, and the Middle East.
The Modeling Challenges
In general, pure physical or pure chemical solvents can be used to treat
gas with organic sulfur. However, the effectiveness of the process is highly compromised. Chemical solvents are effective at removing acid gas
components such as H2S and CO2, but mercaptans represent a challenge.
Chemical solvents are often selected due to their low tendency to pick
up hydrocarbons, so mercaptans often are not removed. On the other
hand, organic sulfur removal is well demonstrated with physical solvents,
reaching decent levels of acid gas removal, but hydrocarbon co-absorption is one of the main tradeoffs.
The ideal solution is to combine both chemical and physical solvents
into a “hybrid solvent” to achieve deep mercaptan removal with lower
hydrocarbon losses. Ideally, hybrid solvents are designed to minimize
hydrocarbon losses and maximize mercaptan removal, while still reaching the desired outlet gas concentrations of other contaminants. Common levels of mercaptans in feed gases are in the range of hundreds
of parts per million (ppm). After treatment, those levels are typically
reduced to less than 20 ppm. Hybrid solvent plants are often specified
on high volume gas flow rates, but have also proven effective in plants
as small as 70-MMscfd.
Optimizing process design, troubleshooting and equipment sizing require an accurate simulation tool. Unfortunately, building a simulator for
hybrids is not easy because having a physical and a chemical solvent simultaneously impacts the fundamentals of the system: thermodynamics,
mass transfer and kinetics. The development of new modeling capabilities involves several steps, summarized in Figure 1.
It is important to clarify that this process is not strictly sequential; every
now and then it is mandatory to go back to previous steps for further improvements. Moreover, both purely chemical models and purely physical
models have limitations for hybrid solvents, and there are many other
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Figure 1: Development of simulator capabilities
complexities to overcome, which require a robust theoretical framework.
Process simulation and plant data validation added more pieces to the
puzzle: mass transfer and kinetics. The driving force for material transfer
from the vapor phase to the liquid phase is dictated by thermodynamics
and the difference between the actual concentration in the bulk and the
concentrations at equilibrium. The kinetics and the chemical equilibrium
parameters change to some extent because an organic solvent influences
the basicity of aqueous amines, which is related to reaction constants.
Several variables are affected by combining physical and chemical solvents into one blend, so special attention was given to fundamentals during the development of the simulation. This enabled creation of a robust
simulator tool for Dow hybrid solvents.
Accurate Results
Figure 2 illustrates real plant data for an absorption tower. Feed gas was
treated with a Dow hybrid solvent targeting mercaptan and hydrogen
sulfide removal. The solvent demonstrated outstanding performance,
decreasing H2S content from ~ 4% mole (mol) to 8.5 ppm mol; and meth-
Figure 2: Plant data versus simulation results for absorption tower
The solvent matches performance for the entire plant; absorption tower
results are shown for simplicity.
Services
ylmercaptan from 121 ppm to 13 ppm. The solvent used is specifically
designed to slip CO2, so the performance for CO2 is expected.
Clearly, the simulator reproduced the treated gas composition with
great accuracy. Although not shown here, comparisons between experimental data and simulation results were equally outstanding. This was
expected because of the emphasis given to vapor–liquid equilibrium
(VLE) and heat capacity data during the model development.
conditions at a variety of operating conditions. Extensive time was spent
with a selection of plants running hybrid solvents. Based on a long history in these plants – with some running more than 10 years – good field
operating data was able to be captured. This was key to developing a
model that corresponds accurately with actual data. This unique simulator tool will assist gas processors to help reduce capital costs with regard
to the design, renovation and/or operation of their plants.
The Bottom Line
Comparison with plant data is never easy. Anyone running an actual gas
treating plant knows that there is a challenge in capturing steady-state
Dow Oil Gas & Mining: Houston TX
Pilot light added to new magnetic drill
Connectivity solution: fast, reliable,
flexible oil & gas communications
Three new magnetic drills include an LED
light in the magnet to help you easily see
the pilot point and center punch of a hole.
Three new two-speed magnetic drills and
a redesigned HMD904 all feature the LED
that shines along the bottom of the cutting
teeth and over the pilot tip which extends
from the end of the cutter.
The new light increases operator productivity and hole location accuracy: In low-light to no-light conditions it illuminates the pilot point; in
brighter conditions, it helps counteract shadows from the light.
You easily turn it on to line up the pilot point, then if wanted, switch
off before drilling. The high output, long life LED is built into the magnet
and protected from possible damage from chips, colant, or debris.
Complete magnetic drill and LED light details are yours free.
Hougen Manufacturing Incorporated: Swartz Creek MI
Conductor cementing
support saves rig time
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QuickSkid connectivity solution is announced to “enable faster, more reliable,
and flexible communications for the oil and
gas industry.”
As a primary or secondary connection for
rig owners, operators, and service providers, you leverage QuickSkid for operations,
crew welfare, remote operating vehicles, disaster recovery, or applications demanding
heavy bandwidth utilization.
The fully managed service incorporates Ku-Band networks and teleports, a stabilized antenna and equipment in a box, field support and
continuous global operations center. This firm will test and ship inventory, equipment, and spare parts to its field offices around the world to
quickly deploy services in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, offshore Angola, Spain, Singapore, and Brazil.
Among QuickSkid features are DNV certification, easy installation and
repair, fast deployment, durability, and flexibility.
Emerging Markets Communications: Houston TX
This new CCSS Conductor Cementing
Support System is announced to have typically saved 12 to 18 hr of rig time per conductor waiting for cement to cure.
It secures the conductor with a hydraulic
jack-and-clamp mechanism — and holds the weight of the conductor
while the cement cures. A rig no longer has to hold each conductor and
can therefore move to the next slot to begin running another conductor.
The new system has a 135 to 160-t holding capacity and is suited for 24
to 30-in. conductor diameters. Design can be scaled to any size conductor
on request with tailoring of the footprint and weight handling capacity to
specific slot or jacket configuration, reports the manufacturer.
CCSS is compact for easy repositioning without a crane. It offers schedule flexibility because it splits in half to enable operators to run the conductor before or after CCSS is in place.
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd., Acteon Company:
Great Yarmouth United Kingdom
FR/Arc kits also resist
fierce weather conditions
Protection from Arc Flash and fierce weather are
delivered by new FR/Arc Kits.
The flame resistant kits provide head protection in 10 cal, 12 cal, or 20 cal with base layers
for safety and comfort. Complete arc flash kits
are available from HRC Level 2 to HRC Level 4,
8 to 100 cal/cm2. Winter and rain wear are also
available.
Kits are flame resistant protection in a gear
bag with FR fabric that will not melt, drip, or ignite. All comply with NFPA 70E and meet OSHA
1910.269 and ASTM F1506-10a.
National Safety Apparel: Cleveland OH
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On-site air, soil, water VOC trace
levels analyzer
Peel-stick aluminum
ceramic non skid
FROG-4000 is rugged and portable to onsite-analyze trace individual volatile organic
compound levels in air soil, or water.
Designed to serve a range of environmental, health, and safety applications, the
instrument quickly analyzes VOCs because
samples containing them are notoriously difficult to transport and many
require instant data.
FROG-4000 comprises a heating micro pre-concentrator for outstanding sensitivity down to single-figure parts-per-billion A miniature gas
chromatograph enables multiple compounds speciation while a micro
photoionization detector provides accurate, reliable response to almost
all VOCs. A 5-ml sample sparger is used to extract gaseous samples from
water or solid materials.
Quantitech Ltd.: Milton Keynes United Kingdom
Silvagrip Non-Skid is aluminum ceramic
non skid peel and stick for a variety of applications include offshore platform decks.
The corrosion resistant, waterproof, UVproof products have a 10-year+ life cycle to
reduce maintenance with reduced application downtime. You peel and
stick with no waiting because a surface is ready for immediate use
Silvagrip requires no ventilation, no maximum overcoat window, and
eliminates epoxy non-skid challenges. With a very high friction coefficient, it also offers reduced slips and injuries. The product is approved
and used by the U.S. Navy.
Silva NonSkid Solutions: Palmetto FL
Valve-actuated marker writes
through grease, oil on rough surfaces
DYKEM Brite-Mark Roughneck Markers are newly introduced to write
through oil and grease on rough rugged surfaces.
The industrial valve-actuated markers are optimized for harsh outdoor
environments. They combine industrial-grade UV-resistant DYKEM paint
with an ultra-durable tip for rusty, rough, oily, greasy tasks throughout
oil and gas or construction sites.
Brite-Mark Roughneck comprises a poly-fiber tip that resists fraying
or disintegration when used on rough surfaces — even sandpaper. The
tip also repels oil and grease. It’s easily wiped clean. Because the tip is
valve-actuated, you can re-ink it easily if it dries out.
ITW Pro Brands: Olathe KS
Passive junction boxes
simplify device integration
Plants are helped integrate multiple devices into a single
unit via new passive junction boxes with stainless
steel ports. They also help consolidate the number of
cables on a plant floor.
Available in 4, 6, or 8-port configurations, with one
to two discrete signals per port capability, the boxes
help consolidate multiple discrete devices in an area to
a single port. A single cable then connects the junction
boxes to a controller. This eliminates the tangle of cables
when individual lines are run from each discrete device.
Discrete signals can be either inputs or outputs from the
controller. Each box includes port and unit labels plus
integral homerun cables.
In PNP LED, NPN LED, and no LED options, the passive junction boxes feature fully encapsulated nylon housings with stainless steel connectors. This ensures strength and ingress resistance plus
includes IP68 and IP69K ingress protection.
Junction box specs include 2A of current per signal, up to 9A total current per box, with 10V-30V operating voltage. They operate over -40° to
+85°C.
TURCK: Plymouth MN
Quick, secure hose connections
Fast and secure 8, 10, and 12-in.-diameter
hose connections are delivered by HTPB
(2BX) three-lug super Storz couplings
and two-bolt collar.
The connectors are machined from seamless extrusions in 6061-T6 aluminum. The
shank is double anodized. The two-bolt, three-part segment collar field
assembles/disassembles while recessed nuts and bolts secure the collars. A simple pry bar can be used to secure the couplings which lock
together. Working pressure is 240 psi.
Harrington Incorporated: Erie PA
Covers protect midstream equipment
Industrial wrap and large equipment shrink material deliver protective cover to refining, petrochemical, or gas processing equipment.
They are offered as alternatives to packaging protection of large
equipment from harsh elements during shipping and storage. The covers contain a patented vapor corrosion inhibitor. It provides outstanding safeguard against corrosion in the most demanding environments or
conditions.
Transhield Incorporated: Elkhart IN
Tube with fume eliminator for drum,
tote, tank filling
Fill Tube with built-in fume eliminator simplifies venting of noxious, dangerous of hazardous fumes while filling drums, totes, or tanks
with solvents or chemicals.
The simultaneous Fill Tube assembly incorporates a one-piece closed system fill tube design with built-in vent chamber to control filling and eliminate fumes.
It allows for complete filling and venting control plus reduces exposure or contamination to operators. It’s made of
stainless steel for strength and longevity plus comes in a wide variety of
sizes or can be made to your specifications.
American Machining Incorporated: Fenton MI
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Fabric buildings comprise structural
steel beams, not open web trusses
Explosionproof, multi-purpose
Modbus scanners
Fabric buildings like this are announced
as the “first to incorporate structural steel
beams instead of open web trusses.”
This engineering concept delivers flexibility for portable or stationary oil and gas-related processing facilities, soil remediation,
or vehicle maintenance, declares the maker.
Buildings utilize a durable rigid frame in place of the hollow-tube,
open web truss framing of traditional fabric designs. Unlike hollow tube
steel, this building’s solid structural steel beams are not vulnerable to
unseen corrosion originating inside a tube. The structural steel also has
multiple coating options including hot dip galvanizing, red oxide primer,
and powder coat paint.
Strength of the structural steel frame offers engineering advantages to
relocate buildings by towing or crane. The rigid frame also offers flexibility to customize beyond standard shapes and sizes to exact width, length,
and height requirements.
Structures comprise high-quality polyethylene fabric roofs to eliminate
corrosion concerns associated with metal.
Legacy Building Solutions: South Haven MN
ProtEx PD6830X Modbus Scanners are
rugged, explosionproof NEMA 4X / IP68
master slave, or snooper (sniffer) designs.
As multi-purpose meters they deliver accurate display and quick information access
— locally or remotely — in hazardous areas
or in harsh safe areas. The instruments accept up to 16 individually programmed process variables from multiple devices. Four math channels
allow for calculations on multiple process variables.
PD6830X’s SafeTouch through-glass buttons allow operation without
removing the cover. The pulse input accepts a wide range of flow transmitter signals. These include mV input from magnetic flowmeters as well
as high frequency signals. The scanner has FM, ATEX, CSA, IECEx, and
CE approvals.
Precision Digital Corporation: Holliston MA
New safety life jackets
feature removable cover
Seacrewsader 290N 3D life jackets are now
on the market to protect oil and gas workers —
when abandonment is a very real possibility.
Incorporating Fusion 3D technology, they offer
the ability to remove their outer cover to replace
them when they are no longer fit for use or to
change applications.
Seacrewsader’s cover molds to the shape of
your body to provide comfort and endurance in
harsh oil and gas environments.
Other life jacket features include waterproof service labels, use with a
PLB and AIS, high strength plastic quick release buckle, YKK QBZ triburst zip, chin support, and bladder distribution.
Crewsaver: Hampshire United Kingdom
Flameproof ATEX, IECEx, and NEC
alternators marketed
Two flameproof alternators are ATEX
and IECEx certified for hazardous Zones
1 or 2, NEC 500 Division 2, and NEC 505
Zone.
Rugged, sealed design makes models
harsh-environment-applicable and resistant to corrosion fluid, dust, and debris, declares the manufacturer.
ASX-200 12-v alternators are battery excited and designed to be direct replacement for nonflameproof types used on diesel engines. This
model’s rear cover can be rotated to provide several possible cable entry positions for wiring connections convenience. Some adjustments to
mounting brackets and belt tensioning link may be necessary.
ASX-300 is a 24-v range alternator with the same characteristics of
ASX-200 plus externally-excited or self-exciting availability. Neither requires a battery or external power source. The maximum output demand
should not exceed 25 amp. Further alternators specifics are yours free.
Chalwyn: Houston TX
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Single Point Mooring terminal
protecting underbuoy couplings
UBC Underbuoy Breakaway Couplings are launched to protect Single
Point Mooring terminals from potential consequences of vessel collision
or extreme weather.
They’re designed to activate when strain is placed on the Underbuoy
hose transfer system. UBC closes the flow of media and separates the
hose string. It is available with its maker’s Gall Thomson Petal or FlipFlap Valve technology. Both utilize proven technology of the Gall Thomson Marine Breakaway Coupling range.
UBC’s maker notes an unprotected SPM may be dragged beyond its
working envelop and suffer ruptured Underbuoy hoses, fractured pipeline end manifold, or damaged submarine pipeline. These could result
in a major offshore spill, personnel injury, asset damage, clean up cost,
and downtime.
Gall Thomson Group: Wiltshire United Kingdom
Heavy-duty submersible slurry pumps
New XP-KZN Submersible Pumps are for tough
conditions. They are explosionproof and FM, C/US
Class I., Div. 1, Group C & D approved.
For up to 665 gpm and 61-ft heads, the top-discharge slim-line design with agitator suspends
heavy slurries containing coal ash, sand, or gravel.
Pump impeller, wear plate and agitator comprise
abrasive-resistant 28% chrome iron (600 Brinnel, 57
Rockwell C). The replacement wear plate’s hardened surface on the suction side prevents erosion.
XP-KZN features Class I motor insulation and builtin amperage (FLA) plus temperature overload protection plus double silicon carbide mechanical seals.
BJM Pumps LLC: Old Saybrook CT
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Pipeline Week Followup:
OG&PE recently attended and covered
PennWell’s Pipeline Week Exhibition in
Houston. Here are highlights from some
of the exhibitors. For free information or
literature, go to OGPE.com, right-hand-side
Click Here for Production Information
button.
Aerial UAV robots survey
and track work, sites
Skycatch aerial
robots comprise
groundstation
bundle and software interface to
serve surveillance
and tracking duties in broad applications including oil and gas.
The groundstation bundle is a rugged, portable battery swapping unit. It automatically uploads data to the cloud. The fully autonomous
UAV can be outfitted with HD cameras and
multispectral sensors. Its software interface
dashboard allows you to access UAV-captured
data from any device. It offers downloadable
files in native formats for software packages
you already use including ESRI, Autodesk,
Maptek, or Google.
Skycatch: San Francisco CA
Upstream, midstream,
surveying capabilities
Three free datasheets are
offered to showcase upstream and midstream
capabilities as well as
oil and gas surveying,
mapping and GIS offerings.
Among midstream services are those for asset
management, design and
construction, plus planning and routing. These
range from land agent and environmental services through design-build.
Upstream-applicable land services, engineering, and GIS/asset management are likewise
offered and presented in a second datasheet.
To afford safe, efficient, and productive operations are accurate surveying, mapping, and
GIS asset management systems. This company
cites itself as one of the largest surveying firms
and “a leader in geospatial services.”
Its personnel, resources, and technologies
combine traditional surveying expertise with
aerial 2D photogrammetry and 3D light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data collection methods. These offer enhanced visibility to initiate
new exploration and improve safety of existing
pipeline corridors.
Woolpert: Cincinnati OH
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Pipeline asset integrity
management literature
Pipeline data, integrity
management solutions
Pipeline integrity services are presented in
this free 16-page brochure for safe, efficient
major transmission pipeline operations.
Specialized engineering, integrity assessment
and data management
services are showcased
to support operational decision-making. These
are discussed, graphed and illustrated to reduce downtime due to unforeseen events,
define cost-effective inspection plans and intervals, plus to avoid unnecessary repairs and
interventions during standard operation.
ROSEN USA: Houston TX
This GIS solution provider’s free information
folder showcases advanced mapping and
pipeline data analysis
products.
Some 13 products are
presented for pipeline
data managment, pipeline integrity management, and transportation.
These include Geonamic Studio, Pipeline FM,
HCA Calculator, Risk Modeler, and Geonamic
Studio: Transportation.
The firm also addresses GIS application and
software development, spatial data integration,
IT consulting, and system integration.
Geonamic Systems: Atlanta GA
Pipeline intelligence
software datasheet
Pipeline assets,
networks management
Pipeline Insights software is cited in this
free datasheet as a webbased business intelligence application that
transforms pipeline data
into knowledge.
It offers pre-configured sets of reports
whether PHMSA-ready,
class location information, or deeper insight at
granular datasets of pipeline miles. Simple user-interface accesses enterprise GIS data in real
time to produce pre-configured or customized
reports based on the most current information.
New Century Software: Fort Collins CO
Smallworld
Global
Transmission
Office
(GTO) provides you a
fit-for-purpose pipeline
data model, a set of
geospatial business applications, plus integrity
management and analysis tools. Subject of this
free brochure, it’s cited
as designed to integrate
with existing operators’ business processes.
As a pre-configured and pre-integrated spatial solution, GTO is sustainable for operators
and a proven scalable solution that supports
small to very large operators with large geographic territories.
GE Digital Energy: Greenwood Village CO
3D scanning for pipeline
integrity information
Pipecheck 3D scanning
solution is illustrated
and descibed in this free
brochure for pipeline integrity assessment.
It’s presented to help
you make NDT more efficient and precise — being 80-times faster than
pit gauge technique with
±50-micron accuracy.
Pipecheck data acquisition can be viewed in real time to provide onsite reporting to reduce field re-visits.
The self-positioning device needs no encoders or bulky mechanical scanners to reference
data. It weighs 0.85 kg, fits a carryon, and is
designed to reach confined areas.
SmartGeoMetrics: Houston TX
Aerial services offer
geospatial solutions
This free datasheet
highlights an integrated
team which, since 1967,
has delivered geospatial solutions via aerial services.
For oil and gas they
are seamlessly integrated and focused on
client critical needs. A
variety of components
are summarized to include LiDAR and photogrammetric surface models, topographic mapping, high consequence areas, magnetometer,
sub-surface technologies, asset management,
geodata fusion, and depth of cover analysis.
Aerial Services Incorporated (ASI):
Cedar Falls IA
Pipeline Week Followup:
products
Energy industry strategic
advisors data
Onshore / offshore oil,
gas pipeline software
50+ integrated land
services available
This information folder
presents one company as
strategic advisors to energy industries including pipeline operators.
It offers major, independent, and entrepreneurial clients a variety
of services to identify
and mitigate risks, improve operational performance, and create
measureable business value. These include
multi-disciplined engineering, compliance and
permitting, environmental law, mergers and acquisitions, as well as site remediation and impact assessments.
G2 Partners: Houston TX
Uptime is presented in
this free brochure for
onshore and offshore
oil and gas pipelines
and gas distribution
networks.
It’s cited as an integral part of the Asset
Integrity Management
Suite. Uptime is highly
configurable to provide
pipeline operators and
gas utilities improved asset reliability, reduced
major accident risk, and to help manage regulatory requirements under diverse performance
and regulatory pressure.
GL Noble Denton Incorporated:
Mechanicsburg PA
More than 50 integrated land energy, field
services, and survey
capabilities are offered
by this company and
subject of its free brochure.
Available to handle
all details on the most
complex projects, the
firm offers right-of-way
to surveying through
lease acquisitions to environmental support.
These are accomplished via Percheron Energy, Percheron Field Services, and Percheron
Survey. Each organization is detailed as to its
personnel, technology, processes, nationwide
access, and capabilities.
PERCHERON: Houston TX
Natural gas pipeline
simulation software
NextGen
Pipeline
Simulation Suite highlights this free datasheet as an “advanced
natural gas pipeline
application for creating
hydraulic
simulation
models of simple or
complex pipeline networks.”
It’s presented to perform both steady state
and transient simulations as well as other daily
mission critical analysis for safe, accurate, and
cost effective systems operation.
Gregg Engineering: Sugar Land TX
Pipeline asset lifecycle,
data management lit
Pipetrak IT pipeline
data management solution addresses pipeline
asset lifecycle with focus
on construction.
Deployed at pipeline
project inception, the
software aids a project
team in completing complex projects on time to
world-class quality, safety,
environmental and documentation standards.
Pipetrak IT’s pre-construction engineering
stage allows for planned pipeline alignment to
be captured. Moving into construction phase,
it deploys and implements the solution on the
construction campsites to capture as-built information directly from the source.
Petro IT: Houston TX & Haryana India
Technical
surveying data
A variety of technical surveying services are concisely presented and shown
in this free pamphlet.
LIDAR aerial services are
explained for scanning and
ranging laser systems for
pinpoint-accurate, high-resolution topgraphic maps.
The firm also offers the
latest Trimble technologies
for land surveying and geomatics as well as in-house capability to collect
geo-referenced aerial imagery and ground data
with centimeter horizontal/vertical accuracies.
Bearing Tree Land Surveying:
Oklahoma City OK
Analytical tools, change
detection for oil, gas
utilities info
Pictometry
Intelligent
Images analytical tools
and change detection services for oil and gas utilities are cited in this free
brochure to efficiently and
cost effectively manage
HCA programs.
The images, tools, and
data easily integrate into
existing workflows “to deliver a true, enterpriselevel solutions.” Pictometry images and data offer a single, complete authoritative source to
eliminate data inconsistencies and meet regulatory requirements for high consequence areas.
EagleView Technologies: Bothell WA
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Onshore, offshore,
subsea tools & services
Individual tools and
tool systems, technology, and services for
conventional
drilling,
fishing and workover
are presented in this free
brochure.
Equipment and service
support are offered for
coil tubing, critical high
pressure snubbing, well
control support, frac
flowback and well testing, special wellhead
intervention and remedial services, platform
abandonment, and slot recovery. Rental, fishing, and freeze services are also highlighted.
BTI Services: Lafayette LA
Maintenance, repair,
installation management
WennSoft Signature solution manages oil and
gas installation, maintenance, and repair processes. It’s highlighted in
this free brochure.
Signature avoids the
limited or lacking backend accounting functionality of other solutions.
It is industry-tailored
and backed by a world-class financial management and customer relationship management
system, all based on Microsoft technology. This
suits the software for in-field or in-office uses.
WennSoft: New Berlin WI
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Advertiser Product & Service Follow-up
September “Advertiser Product & Service Followup”
Companies featured here prominently advertise their equipment, products, systems, or services in September OG&PE. These summaries provide
an opportunity to receive FREE INFORMATION on them and their specialties. Go to OGPE.com and use the “Click Here for Free Information”
button on the right side. You’ll get prompt, complete response from these valued OG&PE clients.
New video borescopes
Valves, fittings, tubing
Comfortable FR workwear
VideoProbe — Mentor Visual iQ is newly introduced to give you faster, more accurate inspections via real-time connectivity, intuitive
touchscreen, customizable profile setups, and
3D Phase Measurement.
With more intelligence built into this innovative VideoProbe, your inspections are not only
productive, but your inspections are smarter.
Armed with this NDT visual inspection tool,
you harness the Internet to real-time-connect
with experts from the field. Learn more about
how GE is changing the inspection landscape.
GE Measurement and Control:
Skaneateles NY — mentorvisualiQ.com
Count on HiP’s proven valves, fittings, and tubing to handle your oil, gas, and petrochem pressures from 10,000 to 150,000 psi.
For 50+ years HiP continues to deliver quality
dependable products and services to global customers. Complete high-pressure-handling valves,
fittings, and tubing information is free.
High Pressure Equipment Company:
Erie PA — HighPressure.com
TECGEN FR Workwear doesn’t wear your oil
and gas, electrical, or manufacturing crew out
with heat stress. It’s engineered to keep wearers cool, dry, comfortable.
TECGEN FR is pushing performance as workwear that won’t wear your workers out. Feel
the difference — set up a wear trial at the
website below.
TECGEN: Greenville SC — FR.TECGEN.com
Oil & Gas Safety:
Draeger’s passion
Skullerz = Eye protection,
style — and Badassery
Since 1889: Safety equipment, training, and
service from Dräger are available to support
your safety culture.
Whether in the XXS Sensor or escape chambers for 250 people — Dräger’s passion for the
oil and gas industry can be seen in everything
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Winter of Discontent
Certification – Do You
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EDITOR’S LETTER
The Phoenix Issue Hilton Price, PennWell
3 The Perfect Storm: Energy Retail’s Winter of Discontent
By Michael Hinton
6 Certification – Do You Get What You Pay For???
By Michael Powell
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TRAINING INSIGHTS
Five Steps to Find the Best Employees Before
the Big Shift Change By Jean Martin
11 Hiring the Next Generation of Hourly Oil and Gas Talent
By Jean Martin and Mark Strong
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Georgia Power Solves Long-standing problem
of Hardware Failures By Tasha Hardegree
15 5 Top Offshore Oil Companies and Their Future Outlook
17 A Career in Downstream – What Do People in
Downstream Businesses Do? By Cheryl McKinney
19 Evidence-Based Management:
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Letter
Like the Legend of
the Phoenix…
T
HERE was a
moment when I thought we weren’t going to do this anymore. The
energy industry is increasingly moving to the digital sphere, and that’s no more
exemplary than in the media that covers it. Magazines are being replaced by websites,
and for a moment we thought PennEnergy Jobs Energy Workforce would be making
that same transition. It’s worked for other brands in the PennWell family, and although
we were sad to say goodbye to this tried and true format, we were excited for what would
come next.
But not so fast! Just as we were ready to leap fully into an on-demand digital format,
we realized we had too much good content to deny it a place in physical perpetuity.
So, like the Phoenix of legend, the
issue you are reading now rose from
the proverbial ashes and prepared to
take flight again. This may be the
last magazine formatted edition of
PEJEW, but it may not. We’re going
to let our audience, not the trends,
dictate what’s best.
Speaking of the best, the industry
is constantly searching for the best;
the best talent, the brightest minds, the hardest workers. We look at how to find the best
employees for the big crew change on page 9.
The weather of 2014 wasn’t the best, and it played havoc on the energy industry,
especially on the retail side. We look at the effects of this perfect storm on page 3.
How do you become the best? Is there a single path, and can it really be quantified?
We look at the good and bad of certification on page 6.
Who’s the best offshore? From the companies ruling the waters today to those who
will be floating above the rest tomorrow, we look at some of the biggest names offshore
on page 15.
How do we do better? Hardware failures can be frustrating, but one company is
solving the problem. We look at how they did it on page 13.
We have to be ready for what’s next, while still throwing our best effort at what we do
today. That’s how we can strive to be the best.
Let’s get to work!
“We have to be ready for what’s
next, while still throwing our best
effort at what we do today. That’s
how we can strive to be the best.”
—Hilton Price
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Cover STORY
The Perfect Storm: Energy
Retail’s Winter of Discontent
By Michael Hinton
O
N January
31st, Maryland-based
Clean Currents shut its doors
for good.
The renewable energy supplier sent
a minor shockwave through the industry by abruptly announcing it could no
longer serve its 8,000 residential and
business customers. Speaking to journalists about the closure, the company
president said ‘the financials were fine.
None of us suspected that we would be
out of business in a week.’
Clean Currents was a casualty of
wholesale price volatility during the Polar Vortex cold snap, which sent temperatures plummeting overnight in early January and massively disrupted life on the
East Coast and Mid-Western states.
Essential infrastructure simply seized
up: flights were cancelled, trains stalled,
schools were closed and white-outs were
common on icy, snow covered highways.
For energy retailers, it was the ultimate
black swan. Already dealing with colder-than-normal fall and winter temperatures, they quickly found themselves in
MICHAEL HINTON is Chief Customer
Officer and Senior Vice President, Products
and Solutions for Allegro Development
Corporation.
a vice-grip of spiking demand, diminished supply and a rapidly degrading operational capability.
PJM Interconnection, the largest US
grid operator, hit a record winter peak use
of 141,500 megawatts – just as 20 percent
of its generators went offline due to the
freezing temperatures.
Coal-fired power plants accounted
for roughly half the outages, while diesel generators made up the other half.
There were instances of coal stacks being frozen solid and many diesel generators just wouldn’t work in extreme cold.
Pipeline constraints also caused generation problems by driving up natural gas prices east of the Rockies. As the
most popular American heating fuel, utilities relying on gas for generation had to
compete with standard natural gas needs
when the vortex landed.
The wholesale energy market responded accordingly:
• PJM’s average on-peak power price
jumped from $50 to $278
• Henry Hub spot prices spiked from
$3.95 to $8.15 MMBtu
• Propane jumped from $2.08 to $4.20 gal.
• North Sea Brent Crude spot price averaged $110 bbl for 8 consecutive months
Source: EIA
Out in the cold
On the surface, surging demand for electricity should have meant increased revenues and profits for all. But peak power
isn’t always preferred. For electricity retailers with customers on fixed-rate contracts, demand and price volatility bring
risks that can obliterate margins.
Overextended electricity systems
can spell disaster. At the depths of
deep freeze, our customer South Carolina utility SCE&G was forced to implement rolling 15-minute blackouts
to manage demand. Many others were
openly calling on customers to turn
down thermostats or even leave the curtains on South-facing windows open so
sunlight could heat their homes. Most
grid operators in the affected states
were compelled to draw on expensive
demand response resources from other
suppliers, putting further upward pressure on wholesale pricing.
Inadequate hedging against such extreme variability in wholesale pricing left
many retailers financially exposed and
scrambling to pay their bills. When it announced its closure, Clean Currents said
spot market prices during the Polar Vortex went up not by 20 or even 50 percent
– some jumped by 500 percent. When
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Winters of Discontent
Is chaos the new normal? Extreme weather events can
wreak havoc on energy retailers. Black Swan Events
are unanticipated and impossible to plan for
and recent history shows they are
2014
JAN 2014
The Polar Vortex
descends on much
of the US east of
the Rockies
The Ice Storm Cometh
In early 2014, the Polar Vortex descended,
creating the coldest winter in decades
ensnaring many retail energy providers,
whose margins were hammered by flat rate
pricing and inadequate hedging in the face
of weather-related black swan events.
2010
on the rise.
2011
A second
continent-wide
heatwave
strikes most of
North America
JANUARY 20 04
Cold snap hits
Northeast US.
Boston's coldest
day in 114 years
20 0 0
SPRING 2014
Record gas demand leaves huge storage
deficit compared to historical levels
FEBRUARY
Gas & electricity retailer
Clean Currents shuts its doors
20 09
Heatwave hits the
Pacific Northwest
1990
FEB 10
Spurred by spiking gas prices, FERC
raises the cap on power charges that
PJM passes on to third-party suppliers
20 06
A continent-wide heatwave
strikes most of North America
WINTER 1996
The great Midwest cold break.
Temperatures of -60º F in
Minnesota.
JANUARY
NYMEX natural gas futures reach
5-year high
20 01
JAN 31
Heatwave affects
most of Eastern
North America
SUMMER 1995
750+ people die from
heat-related illnesses
during the Chicago
heat wave
Virginia-based Dominion Resources
abruptly exits retail electricity market
JAN 07
20 0 0
On peak power prices spike to nearly
$1000 MWh as Polar Vortex takes hold
Heatwave in the
Southern US
South Carolina utility, SCE&G
implements rolling blackouts after
remote transmitters freeze
AUGUST 1998
JUNE 1998
Power Company of America is forced
into bankruptcy due to unpaid bills
100° F temps drive wholesale
electricity prices in the Midwest
& South to record highs
PJM, the largest grid operator in the
US, sets a new winter peak record at
139,069 megawatts.
JUNE 1998
Polar Vortex descends. temps in
Boston & New York between 11 & 17º F
Peak prices approach $600 per
MWh, more than 10 times normal
JAN 06
Temps in Boston & New York
avg. 37-43º F
JAN 01
New Year's Day. Average on-peak
power prices at PJM stable at CA
$50 MWh
Hedged Against
the Storm
Extreme weather events are now a fact
of life. How can energy retailers predict
future demand – and react quickly when
unforeseen events do happen?
Black Swans
& Blackouts
Unprecedented
Heatwaves
By Mid-century
Trade and usage information need to be
aggregated on a single CTRM system
Extreme cold can cause serious
operational degradation, including issues
with natural gas pipelines and mechanical
problems with power generators.
Data models from 21 climate
centers worldwide show
cascading heatwaves in the
US starting as early as 2020.
Big Freeze = Supply Squeeze
Measure usage against past weather
parameters like daily minimum and
maximum temperatures
Propane jumps
from $2.08 to
$4.20 gal.
Solid analytics will turn historical data
into load forecasts for expected monthly,
long-term, short-term hourly and even
sub-hourly demand
Heating oil
inventories in
the Northeast
drop by 6.9
million barrels
October - February
Understand history repeats itself and a
long-term view is needed to react in
real-time
Rise in US average heating days
higher than last year.
SOURCES: BP Energy Outlook 2030, January 2013. The Outlook for Energy, A View to 2040, 2013.
North Sea
Brent Crude
spot price
averages
$110 bbl for
8 consecutive
months
Henry Hub
spot prices
spike from
$3.95 to $8.15
MMBtu
PJM issued its collateral call the company simply couldn’t afford to pay.
And Clean Currents wasn’t the only
casualty. Virginia-based Dominion Resources abruptly exited the retail electricity market in January, while Illinois’ retailer FirstEnergy Solutions announced
a coming June surcharge of $5 to $15 for
220,000 of its customers, to pay for spikes
in wholesale power costs during the deep
freeze. It’s worth noting that New Jersey’s
Systrum Energy lost 5,000 customers in
February when it tried a similar move and
passed on higher energy costs to its nonfixed-rate customers.
In the retail energy sector, unexpected weather and a dynamic book of customers means that the science behind insuring supply can meet demand has to be
nimble, sophisticated and reliable. While
grid operators and large utilities tend to
have robust energy trading and risk management (ETRM) tools in place to mitigate the impact of adverse weather, the
winter of 2014 caught many on the retail
side. With disruptive weather events becoming more frequent and intense, retail
providers need to take immediate steps to
prepare for the next one, and soon.
Extreme & unprecedented.
Welcome to the new normal
Extreme weather didn’t start with the Polar Vortex. The eastern seaboard has endured a series of harsh winters and extreme
snowstorms from 2009-2011, including the
February 2010 “snowmageddon” in Washington that shut down the federal government for the better part of a week.
At the other end of the thermometer, storms mixed with high temperature
blacked out more than 250,000 homes
in the Midwest in early July. A 1998 heat
wave in the mid-west and south drove the
wholesale price of electricity in those states
to record highs, from averages of between
$25 and $40 per megawatt-hour (mwh)
to thousands of dollars per mwh at times
of peak demand. Commonwealth Edison
Chicago at one point paid nearly $4 million for $100,000 worth of power. A 2013
study based on models from 21 climate
centers worldwide says more ‘unprecedented’ heat waves are expected to hit the US
as early as 2020, according to Nature.
The common feature of these events
is their unpredictability. We’ve now had
nearly a decade of news coverage describing cold snaps, heat waves, extreme snowfall and hurricanes as ‘once in a generation’ and ‘unprecedented’. If January
caught you by surprise, you were in good
company. The Climate Prediction Center
(CPC) had actually forecast higher-thannormal temperatures for much of the lower 48 from November to January 2014.
Climatology clearly has its limits. In
energy markets however, information
can literally be power. Better insight into
past and future events holds the promise
of helping energy retailers be more proactive, and build informed strategies to
mitigate the impact of Polar Vortex-level price volatility.
Here are recommendations to help energy retailers prepare for more weather-related market volatility.
To forecast future demand and react quickly when the unforeseeable happens, trade and usage information need to
be aggregated on a single energy trading
and risk management (ETRM) system.
With a solid analytics component, historical data can then be turned quickly
into load forecasts for expected monthly, long-term, short-term, hourly and even
sub-hourly demand.
Once your ETRM system in place,
measuring usage against past weather parameters like daily minimum and maximum temperatures becomes much easier.
Forecasted demand, actual demand and
hourly weather can be displayed or charted in a single view.
These can then be applied to individual trades. By allowing multiple meters to
be assigned to a single retail power contract point, and including counterparty
information associated with each meter,
multiple meter-level demand forecasts can
be aggregated to form the contract-level
demand forecast for a trade.
Finally, you can run various scenarios
to stress demand versus supply and determine if you are within acceptable risk tolerances if not layer in hedges to offset unwanted risk.
Energy retailers will continue to face
events that force them to change their
hedging strategy. In a market where price
hikes can bankrupt you or send customers
fleeing for their incumbent utilities; and
in a regulatory environment where shaky
financial health could mean having your
operating licence pulled by a state monitoring agency, improving the trading and
risk management capability for energy retailers has become mission critical.
The retail sector needs to prepare
for more ‘once in a generation’ extreme
weather conditions. The winter of 2014
provides a cautionary tale for all of us, despite the lights somehow staying on. ⊗
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Certification – Do You Get
What You Pay For???
By Michael Powell
I
N looking
over job descriptions and
requirements in online job boards
or in the print media, we all have
seen the requirement for certification
Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Auditor, Quality Engineer, Purchasing,
Etc... Companies and their hiring
managers have the mindset that certification is the guarantee of the ability
that they are looking for. If you are not
certified in the area of their need, you
are not even considered for the position that they are trying to fill.
Especially in the quest for improving quality and efficiency, reducing
manufacturing costs and waste, the
quality and manufacturing technics
such as six sigma, lean manufacturing,
and other problem solving methodologies, certification seems to be mandatory. But what do you really get when
a piece of paper (certification) is your
benchmark for evaluating a prospective employee.
Unfortunately, experience and performance in past jobs does not seem
to mean much anymore. Certification,
like a college degree, is your learner’s
permit that must be tempered and built
upon with experience. Without practical “hands-on” experience, certification
in a methodology does not necessarily
produce substantial positive results.
At a company that I was employed
as a quality engineer at, a corporate level quality manager that had obtained
his six sigma “green belt” came to my
plant to do a six sigma project to earn
MICHAEL POWELL - Graduate of the University of Houston’s School of Technology and
Stephen F Austin’s School of Business, has been employed by various oil tool manufacturing
companies in Houston, Texas as a manufacturing engineer and a quality engineer over the
past 30+ years.
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his “black belt”. Although I am not
certified in six sigma, I was put on his
six sigma team. The task of his six sigma project was to cut the cost of quality
(scrap & rework). He focused on welding. The six sigma green belt manager would come out from his corporate
office to the plant ever couple of weeks
to lead the team in solving the problem of scrap and rework due to welding. He went over past nonconformity
reports (NCRs) by part number, product line and type of welding trying to
derive the cause for the NCRs. He was
told early on that the welding problems
were systemic. That if the reason for
the scrap and rework was found for one
part, product line, or type of welding,
the reason for the problem with other
parts, product lines, and types of welding would be found as well. That he
should look at the overall process. This
advice meant nothing to him. Meeting
after meeting he went through his number crunching of all of the elements of
the parts with the highest number of
NCRs by the book that he learned in
his six sigma class.
We were getting nowhere fast. Nothing concrete was coming out of the
meetings. Some team members started
not showing up for his meetings. Some
of us communicated our concern about
the waste of time and no results to the
plant quality director. He was able to get
the plug pulled” on the six sigma project and that was the last we saw of the
corporate quality manager.
In spite of his six sigma certification,
this guy had no practical “hands-on”
experience and no knowledge of welding
processes. He “could not see the forest
for the trees” so to speak. His six sigma
training and certification had no positive impact on trying to solve the problems with welding. Sometimes to get to
the root cause of a problem, there is no
substitute for getting out in the “trenches” and “putting your ear to the ground”.
In my daily walks through the shops
checking on this and that, I would talk
to people, listen, and observe. I am not
a welder, but in my years of being first
a manufacturing engineer and then a
quality engineer, I have watched various welding processes, talked to people who knew more than me, and had
to deal with welding problems.
I had been told that you could tell
the change in the seasons by the fluctuation in NCRs. Welding processes are
sensitive to the environment in which
they are performed in. You can have a
perfect welding procedure, but changes
in humidity will have an adverse effect
on your weld.
One day I was talking to the lead
welding inspector and asked what did
he think was the cause of our problems.
He said that there are some welding
processes that are “dirtier” than others.
The process that was being used was
not as “clean” as another that could be
used but it was FASTER. So when the
weld was ultrasonically inspected afterwards, unacceptable “indications” were
found that rejected the weld. Although
the indications were not found in every
case, and they came in varying degree,
this occurred more often than not. In
which case the weld had to be cut out
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and rewelded. Sometimes the cut out
was so extensive that the large components had to be cut completely apart and
the weld preps remachined. The parts
were so large and bulky that it would
take up to 3 or 4 hours just to sit up and
indicate them in on the large vertical
turning lathes. Unfortunately, the faster
welding process could and in many cases did add addition hours for bad weld
removal, remachining, and rewelding to
an already overloaded shop schedule.
The management mindset was by
push and shove. Each operation in the
manufacturing process was to be done
as fast as possible. Although the faster
welding procedure saved time for the
welding operation of the manufacturing process, it could cost more time
than it gained in rework time.
Both of the real causes for bad welds
(environment and weld process) were
not touched on in the quality manager’s
six sigma evaluation. He was looking
at every element of the operation as he
learn in the certification training. He
did not have a clue!! He was looking for
band aids to fix the resulting problem.
If going by the numbers (in this case –
the six sigma methodology) could get
the job done, then anybody could sit
through the training in the methodology and come up with all of the answers.
Unfortunately, this is not the case in the
real world.
In today’s world of dumbed-down
immediate gratification, it seems that
businesses rely more and more on a
“cookie-cutter” fit out of a text book.
The candidate for a position that has all
of the right “certifications” is considered
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the best candidate. Candidates without
certification are not considered. Managers do not have to think and/or evaluate ….. just put the square peg into the
square hole and the desired results will
be obtained ….. improved productivity
and profit margins ….. or so they think.
Over the past 20 years, “quality” has
been a growth industry. Careers and fortunes have been made in training and
consulting …. ISO 9000 for companies
and six sigma and other methodology
training for individuals. So many times
a company will get their people trained
and certified in a quality/productivity
methodology to show that it is an efficient quality operation …. at least on
paper. But the mindset of upper management is often not changed. It has
been papered over with certifications.
The assorted problem solving methodologies originated from the Toyota Quality Team in the auto industry.
They were developed to deliver uniform
results through a standardized process.
But like the old saying about computers,
“garbage in – garbage out”, if experience and a little “common sense” is not
applied to the uniform process, results
can be somewhat less than desired. Certification does not equate to good effective solutions to problems.
Please do not misunderstand me.
Certification in a problem solving
methodology or job function can be a
handy tool in a person’s “skills tool box”.
But it is not a stand-alone qualification.
A person with experience, an inquisitive
mind, and a desire to accomplish something positive can often out preform a
person with just the certification.
Oh yea …. there is another important element that is necessary for any
quality/problem solving methodology
to work. Top management has to understand, believe in, and actively support
the improvement program for it to work
effectively!!! ⊗
TRAINING
Insights
Five Steps to Find the
Best Employees Before
the Big Shift Change
By Jean Martin
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oil and gas industry is facing a bigger workforce challenge than ever before. The
recent boom has resulted in a widespread labor shortage, the baby boomer generation is near retirement, and
studies have found that the oil and
gas industry is struggling with effective leadership – with just one in 20
professionals fitting the profile of an
effective leader today.
The so-called “Big Shift Change,”
when baby boomers will retire in
droves and leave 500,000 openings
in the oil and gas industry over the
next five years, presents a major risk
for companies as they lose decades of
institutional and industry knowledge.
Compounding the issue further is
the reduced number of students applying for and completing STEM university courses, the complex nature of the
industry, rapid changes in technology and unique safety concerns, which
means that we’re at a critical point in
time for companies to have robust talent programs to identify and train
“high-potential” (HiPo) employees.
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HiPos are identified by their leadership characteristics, and they are twice
as valuable as their non-HiPo peers
because they save their companies
millions through efficiency, leadership
and longer tenures.
Major U.S. corporations spend
an average of $3 million every year
on leadership and development programs for HiPo employees, often struggle with keeping them with the company -- more than half of will leave
within five years. Our research shows
companies can reduce flight risk and
improve the success of their HiPo pro-
JEAN MARTIN is an executive director and Eugene Burke is the chief scientist and
analytics officer at CEB, the leading member-based research and advisory firm.
grams more than tenfold if they offer
the right kind of training that develops leaders’ ability to motivate others,
effectively communicate and support
others through change.
Here are five actions consistently taken by successful companies that
result in strong HiPo programs, low
turnover and increased savings that
the oil and gas industry should institute now:
Recognize that employees need
more than strong performance in
their current role to succeed in future
roles. The shortage of leaders in oil
and gas could be explained by the
lack of support and training provided
to those managers who worked their
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way up through the ranks from technical roles. While identifying employees with a record of high performance
is an important step in identifying them
as HiPos, it isn’t enough by itself. CEB
research shows that assuming high performance equals high potential puts
the odds at six-to-one that the employee will fail in a development program.
Define “potential” clearly. While
attributes may vary slightly based on
company culture and practices, there
are three important aspects all companies should look for when defining
potential: employees need to have the
aspiration to rise to a more senior role,
the ability to manage and lead effectively, and commitment to the organization.
Measure potential objectively. Only
one-in-three organizations use assess-
ment data to identify employees for
HiPo programs, and nearly half lack a
methodical process for identifying and
developing HiPos, according to CEB
research. Rather than relying on subjective assessments, nominations or evaluations, successful organizations ensure
fair and valid identification of HiPo talent through scientific assessment.
Ask for commitment in return for
career opportunities. HiPo employees
are highly marketable — they are strong
performers and are often confident
they can find work elsewhere. Therefore, organizations that see the highest
returns on their HiPo investments proactively mitigate flight risk among by
asking for future commitment – even
“career contracts” -- in return for development opportunities.
Create differentiated development
experiences. Typical HiPo programs
fail to prepare participants for future
roles. Giving HiPos stretch assignments
goes part of the way -- they not only
learn new skills but also apply existing
skills to different roles – but even more,
new learning technologies enable the
most efficient extraction of knowledge
from experience. Getting this blend
exactly right is even more important
as baby boomers retire and oil and gas
companies fill positions from the biggest pool for potential hires today – millennials (ages 18-29 years). As many as
23 percent of millennials say they value
diverse experiences more than advancement and they place particular emphasis on development opportunities when
looking for jobs. ⊗
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TRAINING
Insights
Hiring the Next Generation
of Hourly Oil and Gas Talent
By Jean Martin and Mark Strong, CEB
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everyone is aware that
surging North American production coupled with a wave of
retirements is causing an unprecedented
shortage of talent across oil and gas companies. Increased production in North
America is expected to create 500,000
to 1 million new energy-related jobs in
the next 10 years. Yet, with an improving economy and rebounding 401k accounts, hourly employees of retirementage are more confident about retiring
than they were a few years ago. These
employees have been operating and repairing equipment and machinery for
decades, and will take their institutional
knowledge with them when they go.
CEB has analyzed operations and
maintenance jobs in the world’s leading oil and gas companies and finds
that to replace experienced, successful workers, companies must find candidates with a set of fundamental skills
and abilities:
Dependability and reliability
Safety orientation
Teamwork orientation
Learning ability
Troubleshooting and problem
solving
Mechanical aptitude
Online, pre-employment assessments
EARLY
allow companies to identify candidates
with these characteristics during the
application stage with greater accuracy than a resume or interview will
elicit. As oil and gas companies compete for talent, using assessments can
help them broaden their talent pool,
reduce safety concerns and hire the
right people.
Reach into unconventional
areas for talent
Hiring a refinery operator from a competitor or an instrument technician
from a contractor is fairly easy, and
most of these individuals already have
the necessary skills. However, when
bringing in candidates from unconventional sources, companies must determine if they have the fundamental
skills and abilities suited for these roles.
For instance, a hospital lab techni-
cian follows procedures, is dependable
and may have experience with shift
work. Online assessments can test for
the compatible characteristics before
a recruiter reviews a resume or schedules an interview. Once those characteristics are assured, companies need to
design compelling employment offers
for non-traditional talent pools. Without that, it will be harder to pull top talent from other industries.
Emphasize safety
The drive to fill vacancies quickly can
put people’s lives and businesses at risk.
The energy industry has some of the
most extensive safety training in the
world, but the best companies start
focusing on safety at the hiring stage.
Our research shows that a small group
of high-risk employees account for a
large share of accidents and injuries,
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even after undergoing safety training.
An oil and gas services company we
work with implemented a safety assessment in their hiring process and realized a 28 percent reduction in at-fault
accidents and incidents after screening
out candidates with the lowest safety orientation scores. In addition to improvements in employee safety and wellbeing, the cost savings associated with
accident reduction was over five times
the cost of implementing assessments as
part of the hiring process. Also, as safe
individuals tend to be more dependable, the company found that the rate of
failures in their drug screens and background checks was reduced as well.
Selectively hire the right people
Hiring mistakes happen – such as those
who do not show up to work after their
first paycheck, tend to cause conflicts
with others in the workplace, or simply cannot learn the procedures and
requirements of the role. These hires
greatly affect productivity and usually
have short tenure.
By using online assessments, individuals’ suitability for roles can be measured and determined – these types of
hires can be screened out of the interview process, allowing recruiters and
hiring managers to focus their time
and effort on the candidates most likely to be successful. In fact, organizations
that use assessments early in the hiring
process see a 30 percent reduction in
unqualified candidates in the interview,
an 89 percent reduction in overall time
in the selection process and a 55 percent
reduction in cost per applicant.
Almost all companies will feel pressure to hire new employees as rapidly
as possible. Although it seems counterintuitive to utilize assessments to screen
out candidates during a talent shortage,
valid and appropriate selection assessments can speed the hiring process by
focusing time and effort on only qualified candidates, rather than wasting time
on those who have little chance to be
successful. ⊗
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INDUSTRY
Insights
Transmission Staff Specialist
Invents Bushing
Georgia Power solves the long-standing
problem of hardware failures.
By Tasha Hardegree, Georgia Power
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transmission lines have
had hardware failures due
to wind-induced vibrations.
Over extended periods of time, the
wind-driven rubbing between line insulator hardware and the associated
cross arm attachment points can cause
total failure of the cross arm at the
point of attachment. These vibrations
cause wear between the metal components on the transmission line hardware. In some cases, this could result
in line failure or multiple arm replacements, which can be very expensive.
In many cases, over time, the clevis pin can completely erode through
the attachment of the arm. If the hole
is not repaired after it becomes worn, it
may deteriorate to the point that it may
no longer be able to support the weight
of a conductor. In these situations, conventional methods may require replacing the entire arm.
In the past, some transmission crews
used a helicopter with stabilizers and
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other specialized equipment to inspect
the hardware, and to focus in on the
attachment points. This task was complex, time consuming, expensive and
labor intensive and diverted crews from
doing other work when the arm attachments needed to be replaced due to
these types of failures.
To solve this problem; Georgia
Power was challenged to find a solution to eliminate the wear due to
wind-driven sawing action. With this
concept in mind, Buddy Phillips, a
maintenance and reliability staff specialist took the challenge given, and
went straight to work. Over his career
with Georgia Power, Phillips had recognized other business solutions and
within a matter of weeks, and several
prototypes later, he built a prototype
that was stronger than then his other
designs. What Phillips developed was
a cost-effective repair process that was
easy, simple and fast and a solution for
a longstanding problem Georgia Pow-
BUDDY PHILLIPS is a line specialist for Georgia Power, in the Maintenance & Reliability
Department, has been with the company for 42 years, and is responsible for line maintenance
including: inspection of new line construction, steel structure repairs, evaluation of hardware
failures, helicopter inspections. He is also responsible for Transmission lines in Georgia and
live line training.
er was having with their transmission
line hardware failures.
Installing the device
Linemen use this device by inserting the stainless steel bushing into the
attachment hole in the arm. Because
the attachment is made of a corrosion-resistant stainless steel, the workers no longer need to replace the entire
arm. As a result, it improves reliability and extends hardware life and has
also saved a significant amount of money in transmission and distribution
line repairs, and because of its success,
Georgia Power plans on installing the
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bushings to prevent the wear on new
construction and to eliminate the failure due to wind induced vibrations.
The stainless steel bushing can not
only be used for electric power transmission and distribution systems, but
can also be used anywhere a hole or
aperture needs to be repaired or reinforced. The new bushing was tested,
and not only solved the wear problem,
but also increased the strength of the
clevis attachment significantly.
Providing key benefits
The attachment bushing also provides
several key business benefits such as
safety, overall cost reduction, improved
operational efficiency, enhanced reliability, and risk mitigation.
Georgia Power’s field workforce has
installed a number of these bushings on
230kv lines throughout its service territory to prevent arm replacements due to
failures from wind induced vibrations
on hundreds of worn cross arms. There
is minimal training required and the
savings on this one project alone were
calculated and shown to be significant
in labor, equipment and materials.
Due to the successful benefits of this
innovative solution, Georgia Power was
granted a patent from the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, and in
honor of its inventor, Georgia Power
employees have informally nicknamed
the product “The Buddy Bushing”. The
trademarked product is also being sold
and distributed by Diversified Products, which has worked with linemen to
bring their inventions to market for the
past 15 years. ⊗
Companies Mentioned:
Diversified Products
www.diversifiedproducts.com
Georgia Power
www.georgiapower.com
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INDUSTRY
Insights
5 Top Offshore Oil Companies
and their Future Outlook
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LUNGING into the deepest depths
of the sea, energy companies are
constantly searching for new oil
and gas resources to meet the global
population’s growing demand for energy. New technologies for deep water
drilling are allowing companies to push
the limits of oil exploration and give operators the power to unlock reserves 500
feet or more below the surface. Some of
the biggest discoveries in the world are
located in offshore fields like the Libra
oil field off the coast of Brazil–estimated
to contain up to 12 billion barrels of oil.
Here are five companies that could
continue their dominance in offshore
development now and in the future:
1. Shell
Shell has been a pioneer in offshore
oil development with the company
announcing it would stay on target to
create the deepest offshore oil and gas
production project in the world last
year. The Dutch firm said it would
make an offshore oil platform in the
Gulf of Mexico that would produce
almost 2 miles down the surface. The Gulf of Mexico is becoming
a hotbed of offshore oil and gas development after the Mexican government opened up its energy sector to foreign investors. The region is already
equipped with an extensive pipeline
infrastructure system with companies
such as Shell contemplating adding
pipe to account for growth in offshore
oil. Shell produced 3.2 million barrels
of oil equivalent per day in 2013 with
sales of liquefied natural gas sales reaching 19.6 million tons. However, the
company reported a drop in revenue
from the previous year with net cash
flow decreasing to $40 billion from $46
billion in 2012. Shell said it aims to work on delivering new projects, highlighting its projects off the coast of Mexico and Brazil. Looking to the future, Shell said its
Mars field–discovered by the firm in
1989–in the Gulf of Mexico started production in February this year and will
reach a peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2050.
The company also signed a productionsharing contract for the Libra oil field.
2. Statoil AS
Based in Norway, Statoil is a major energy producer with 40 years of oil and gas
production experience on Norwegian
waters. Statoil said it had more than $26
billion in adjusted earnings and $25 billion in net operating income for 2013.
The company previously announced it
added 1.25 billion barrels of oil equivalent from exploration, recently achieving its highest organic reserve replace-
ment ratio with 1.47 last year.
Statoil projects include the Oseberg
East field, an offshore oil field in the
North Sea, which has 41.5 million barrels of recoverable oil, according to Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Recently, ExxonMobil and Statoil announced
a major offshore discovery in the Piri
prospect in offshore Tanzania–where
Statoil has been operating since 2007.
The company is banking on the profitability of emerging technologies, saying new innovations will be critical in
keeping the company’s costs low. Statoil
said it is considering producing a subsea
compressor that could increase its natural gas production and reduce the impact
of its operations on the environment.
3. Chevron
In Chevron’s 2013 annual report, the
company headquartered in California said it earned $21.4 billion in sales,
increasing its annual dividend payout to
stockholders for the 26th-straight year.
The company said it added an estimated 800 million barrels of net oil equivalent proved reserves with projects last
year. Chevron aims to increase production with a capital and exploratory budget of almost $40 billion in 2014, focusing on core areas as well as building new
legacy positions in the upstream market. This year, the company has several
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big-budget projects. Chevron boasts 15
projects that will receive more than $1
billion each in investment, such as the
deep water projects Jack/St. Malo and Big
Foot in the Gulf of Mexico. The Jack/St.
Malo project is expected to yield 170,000
barrels per day of oil and 42.5 million
cubic feet per day of natural gas from 43
subsea wells once it is fully operational.
4. ExxonMobil
As a truly international firm, ExxonMobil
has oil and natural gas operations in six
continents. The Houston-based company
earned $32.6 billion for 2013, ending the
year with a peak of $42.5 billion in capital and exploration expenditures. While
the company said its capital spending will
decrease to $39.8 billion in 2014, ExxonMobil plans on diversifying its portfolio with 10 new projects this year that are
forecasted to add about 300,000 net oil
equivalent barrels per day. In 2013, the company listed proved
reserves at 25.2 billion oil equivalent barrels and has more than 120 projects that
are expected to develop 24 billion oil
equivalent barrels of oil and natural gas.
ExxonMobil’s long-term investments
include the Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea and
Violeta (CLOV) offshore fields in Angola, which are located between 3,600 feet
or 4,593 feet below the sea. The project
is projected to have a production capacity
of 160,000 barrels of oil per day after the
company confirmed the CLOV project is
on schedule. ExxonMobil has also started
work on a $4 billion project to develop the
Julia oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico.
5. ConocoPhillips
As the world’s largest independent exploration and production company, Cono-
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coPhillips is quickly making a name for
itself outside of Texas with operations
and activities in 27 countries. The company reported $9.2 billion in earnings for
2013 and has made breakthroughs in its
exploration program, predicting it will
grow its exploration operations in 2014. Since the company began drilling
in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico starting in the 1980s, the company
has interest in 454 deep water blocks in
the region, which span about 2.2 million
net acres. The company has tested out
emerging drilling technologies in Magnolia, formerly the world’s deepest tension-leg platform in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make an impact
in the region. In an auction for drilling
rights in the western Gulf of Mexico last
year, the company submitted the highest
bid. ConocoPhillips had the largest total
of bids with $50.3 million, topping Chevron’s $32.8 million. In addition to winning the bid for drilling rights, the company also revealed its fourth deep water
discovery in the Gulf of Mexico in the
same year. The Gila discovery was made
under approximately 4,900 feet of water. Outside of the Gulf of Mexico, the
company said it has exploration activities
in Australia and Senegal. ConocoPhillips said it plans on expanding its asset
portfolio and deliver 3 to 5 percent compound annual production growth. ⊗
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Shell
http://reports.shell.com/annualreport/2013/servicepages/downloads/files/
entire_shell_ar13.pdf
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shell-gom-stones-idUSL2N0DP1I420130508
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major-projects-2/mars-b.html
Statoil
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default.aspx?redirectShortUrl=http%3a%2f%
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News/2014/Pages/IORJune2014.aspx
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CEOletter2013.aspx
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QuarterlyResults/2013/Downloads/Financial%20statements%20and%20review%20
4Q%202013.pdf
Chevron
http://www.chevron.com/annualreport/2013/
documents/pdf/Chevron2013AnnualReport.pdf
ExxonMobil
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exxon-mobil-corporation-announces-estimated-fourth-quarter-2013-results
http://news.exxonmobil.com/press-release/
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ConocoPhillips
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producing-energy/oil-and-gas/offshore/Pages/going-deep-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.aspx
INDUSTRY
Insights
‘A Career in Downstream
– What do People in
Downstream Businesses do?’
By Cheryl McKinney, EOR Strategy and Commercial Business Leader, BP
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downstream oil and gas industry is leading the way in providing exciting career opportunities for talented engineers around the
globe. Our industry is critical to the oil
and gas value chain. We refine, manufacture and market fuels, lubricants
and petrochemicals for both industrial
and retail consumers. This is our fundamental purpose.
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How the industry is developing
The downstream industry has certainly developed since I joined in the
mid-1980’s. Nowadays, careers in this
segment of the industry offer exciting
opportunities to produce leading products via revolutionary technology and
processes. The downstream industry
is investing across the world, pushing
the use of technology to produce fuels
and lubricants more efficiently, despite
the ever more difficult feedstocks now
being produced from today’s oil and
gas fields.
In the US Midwest, we at BP have
redeveloped the Whiting Refinery, to
supply fuel to the North American markets. The multi-billion dollar upgrade
of the facility has just been complet-
ed to ensure that it can
process growing supplies of North American crude oil, including
heavy oil from Canada.
At Whiting we will now
process up to 413,000
barrels per day and produce enough fuel every
day to run 430,000
cars, 22,000 commercial trucks, 2,000 commercial aircraft, 10,000 tractors and fill
350,000 propane tanks. This upgrade
work has required industry leading talent and ingenuity of process, to ensure
that the refinery can work with the
more challenging feedstock, while having a minimal environmental impact.
Pushing the boundaries
Many misconceptions exist about what
a job in downstream actually entails.
I believe that we offer a wide range of
roles, in a variety of exciting operating
environments. It is not all oily overalls
and heavy machinery; technical and
business staff in downstream have the
opportunity to work with industry-leading refining technology and experts
within the field.
At Whiting, we have
recently engineered a
way to run the refinery’s gasoline-making
units even during the
planned maintenance of
other parts of the refinery. This first for BP has
ensured that production
can be maintained during downtime and is a
great example of our engineers’ collaborative working–taking an initial idea
all the way through to its implementation. It required rigorous analysis and
thinking to ensure that consequences were fully thought through and all
possible outcomes were taken into
consideration.
At our Hull petrochemicals plant in
the UK, we are leading the way in the
research of new product streams that
will help to form the fuels of the future.
We also manufacture acetic acid and
acetic anhydride, which are used in
textile and plastic manufacturing, as
well as in the pharmaceutical industry and to create bleaches. We produce
half a million tonnes of acetic acid per
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year, making the facility the
only large scale producer in
Europe. Hull is also home
to one of BP’s main global
research and technology centres at which we have created a range of technologies for
BP’s global businesses.
To meet these global challenges, we increasingly rely
on a diverse workforce of men
and women from around the
globe. The varying perspectives of the people in our
downstream business allow
us to examine issues from
multiple angles and develop
ideas and technologies that
ensure products are available
to deliver energy to the world in safe and
environmentally sound ways.
The downstream lifestyle
I often hear from our downstream engineers that they enjoy working in the
office environment, while still appreciating the opportunity to work with the
operational teams in the facilities. The
teams are made up of highly skilled
engineers and technicians, responsible for designing and developing plant
in a complex environment. Being located at a refinery or petrochemicals plant
allows employees to identify issues,
implement changes and examine ideas
and outcomes in a real world environment. These teams take things from the
hypothetical to reality and get to see the
tangible outcomes of their efforts.
While some roles may offer the
potential for significant international travel, the majority of roles are loca-
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tion specific, with facilities often located near major consumption areas close
to major cities, which in turn provides a
stable work/ life balance.
What can recruits expect?
Downstream facilities are complex manufacturing sites with numerous functions all operating in unison. Therefore
roles in downstream are often suited to
inquisitive candidates, who tend to push
the boundaries in their thinking and
approach. Collaborative team players
suit this environment and can expect to
find an inclusive culture that encourages innovative thinking.
Downstream engineers are responsible for delivering often large-scale engineering projects and ensuring the safe
operation of the company’s plants. BP,
in turn, provides compelling packages
and extensive learning opportunities in
the classroom and on the job. Through
these offerings and the diversity of roles
on offer, recruits can expect significant
career development opportunities.
I believe the sector to be extremely
flexible and adaptable to personal priorities and needs. At BP I have found that
our employees’ priorities change as they
move through their careers. The scale
of the industry’s major downstream sites
allow for progression and development
within a single site or location, while the
reach of the sector means that the global
opportunities are there as and when the
time is right.
In summary, recruits can expect an
industry with numerous career options
and the flexibility to meet their short
and long term goals. This is an industry sector that challenges you and the
way you think, that is inclusive and
that delivers vital products to keep the
world’s light on, homes warm, businesses running and vehicles moving. ⊗
INDUSTRY
Insights
Evidence-Based Management:
a Practical Management
Approach for the Energy Industry
By Eric Scheller, Director at Sapient Global Markets
T
HE rapid growth over the last five
years of natural gas, gas liquids
and crude oil activity in shale
basins has single-handedly changed
the global nature of energy production. The impact on companies in the
upstream, midstream and downstream
sectors is seen in increased competition for supply and markets as well as
human and financial capital. Complicating ongoing business management
is the large amount of data from sprawling assets that needs to be analyzed and
acted upon in a narrow real-time window through a compelling format. In
this article, Eric Scheller discusses the
challenges and options facing business
directors as they try to fully disseminate
and leverage data in the management
and growth of their businesses.
Trends Driving Increased Complexity
When Mitchell Energy completed its
first economic shale fracture in 1998,
no one thought it would lead to the
Photo by Rachel Seeley, UOGR
unprecedented shifts in energy markets that we are experiencing today.
In fact, there were many experts who
did not see the development of these
unconventional plays and now believe
that North American shale development is still in its early stages. Consider
how much shale plays have moved the
ERIC SCHELLER is subject matter expert within Sapient Global Markets’ Midstream
practice. He has over 25 years of experience in oil, gas, NGLs and chemicals. His practice
areas include business and asset operations strategy, development and business in distress
and corporate restructurings as well as commodity marketing and trading. He has served in
a variety of business development, consulting, commercial, operations and technical roles for
several major companies.
North American energy landscape over
the last five years:
• Record production increases in natural gas and oil
• Prolific NGL production from liquidrich gas processing
• Historical build out of midstream
infrastructure
• Revitalized North American petrochemical industry
It’s clear that upstream producers,
midstream and downstream companies
have had their share of growing pains
in dealing with the increase in inter-
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connected assets to handle the technological advances and growing production volumes. This growth has spurred
business management complexity as
well as the amount of data to be analyzed to assess performance, which ultimately reduced available time to examine and seize opportunities. Throughout
this growth, companies recognized the
need to collect, validate, compartmentalize and digitize data into electronic data
•Safety and environment
•Regulatory
•Commercial
•Business
•Operating assets
•Supply chain
management systems, asset management
data warehouses and commercial systems to assess and monitor their investments. In spite of these investments and
efforts, companies found themselves with
portfolios of assets generating marginal
returns. Performance reviews by business
managers found that one of the underlying contributors of poor performance was
that market signals went unidentified as a
result of marginal data analytics.
Control
Operate
Extend
Optimize
•Ongoing operations
•Turnarounds
•Customers
•Assets
•Capacity
•Portfolio
Control - Activities tied to the control aspect for the base drivers of the business.
•Focus: Safety and environment compliance, regulatory standards and compliance,
commercial and legal agreement management
•Goal : All the processes necessary to operate the business assets are in place and
are valid to invoice and report against
Operate - Activities related to the physical operation of assets under management.
•Focus: Ongoing operations, business-in-distress turnarounds, customer management
•Goal : Business assets are operated safely, prudently and effciently
Optimize - Portfolios of assets are optimized to realize the highest returns.
•Focus: Assets, capacity and portfolio management
•Goal : Achieve the highest returns possible at the commensurate level of risk
Extend - Lever aging strategies and positions to grow business results Into new areas.
•Focus: Organic business growth, business and operating asset acquisition,
supply chain extension
•Goal : Achieve business development and growth goals to achieve a competitive advantage
FIGURE 1: Parsing the Business into its Core Functional Activities Focuses Attention
on Key Business Elements.
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Base Data Requirements To
Capture Opportunities
The struggle for many companies is
determining how to fully disseminate
and leverage data and analytics in support of corporate goals tied to safety,
environment, health, customer, service
and profit and expense targets. Energy
firms share many of the same goals, for
example:
• Be recognized by the public and
industry as a safe and responsible operator of assets as demonstrated through
a track record supported by audit history of a reliabilitycentered asset management practice that fully complies
with industry regulations
• Minimize the total cost of asset ownership through the efficient use of personnel and a shared services support
model
• Maximize the utilization of assets
under management to increase topline and bottom-line growth
• Maximize optionality and flexibility
through asset interconnectivity
• Maximize earnings from integration
of newly acquired assets or flexibility
in operating the asset
• Capitalize on low-risk market opportunities by leveraging assets to flow
hydrocarbon to premium markets
• Leverage returns through volatility in
commodity differentials supporting
arbitrage strategy development
Companies trying to achieve wideranging goals as shown above will have
to create a data and workflow framework
with the following characteristics:
Accurate and Timely—Data sourced
across the organization is the driver of
solid analytics. Without accurate, up-to-
the-minute data, companies are unable
to discern and communicate possible
market signals to decision makers. Data
must be error free, undisputed and freely
available before any meaningful insights
can be gleaned through analytics.
Cross Functionally Available—Companies that extend quality data and analytics to remote locations and employees
across functional silos create an open,
collaborative working environment that
encourages data cross-flows. These new
flow-paths improve the quality of information–driven analytics and systems.
Organizationally Actionable—Decision makers receive a continuous position of actions to improve asset performance and enhance business expansion
investments from the rollup of organizationally available data and analytics,
including up-to-date information on
customers, products, product availability
and operations status.
An Evidence-based Approach
Business directors in the energy space
have long faced the challenge of direct-
ing complex systems with
limited resources and
disparate data systems
to achieve a laundry list
of goals and objectives.
Many ambitious overarching initiatives to fully
disseminate and leverage
data fall short of achieving
any meaningful, actionable output because they
fail to make managing the
business faster, more efficient and more profitable.
Any plan that fails to take
into account these three
drivers hampers its chances of success
from the moment it is proposed.
In order to maximize their chances for success, business directors are
embracing Evidence-based Management (EBM) to employ actual evidence in management and decisionmaking. Leveraging well-developed
methods long used in the medical field,
directors in the energy sector are apply-
Goal, Control Pipeline
Integrity Management
Requirement: Asset management,
integrity and compliance reporting
Actionable Output:
•Assetleakdetectionoccurrencesandnon-destructiveinspection
dataanalysis
•Managementofpredictive/preventativemaintenanceanalysis.
planningandassetperformance/
integrityreporting
FIGURE 2:PipelineIntegrityManagement
ComplianceandActionableActivities
Goal: Operate Multi-Mode
Transport Services and Terminals
Requirement: Capacity
management tracking
and reporting
Actionable Output:
•Summarizelogisticssolutionsandsystemsforcurrent
customers
•Forecastrail,truckandbargesavailabilityforopportunistic
redeployment
FIGURE 3:Rail,TruckandBargeSchedulingandManagement
ing scientific methods to managerial
decisions and organizational practices
informed by the best available business
environment evidence. EBM practices are unique and organization specific
and include the systematic accumulation and analysis of data and problembased research and discussion by managers and staff. This leads to decisions
informed by both best available research
and organizational information.
A practical approach to EBM begins
with the reality that a business can
be parsed into four unique functional activities, namely Control, Operate,
Optimize and Extend, as shown in Figure 1, and further described as follows:
Having timely, accurately aligned
data in each parsed function, combined with a focus on faster, more efficient and more profitable results, is the
key to achieving the goals of a business
director at each level. Ultimately, inefficiency and waste is minimized and limited resource utilization and productivity is maximized. Using this approach,
firms can:
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Goal, Optimize Return On Assets
Requirement: Grow revenue in
multi-mode services supported by
trading activities
Actionable Output:
• Improve forward visibility on
asset balances. in-transit inventory and s hipper destination
terminal rundown
• Maximize revenue and volumes
related to multi-mode transporting (truck, ra il and pipe]
and blending under bundled tra
nsport agreements
• Capture trading and logistics
solutions to enable storage
optimizat ion and grad e/location
differentialbased transact ions
FIGURE 4: Optimization Interactions
from Asset and Commodity Data Sets
• Streamline data management and
workflow processes
• Focus line staff on research and analysis within their functional area
• Disseminate data throughout the
organization
• Generate new insights into previously
unidentified signals
• Trigger decision-making response and
new actions by business directors
Scorecards
The framework described above is
designed to move a company toward an
evidence-based mindset within each
functional activity. Business managers that take the initiative to drive organizational decisions based on the best
available information need an intuitive
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tool that:
• Provides immediate and clear feedback
• Ties performance to goals and objectives
• Aligns operational activity with strategic activity
• Summarizes the right set of metrics
decision makers can control
• Allows for problem identification within the business
• Shows how decisions affect business
success
• Compels decision making based on
analytics, not instinct
One of the most effective tools to
achieve these results is the visualized
scorecard. Central to the success of
scorecard use is its design rationale and
an actionable purpose that furthers the
insights into the business. A user-centered
design for the scorecard will maximize
the value of the user experience (UX).1 A
well-designed scorecard with an appealing user experience will enhance the
Requirement, Market
And Customer Insight In
Business Expansion
Requirement: Capacity
management tracking and
reporting
Actionable Output:
• Asset efficiency
• Fuel management
• Supply management
• EBITOA performance
• KPI tracking
• Asset risk factors
FIGURES 5: Overarching Decision Management Portal
overall quality of decisions through the
deliberative use of relevant and best available analytics. Figures 2 and 3 are examples of energy company scorecards by
functional activity. They are shown with
a corresponding example visualization.
Success Factors
To successfully build a culture of evidence-based management, firms must:
• Demand that all data be validated and
that a process is in place to ensure continuous validation
• Demand that an open, data-sharing
environment exists for all employees
• Create and enforce appropriate workflows that underpin the culture
• Resist the urge to take an ad hoc
approach to scorecard design as it
invariably results in views that are
“nice to have” and may have little
redeeming value
• Scrupulously monitor and manage
the use of visual scorecards to achieve
actionable, decision-based views Companies employing visual scorecards
supported with accurate analytics and
timely information dissemination are
already gaining an advantage against
their competitors through decisionmaking responses and actions that
achieve faster, more efficient and profitable results.⊗
ORGANIZATIONAL
Insights
What the Heck
Happened to SEMS?
T
original Workplace Safety
Rule aka, SEMS was effective
on November 15, 2010 and
compliance of its provisions required
by November 15, 2013. This included
the 13 elements of API RP 75.1
In 2013 the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
issued 30 CFR Part 250, Oil and Gas
and Sulphur Operation in the Outer
Continental Shelf—Revisions to Safety
and Environmental Management Systems; Final Rule, aka SEMS II.2 This
final rule revised and added additional
requirements to the SEMS regulations.
The rule became effective on June 4,
2013 and most of the provisions required
compliance not later than June 4, 2014.
Only the auditing requirements still
have a future compliance (by) date of
June 5, 2015.3
HE
SEMS Implementation
In the study, The State of SEMS—
The Industry Transformation to a Culture of Safety first released in January
2013 and updated in November of that
year a detailed review and assessment
of industry SEMS implementation processes revealed that as might be expected SEMS regulations were incorporat-
ed into field operations management.4
Moreover, the industry reviewed and
continues to explore the good operations safety practices of other sectors.
The major organizations (operators and energy service providers) have
incorporated the SEMS requirements
into their Operations Management Systems (OMS). For example, the Chevron
Operational Excellence Management
System (OEMS) establishes managerial guidelines and process management
to assure incident reduction, improved
performance, compliance and preparation for emergency management.5
Increasingly, the industry is also in-
corporating High Reliability Management (HRM) processes into operations.6 There is a growing body of work
on HRM and those organizations that
embody these principles into operations. Those sectors where the cost of
failure can be very high, i.e., nuclear,
aviation and medicine are candidates
for HRM.
These traits include sensitivity to
operations by organizational leadership,
reluctance to accept simplistic explanation of issues, preoccupation with the
possibility of failures, deference to those
with expertise and knowledge regarding
an issue and organizational resilience.7
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Moreover, the relationship between organizational culture and High Reliability
has been known for some time.
Humans are now managing systems
that are more complex than they are
able to “sense and anticipate problems
generated by those systems.” Known as
requisite variety, is can be defined as,
“the variety that exists in the system to
be managed exceeds the variety in the
people who must regulate it.” 8
Collective requisite variety is a function of the level of trust and interaction
a group has with each other. It is maximized when, “each person so behaves
as to be in his turn a valid dependable
model for the others. Each acts both a
model and observer.”9 As subsequently
developed, this meets the test of organizational culture.
Culture of Safety
In May 2013, BSEE issued its Final Safety Culture Policy Statement that contained nine characteristics of a “robust
safety culture.”
• Leadership Commitment to Safety
Values and Actions
• Hazard Identification and Risk
Management
• Personal Accountability
• Work Processes
• Continuous Improvement
• Environment for Raising Concerns
• Effective Safety and Environmental Communication
• Respectful Work Environment
• Inquiring Attitude
Processes
Preoccupation
with failure
Mindful infrastucture for high reliability
Reluctance to
simplify
interpretations
Mindfulness
Sensitivity to
operations
Capability to
discover and manage
unexpected
events
reliability
Commitment
to resilience
Underspecifcation
of structures
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Copyright © 2013 The Rapid Response Institure. All Rights Reserved.
Adapted from Weicket al. (2008). Organizing for High Reliability Sage.
Source: Holland and Shemwell (2014) provided with permission.
BSEE defines a characteristic as
a “pattern of thinking, feeling, and
behaving that emphasizes safety, particularly in situations that may have
conflicting goals.”10 Moreover, according to former BSEE Director James A.
Watson, these characteristics are rooted in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) policy changes following the 1979 Three Mile Island partial
meltdown.11
The challenge many still face is developing an understanding and implementation plan for a Culture of Safety for
MY company. Organizational culture
is a critical component of competitive
advantage and is in fact who the company is and the way it behaves.
Therefore, each is different and the
industry will not develop a Culture of
Safety but thousands of Cultures of Safety, each unique yet under the umbrella
of the tenets set forth by BSEE. Additional tools are available to assess management transform their organization
as necessary to meet these new realities.
One example is a self-assessment guideline available online.12
edge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) for a
According to the Petroleum Equipment number jobs. For example, the InternaSuppliers Association (PESA), “as part tional Association of Drilling Contracof the new Workplace Safety Rule, all tors (IADC) has released new KSA comoperators will be required to develop, petencies for drilling, production and
implement and maintain a SEMS plan. marine personnel.14
Many major operators are implementMoreover, supervisors must now cering their SEMS systems supply chain- tify that employees have demonstrated
wide, which means
Nine values of a culture of safety
the requirements will
reach many service
companies and manuProblem
Personal
Safe work
identifcation
facturers as well.”13
accountability
processes
and resolution
One method of
assuring SEMS compliance and auditability is by extending use
Leadership
Continuous
Foster an
of API Bulletin 97,
learning
environment
for raising
Well
Construction
concerns
Interface Document
(WCID) guidelines.
This “bridging” docuInquiring
Trust and
Effective
ment incorporates the
attitude
respect
communication
API 75 SEMS requirements and aligns the
operator work processes with those of the contractor. Orig- an acceptable level of competency for a
inally designed as the relationship given task. Therefore, the level of workbetween operators and drilling contrac- force fitness is greater.
tors it now encompasses other types of
suppliers as well.
So Where the Heck is SEMS?
Robbie Katanga stated, “Culture is how
Training
organizations ‘do things’.”15 Logically,
As with any set of change processes, industry culture is the way the industry
training is a Critical Success Factor does business.
(CSF). This includes individuals at all
While the industry transformation
levels in the organization from top lead- to a Culture of Safety is relatively new,
ership to entry-level employees.
expect this new culture to grow stronFirms are adopting simulation and ger and more ingrained into the fabric
other sophisticated training tools simi- of the sector. Sometime in the not too
lar to those used in aerospace as well as distant future, industry speak may not
completely redefining certain Knowl- use the word SEMS except for regulaDon’t Forget the Supply Chain
tory verbiage.
Just like today, no one thinks it is
appropriate to drive home at the end of
the day while drinking a beer, behavioral modification driven by SEMS will
truly be part of how we do business. ⊗
Endnotes
1
http://www.bsee.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Safety-and-Environmental-Management-Systems—-SEMS/
Fact-Sheet/
2
http://www.gpo.gov/fds ys/pkg/FR-201304-05/pdf/2013-07738.pdf
3
Ibid.
4
http://ogjresearch.stores.yahoo.net/thestate-of-sems.html
5
http://www.chevron.com/
about/operationalexcellence/
managementsystem/
6
Holland, Winford “Dutch” E. and Shemwell, Scott M. (2014). Implementing a
Culture of Safety: A Roadmap to Performance-Based Compliance. New York:
Xlibris.
7
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/5-traitsof-high-reliability-organizations-how-tohardwire-each-in-your-organization.html
8
http://www.aml-safety.com.au/AMLstores/_images/pdf-files/Weick1987.pdf
9
Ibid.
10
http://www.bsee.gov/uploadedFiles/
BSEE/Final%20Safety%20Culture%20
Statement.pdf
11
http://www.bsee.gov/BSEENewsroom/Speeches/2013/
COS-Speech-04_25_13-final-website-(4)/
12
http://www.therrinstitute.com/assets/cosmaturity-model—-2d-edition—-adobeonline.pdf
13
http://www.pesa.org/index.php/news/c/
pesa-news/legal-2013/
14
http://www.iadc.org/
knowledge-skill-and-ability/
15
http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/05/
what-is-organizational-culture/
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