Concurrent 2. Oral Presentation for: Unmanned rotating equipment for normally unattended installations
Adolfo Agresta A *A Baker Hughes, Perth, WA, Australia.
The APPEA Journal 63 - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ22306
Published: 2 June 2023
Abstract
Presented on Tuesday 16 May: Session 2
Offshore oil and gas operators are facing unprecedented challenges due to the need to reduce operational expenditure while operating in harsh/remote environments with an ever-increasing focus on safety and carbon footprint reduction. Technological innovation, especially around digitalisation and control, is a game changer that gives customers the opportunity to adopt low-manned or totally unmanned solutions without compromising cybersecurity standards. According to some operators, every employee removed from an offshore platform can result in approximately US$1 M savings per year. Additionally, mobilisation of personnel offshore is very risky. For these reasons, de-manning is a solution both for new projects and for units in operation. Developing unmanned trains for power generation and compression requires the introduction of different solutions: hardware and control system modifications; surveillance systems and digital services for advanced degradation monitoring. Systems should be designed considering three main development streams: (1) fully automatic start-up/shut-down, (2) no routine maintenance during operation and (3) no on-condition maintenance. This paper describes the Unmanned Rotating Equipment Package Solution developed by Baker Hughes in collaboration with primary offshore operators. We demonstrate a high technology readiness level; potential fast deployment at industrial scale and identify no main technological showstoppers. Maintenance activities requiring personnel on site can be carried out during campaign visits, currently scheduled every 6 months with the target to achieve one visit per year. In addition to benefits due to reduction or remote execution of on-site tasks, unmanning can bring further advantages to a project such as increased safety, lower carbon footprint and reduced total cost of ownership.
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Keywords: automatic start-up/shut-down, carbon footprint, centrifugal compressors, condition maintenance, control, de-manned, digital services, digitalisation, gas turbines, industrial, maintenance, monitoring, normal unattended facility, offshore, Oil & Gas, on-condition, operation, OPEX, power generation, remote environment, rotating equipment, surveillance system, technology, unmanned.
Adolfo Agresta works for Baker Hughes as Product Service Engineering Manager for Asia Pacific, based in Perth, Australia. He has 15 years of experience in delivering engineering projects across energy, and he is responsible for technical coordination of main issues resolution, leading a multidisciplinary team with a keen focus on Digital Transformation, Analytics Development and Artificial Intelligence promotion within organisations. Deft at training teams on Lean Six Sigma and quality tools, he is a team player in the energy transition, hydrogen, hybrid solution and carbon capture initiatives. Adolfo is a graduate of the University of Pisa (Italy), where he received a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering. |
