BP and Bechtel select Paladon Systems to provide valve actuators and control systems for the West Nile Delta project
Comprising of orders from 4 valve companies and 1 packaged process plant manufacturer, Paladon Systems has been selected to supply pneumatic and self-contained electro-hydraulic valve actuator packages for BP’s West Nile Delta project. Currently the total scope of award is for over 100 packages; however, the final scope of award is expected to rise to approximately 400.
The scope of award includes rotary and linear pneumatic fail-safe systems fitted to 1” to 24” Class 150 to 1500 valves and linear self-contained electro-hydraulic fail-safe systems fitted to 24” Class 1500 gate valves. All systems are supplied with 316SS EExd certified control systems which include 4-20mA smart positioners with Foundation Fieldbus communications. Pneumatic systems fitted to critical valves will include closed loop breathing systems to prevent environmental ingress during operation and quick exhaust valves to meet the short operating time requirements during the valves’ fail stroke. All systems fitted to critical valves will also be supplied with partial valve stroke testing capabilities.
Senior Sales Engineer, Richard Hobbs, “After numerous months of work by our Inside Sales and Engineering teams, including the supply of many quotation revisions and rounds of technical clarifications, we are delighted that BP and Bechtel have chosen to use our technology to control the valves on this extremely large project. Initially Bechtel wanted to standardise on pneumatic systems throughout the project; however, we were able to demonstrate that, for many valves, our self-contained electro-hydraulic systems would be a more optimum solution; particularly with regards to reduced system size and weight, reduced site air consumption, as well as simplifying the SIL calculations when compared to a pneumatic solution.”
Sales Manager, Bob Curnow, “Considering that West Nile Delta is the only significant EPC project currently being engineered in the UK, we are particularly proud to have won this order. Although many of my colleagues worked hard to secure this order, in particular I’d like to express my personal thanks to Senior Sales Engineer, Richard Hobbs and Engineering Director, Brian Simister. Richard’s efforts to ensure that all RFQ’s and subsequent revisions were dealt with promptly and comprehensively, coupled with Brian’s technical experience during the Functional Safety calculations were instrumental in helping us secure this prestigious order. In addition to providing an outstanding level of customer service throughout the entire bidding process, it didn’t hurt that we also have an excellent 28 year track-record with BP projects.”
The West Nile Delta project involves the development of gas and condensate files located within the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deepwater concessions in the Mediterranean Sea which are located 65 to 85km off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. The project is initially expected to develop 5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) and 55 million barrels (mmbbl) of condensate, with future project expansions expected to boost production by an additional 5 to 7 tcf.
Find out more about the West Nile Delta project.