60+ years
experience in hydrocarbons industry
WorleyParsons
has been delivering engineering, procurement, construction management
and project management services to the global hydrocarbons industry for
over sixty years.
Our full-scope global project services span the
entire asset lifecycle from the initial conceptual phase of major
greenfield developments to ongoing asset services and brownfield
modifications projects, both in the upstream and downstream arenas.
Our
capability and experience spans all oil and gas extraction and
processing facility types and our global coverage enables us to provide
comprehensive services to our customers wherever we are needed.
WorleyParsons
continues to grow and expand the breadth and depth of service and
geographic presence we offer our customers. This growth has been the
result of both outstanding organic growth and a series of strategic
acquisitions including:
Parsons E&C (major onshore and
downstream contractor) , Colt Group (major Canadian based contractor -
specialists in oil sands and heavy oil) , SEA Engineering (specialists
in floating production systems) , INTEC Engineering (specialists in
deepwater and sub-sea systems)
The successful integration of these
acquisitions, and the development of a complete suite of world-class
systems and software tools allows WorleyParsons to offer complete and
integrated solutions to our customers.
120+ long-term,
integrated service contracts and alliances projects
1,500+
refining, chemicals and petrochemicals projects
Capabilities
Large
Offshore Production Facilities
WorleyParsons’ experience encompasses some of the world’s largest and
most omplex offshore platforms. Our engineering, procurement and
construction management expertise is augmented by a full range of naval
architectural andinstallation engineering services. This has resulted in WorleyParsons
successfully delivering projects in some of the most hostile marine environments in
the world. We have played key roles in the development and enhancement of over 350
fixed offshore platforms around the world |
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Floating
& Deepwater Solutions
As the worldwide search for hydrocarbons moves into ultra-deep waters,
the technical challenges multiply and the scale of the investment required to safely
deliver these projects continues to escalate. Two companies that have been at the
forefront of meeting this challenge for many years through both leadership and
technical innovation are INTEC Engineering and WorleyParsons Sea. Our recent acquisition of
INTEC has allowed us to forge the capabilities of these two industry leading
companies into a single entity known as INTECSEA. |
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Offshore
Pipelines & Subsea Systems
Engineering design and construction management of subsea production
systems has been one of INTECSEA’s core business areas since the formation of the
company. Specialized technologies to meet the challenges of high-pressure,
high-temperature and aggressive fluids and subsea processing are firmly established
within INTECSEA’s extensive project experience. This incorporates practical design and
installation technology required for cost effective completion and operation of
offshore field
development facilities worldwide. |
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Heavy
Oil & Oil Sands
As the world’s oil resource is getting heavier, producers worldwide
must adapt to the replacement of existing depleted light oil reserves and production of
heavy oil and insitu bitumen. WorleyParsons has over 30 years of experience in
processing heavy oil from fields located in Canada, Oman, Yemen, China, Venezuela, and the
United States. We have been directly involved in the design and construction of over
3,000 oil sands upgrading and extraction related projects. |
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Minimum
Facilities Platforms
WorleyParsons is internationally recognized
and awarded for its development of innovative, lightweight, generic, low cost, Minimal Facility Wellhead
Platforms (MFPs). Our expertise provides customers with cost effective solutions that set
new industry benchmarks for both marginal and multi drill-center field developments. |
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Onshore
Production & Processing Facilities
WorleyParsons
provides full scope global project services for greenfield and
brownfield projects across all phases, processes and components of oil
and gas production and transportation. Our teams are well experienced
to meet the challenges facing our customers associated with field
development in demanding environments from the deserts of Saudi Arabia
and Australia to the arctic regions of Alaska and Russia. |
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LNG
Liquefaction & Re-Gasification
WorleyParsons’ capability in LNG production
extends from opportunity evaluation studies
and concept/technology selection, to FEED and EPCM for both greenfield
and brownfield LNG developments. Our re-gasification terminal know-how,
combined with our experience in both onshore and subsea pipelines,
floating production, storage and off loading systems, enables us to
offer novel approaches to the challenges associated with locating and
designing and constructing LNG receiving and re-gasification terminals. |
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Onshore Pipelines &
Receiving Terminals
WorleyParsons
is the largest global onshore pipelines service provider (Source: ENR).
We provide a full range of engineering, procurement and construction
management (EPCM) services to our customers in the areas of
onshore pipelines, pipeline facilities and terminals, and pipeline and
asset integrity. |
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Refining
WorleyParsons provides a comprehensive range
of refinery services backed by over 60 years of global experience in grassroots, revamp, and expansion
projects. To meet
customer requirements in today’s competitive world, we supply
innovative, costeffective, and safe solutions. WorleyParsons is a
leader in designing solutions to meet clean fuels regulations that now
face refiners around the world, including government mandates on
sulphur, aromatic, and oxygen content of fuels. |
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Petrochemicals
WorleyParsons has extensive experience in the
design of petrochemical units, completing more than 600 projects in over 30 countries. Our experience
in the manufacture or processing of more than 65 types of chemicals and
petrochemicals ranges from acetic acid to xylene crystalization. We work closely with
a number of process licensors and have a wide range of experience in revamps,
expansions, compounding, and finishing lines. Our ability to evaluate and work with
diverse technologies on an unbiased basis is one of our key strengths. |
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Large
Offshore Production Facilities
WorleyParsons’
has had involvement in the development
and
enhancement of over 350 fixed offshore platforms
around
the world.
Our
experience encompasses some of the world’s largest and most complex
offshore platforms. Our engineering, procurement and construction
management expertise is augmented by a full range of naval
architectural and installation engineering services.
This has
resulted in WorleyParsons successfully delivering projects in some of
the most hostile marine environments in the world.
We have played key roles in the development and
enhancement of over 350 fixed offshore platforms around the world.
WorleyParsons
has a wealth of experience in the design of large-scale integrated
topsides and their installation by the float-over method. This
capability has led to the successful delivery of some of the largest,
and most complex integrated decks in the world, including those
of the Bayu-Undan, Angel, Umm Shaif, North Rankin
‘Bravo’ and Sakhalin 1 Arkubua-Dugi projects.
WorleyParsons
has an equivalent record in fired sub-structure design and has won
several awards for innovative foundation and structure designs, and is
an acknowledged leader in sub-structure foundation solutions for
difficult soil conditions.
We are not aligned with a major
fabricator, installation contractor or supplier. This independent
approach ensures the most technically compliant and cost effective
solution for our customers. WorleyParsons maintains a geotechnical
division to support foundation design covering through leg driven
piles, drilled and grouted piles, suction piles/rafts and gravity based
foundation systems.
350+ fixed offshore
platforms
Detailed design of a
single floatover topside weighing 23,500 tons
Detailed design of
over 400,000 tons of topsides
Project:
North Rankin (NR2) Project, Australia.
Customer:
Woodside Energy Limited

The North Rankin 2 Project is the largest current investment offshore
Australia. Planned for installation in 2010, the NR2
project will unlock low-pressure reserves from the North Rankin and Perseus offshore gas and condensate fields
and, hence, ensure gas supply to the North West Shelf onshore liquefied natural gas
production facilities. The project consists of a large new platform (NRB) which
will be linked to the existing NRA platform and provide gas compression and condensate
pumping for the fluids produced from the NRA wells. The NRB platform consists of one of
the world’s largest
integrated topsides installed by the float-over method. WorleyParsons
via Joint Venture is providing the EPCM services for both the new
platform and also providing the EPC for the significant modifications
to the existing NRA platform. |
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Project:
Bayu Undan Gas Recycle Project, Australia.
Customer:
ConocoPhillips
Winner of the highest award in Australian
Engineering; the William Hudson Award for Engineering Excellence and, at the time, the combined 24,000 tonne
topsides represented the world’s largest open-water float-over installations.
Bayu Undan is a single gas reservoir, rich in associated liquids and over three
trillion cubic feet of wet gas. 1100 MMSCFD of gas is being produced, along with 100,000 bpd
of liquids product, via highly complex of topsides facilities. WorleyParsons’
initial responsibility
was the completion of the feasibility study and our role continued
through the definition and execution phases via the TIGA Joint Venture which executed the
FEED, detailed engineering,
procurement, engineering support for fabrication, installation, hook-up
and commissioning of these remarkable facilities. |
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Project: Platong Gas II,
Thailand.
Customer:
Chevron Thailand
The
project is an expansion to the existing Platong complex, located
in the Gulf of Thailand. Located in 70+ meters of water, the
project involved installing a new gas processing platform (PLCPP2) and
a new 200 bed living quarters (PLLQ2) platform. Both platforms will be
bridge linked to existing facilities. The WorleyParsons scope covered
conceptual design engineering during the Select phase, FEED, and
procurement services including the purchase of long lead equipment. In
addition, three new subsea trunklines will be installed to supply the
new facilities with gas and condensate. Brownfield tie-ins and system
de-bottlenecking on the existing Platong Complex will also be
undertaken. |
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Project:
Umm Shaif Gas Injection Facilities (USGIF), United Arab Emirates
Customer: ADMA OPCO
The USGIF project is the first phase of a
major redevelopment of the Umm Shaif Field, located in the Abu Dhabi sector of the Arabian Gulf.
WorleyParsons originally performed the FEED for the USGIF in Perth directly for ADMA OPCO and we
were subsequently
engaged by HHI to provide Detailed Engineering for its EPC contract for
the facilities. Detailed engineering was executed in various locations
with the majority of the work performed in Kuala Lumpur. The brownfield
engineering for the “tie-ins” was completed in Abu Dhabi and the
sub-sea pipelines were completed in Singapore. The project was
successfully delivered against extreme schedule demands driven by long
lead times on procured equipment, which created the critical path for
construction programs within the EPC contract. |
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Floating
& Deepwater Solutions
As
the worldwide search for hydrocarbons moves into ultra?deep waters, the
technical challenges multiply and the scale of the investment required
to safely deliver these projects continues to escalate.
Two
companies that have been at the forefront of meeting this challenge for
many years through both leadership and technical innovation in the Gulf
of Mexico, West Africa and other deepwater locations are INTEC
Engineering and WorleyParsons Sea. Our recent acquisition of INTEC has
allowed us to forge the capabilities of these two industry leading
companies into a single entity known as INTECSEA, thus providing
customers with a fully integrated deepwater, subsea, pipelines and
floating production capability.
INTECSEA incorporates all the
capabilities within INTEC, WorleyParsons Sea and the WorleyParsons
floating systems, offshore pipelines and subsea teams. This allows us
to offer customers a full service solution in a range of specialty
areas, including subsea
production, offshore pipelines, marine
production risers, flow assurance and floating production systems
including all types of deepwater hulls, tendon and mooring systems.
INTECSEA has a exceptional track record of delivering innovation into a
market that is
one of the most technically challenging in the world
including:
• World’s largest FPSO
• Deepest subsea production system
• Longest oil and gas tie-backs
• First 15,000 psi subsea tree
• First electricity heated pipe-in-pine flowlines
• Deepest multi-phase subsea pumps
• First super duplex umbilical
• Implementation of fiber-optic subsea control systems
• Winner of the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award
for the Marco Polo TLP
• Winner of the OTC 2007 Spotlight on Technology Award
for the MOSES SSIP TLP
30+
Floating Production System (FPS) projects
Projects
to water depths of up to10,000 feet
600+
specialist engineers
NTECSEA will provide our deepwater customers with a
shorter
project delivery cycle, advanced technologies to enhance project
economics, reduced interface management requirements and, most
importantly, a level of project delivery certainty that only
comes from a highly experienced and unified team
operating under a single leadership structure.
Project:
Gumusut Semisubmersible FPU, Malaysia
Customer: Shell
INTECSEA
delivered the preliminary design of hull and deck, detailed design of
hull structure, consultancy services on naval architecture and mooring
system design and installation and fabrication support for the Gumusut
semisubmersible floating production unit. This is part of Shell’s
multi-billion dollar Gumusut-Kakap oil development project off Sabah,
East Malaysia. The production semisub is due for completion in 2010 and
first oil is expected in the following year. In January 2008, Shell
announced that Final Investment Decision has been taken to jointly
develop the Gumusut-Kakap field, located in deepwater, offshore Sabah,
Malaysia. The development employed the region’s first deepwater
Floating Production System (FPS), with a processing capacity of 150,000
barrels of oil per day |
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Project:
Agbami Field FSO Development , Nigeria
Customer: Chevron Texaco, Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and Famfa
In August 2008, Chevron started crude
production from its 900 million barrel Agbami
deep-water field off the Niger Delta. Output started at 20,000 barrels
per day through
an FPSO moored 112 kilometres offshore, and will hit 100,000 bpd by
January 2009
as more wells are brought on line. The output from the USD 5.4 billion
Agbami
development will swiftly increase to 250,000 bpd of crude and natural
gas liquids
before the end of next year. INTECSEA provided the FEED, execution
support and
interface coordination for the development of EPIC bid packages for an
FPSO and
subsea systems including flowlines, risers and export loading system
for a major field
development in 1,400 m water depth. |
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Project:
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Shenzi Project , United States
Customer: BHP BIlliton
Shenzi is the largest deepwater GOM project
operated by BHP Billiton and its second Tension Leg Platform (TLP). BHP Billiton has been an active
non-operating partner on several deepwater fields in the GOM, and the Shenzi development
positions BHP Billiton as an operator of a large multi-faceted, deepwater, high
profile project in the GOM. WorleyParsons Sea is providing the complete marine and hull
engineering services to MODEC, the prime contractor of the Shenzi TLP project for
BHP Billiton. WorleyParsons Sea’s scope of work includes engineering and
engineering management for the design of moorings and deck structure as well as
services including technical support for procurement and construction site
engineering. |
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Project:
Mardi Gras, Gulf of Mexico
Customer: BP
INTECSEA provided design engineering,
procurement and project management support services for deepwater pipelines, Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs),
piggable wye sleds and associated jumper systems, for BP’s Gulf of Mexico
deepwater developments.
BP is developing the Mardi Gras Transportation System (MGTS), which is
a system of large diameter pipelines that will transport gas and oil
from its deepwater fields to shore. The export system consists of gas
and oil steel catenary risers that are connected to host spars or
semi-submersibles through flexjoints and which are connected together
on the seabed through piggable wye sleds with associated jumpers. Water
depths range from 4,300 to over 7,000 feet in deep-water sections and
as shallow as 400 feet at the conventional platforms. |
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Offshore
Pipelines & Subsea Systems
Engineering
design and construction management of subsea production systems has
been one of INTECSEA’s core business areas
since
the formation of the company.
Specialized
technologies such as high-pressure and high-temperature, aggressive
fluids and subsea processing are firmly established within INTECSEA’s
extensive project experience. This incorporates practical design and
installation technology required for cost effective completion and operation of
offshore field development facilities worldwide.
INTECSEA’s initiatives have assisted the offshore industry to move to
subsea system configurations that are now more modular and allow
greater flexibility with reduced risk. We have been able to validate
these concepts via many subsea deepwater project applications. INTECSEA’s capability covers:
- Development of field layout and operating
philosophies
- Assess operability and conduct flow assurance
analyses
- Develop technical definition for procurement and
fabrication of subsea components
- Manage factory acceptance and system integration
tests
- Supervise offshore installation, start-up and
commissioning
- Manage deepwater contractors
4,000 km
of offshore pipelines in the last decade
250
subsea pipeline projects since 1998
1st Arctic offshore
oil pipeline
Project:
G1 and GS15 Subsea Field Development, India
Customer: ONGC
INTECSEA provided the concept selection, FEED, technical bid evaluation
and
recommendations along with the review and approval of the detailed
design and
subsequently construction supervision for India’s first deepwater field
development
in the Bay of Bengal for state oil company ONGC.
The
G1 project required two subsea pipelines to be tied back to the onshore
processing facility at Odalrevu. The pipelines carry production from
five wells at the G1 field, located in water depths ranging from 881 to
990 feet. The GS15 project, located closer to shore in 26 feet of
water, required the design of modifications to an existing platform to
accept new production, and the design of a new platform. INTECSEA also
designed an upgrade of the onshore facilities at Odalarevu to handle
1500 cubic meters per day of crude oil and 2.7 million standard cubic
meters per day of natural gas. |
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Project:
East West Pipelines Replacement Project, Brunei
Customer: Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP)
Brunei
Shell Petroleum Company Sdn. Bhd (BSP) plans to replace 19 aging
brownfield offshore pipelines - ranging from 6 - 12 inch in diameter
and with lengths of up to 25 kilometers - that transport multi-phase
oil and gas and gas lift. The existing pipeline network has reached its
intended design life, putting a strain on increasing planned
production. WorleyParsons was responsible for the conceptual design and
detailed engineering of the project to re-establish a reliable offshore
pipeline network to maximize BSP’s short and long term production. The
integrity of all aged pipelines was to be restored by 2007/8 and a
maintenance reference plan implemented. |
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Project:
BP Angola Program PSVM Development, Angola
Customer: Heerema Marine Contractors
The development of BP’s Block 31 assets is based on a program approach;
with the first of four developments – Block 31 North East, consisting of the
Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte (PSVM) fields, due for completion of detailed design in
the first quarter of 2009. INTEC London office is currently performing the
detailed design for Heerema
Marine Contractors of the Umbilical Riser Flowline 1 (URF 1) scope for
BP’s first Block 31 project, PSVM, in its Angolan development program.
The work involves pipe in pipe production flowlines and single pipe
service lines, flowline termination assembly and inline termination
assembly structures, subsea floating and seabed founded spools and
oversight of the design of the hybrid tower risers. |
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Project:
Mexilhao Gas Export Pipelines, Brazil
Customer: Petrobras S.A.
Petrobras S.A. is expediting the development of the strategically
important Mexilhao field
in the Santos Basin, Brazil, approximately 160 km off the coast of Sao
Paulo. The Mexilhao development will comprise a fixed gas production
platform, with the gas being transported via submarine pipelines to an
onshore gas processing plant for connection to the national gas
transmission system. Petrobras S.A. engaged INTEC to provide the front
end engineering design (FEED), installation feasibility analysis,
stability analysis and the specification for the construction for the
new 34 inch, 130 km long pipeline that will be installed in water
depths from 170 m to shore. The pipeline will connect the Mexilhao
fixed platform with the gas treatment facilities in Caraguatatuba,
currently under construction. |
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Heavy Oil
& Oil Sands
As
the world’s oil resource is getting heavier, producers worldwide must
adapt to the replacement of existing depleted light oil reserves and
production of heavy oil
and
insitu bitumen.
WorleyParsons
has over 30 years of experience in processing heavy oil from fields
located in Canada, Oman, Yemen, China, Venezuela, and the United States.
WorleyParsons
has designed heavy oil facilities for oil gravities ranging from 6º API
to 20º API. We have designed integrated thermal recovery facilities for
heavy oil containing hydrogen sulphide, high paraffin content,
asphaltenes, salt, sand, and other inorganic contaminants. In addition,
we specialize in Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS), Steam- Assisted
Gravity Drainage (SAGD) and Vapor Solvent Extraction (VAPEX) together
with a variety of other thermal recovery processes.
We are at the
forefront of new technology, having participated in numerous research
and development and pilot plant projects, including field-scale
upgraders.
- Designing and installing the first ever Zero Liquid
Discharge (ZLD) water treatment system for a Thermal I Heavy Oil Project
- Developing and patenting a Produced Water Treating
process that eliminates the need for lime softeners
- Assisting in the development of a small scale
gasifier for use in thermal heavy oil operations
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Utilizing a combination of desalination RO and MVC that resulted in
near 100% water re-use system in a large Middle East Steam Injection
Project
- Increasing WLS system performance to 20% above its
design capacity
WorleyParsons
has been directly involved in the design and construction of over 3000
oil sands upgrading and extraction related projects. We have been
involved through the full lifecycle of the project including Select ,
define, execute and Improve projects. This
experience covers every
aspect of oil sands mining extraction, including dry material handling,
hydrotransport, extraction, froth treatment, solvent recovery and
tailings technology. WorleyParsons has been involved with these
technologies from their original concepts through to the advanced
technologies apparent today.
30+ years of
experience in heavy oil and oil sands
300+heavy oil
projects
3,000+ oil sands
projects designed
Project:
Long Lake Commercial Project, Canada
Customer: Nexen Inc
The Long Lake
Project, a cooperative venture between Nexen Inc. and OPTI
Canada Inc.
is expected to produce 72,000 barrels per day of bitumen from
Phase 1,
utilizing the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process.
ColtWorleyParsons
Calgary provided project management, engineering, procurement, project
control and information technology functions for the SAGD portion of
the project. These functions were critical to the success of the
facility design and project execution. The engineering and design for
the cogeneration plant was executed in the ColtWorleyParsons Edmonton
office. The Long Lake facility, the largest SAGD project in operation
in Alberta, drew on our specialist resources to utilize synthetic fuel
gas, produced from an upgrading process as the main fuel for the SAGD
operation, which reduced the SAGD operating costs. |
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Project:
Joslyn North Mine Study, Canada
Customer: Total E&P Canada
Total’s
Joslyn North Mine Project (JNMP) is a proposed open pit, truck and
shovel mine which includes a bitumen froth production and treatment
plant, designed to produce diluted bitumen. Based on an innovative
process that reduces the use of tailings ponds, the project reflects
Total’s commitment to sustainable development. To support this
initiative, ColtWorleyParsons conduct a carbon neutral study. The study
identified all sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the JNMP;
quantified the GHG emissions and carbon reductions that result over the
life of the project; and estimated the costs and benefits of various
options for achieving carbon neutrality. Options considered include
process changes, fuel switching, carbon offsetting, Carbon Capture and
Sequestration (CCS) and energy efficiency improvements. |
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Project:
Jackfish project, Canada
Customer: Devon ARL Corporation
Jackfish is a greenfield Steam Assisted Gravity Drain (SAGD) commercial
bitumen recovery project near Conklin, Alberta. The Jackfish Project nominal
design capacity is 5560 cubic metres per day (35,000 bpd) of 8.1° API gravity
oil. The scope of the project included four well pads, flow lines and central
processing
facilities.
ColtWorleyParsons was responsible for the FEED and detailed
engineering, procurement, fabrication, and module construction
management of the facility. A maximum modularized concept approach was
utilized to reduce construction work in the field. |
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Project:
Voyageur Hydrotreater Project, Canada
Customer: Suncor Energy Inc.
ColtWorleyParsons
completed the Engineering Design Specification (EDS) in 2007 and was
subsequently appointed to complete the detailed engineering and
procurement phase for the Hydrotreaters component of the Voyageur
project. The Hydrotreaters comprise three units: diesel, gas oil and
naphtha. The EDS was completed in 13 months including early purchase of
selected major equipment, which would normally occur in detailed design
phase. Design for these large scale units was predicated on maximizing rail and truckable modules to minimize site
construction and permit maximum worldwide fabrication flexibility. Suncor’s
sustaining capital and environmental (in particular water management) projects have been a
major focus for
ColtWorleyParsons over the past four years. |
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Minimum
Facility Platforms
WorleyParsons
is internationally recognized and awarded for its development of
innovative, lightweight, generic, low cost, Minimal Facility Wellhead
Platforms (MFPs).
Our expertise provides customers with cost
effective solutions that set new industry benchmarks for both marginal
and multi drill-center field developments.
Multi-Platform
Field Developments.
WorleyParsons
provides customers with high level strategic planning, concept
development, detailed design, procurement and construction management
for major field developments requiring multiple drill-centers through
the innovative selection of proven technologies and current industry
experience.
Marginal
Field Developments
WorleyParsons
understands the challenges of Marginal Field Developments. Such
developments require constant innovation to take them from the initial
conceptual brainstorming stage to being constructed, installed and
operational.
Regionally
Specific Knowledge
In-country
involvement by WorleyParsons through the construction, installation and
commissioning phases over many past projects provides us with an
in-depth understanding of regional constraints, allowing a tailored
solution for local suppliers and fabrication contractors.
MFP
Knowledge Base
WorleyParsons’
Minimum Facility Platform experience has been consolidated into an
inhouse knowledge base which includes a diverse selection of platform
types, operating configurations and geographic locations. This
extensive portfolio provides the basis
for a range of off-the-shelf
solutions supported by a current and regionally relevant database of
‘real world’ project costs and schedule data. Through the use of these
solutions, project schedules can be significantly reduced.
WorleyParsons continually adds value to customers by minimizing
exposure to changing market conditions, gaining early revenue and
reducing risk.
100+
MFPs designed and installed
10 +
standard ‘off the shelf’ designs for drilling, operational config.
& environmental conditions
10+
jackup installed minimum facilities platforms
Project:
Montara Platform, Australia
Customer: Coogee Resources
The Montara
Platform is situated in the Timor Sea in a water depth of 80 m.
Weak soils
and a marine environment subjected to cyclonic storms provided
significant
challenges to the design team.
The innovative jacket design consisted of a four legged launch tower
structure removing the need for heavy lift vessel for installation which
delivered cost and schedule savings to the customer. The jacket design also overcame the
challenging foundation requirements of a maximum of 25m pile penetration. The
design solution required substantial analysis to optimize the pile configuration to
maintain an even distribution of pile head load and resulted in a total of nine piles in
an optimized configuration at the base of the substructure. The nominal launch
weight was 2192 tonnes and the structure was launched base first. |
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Project:
Cliff Head Development, Australia
Customer: ROC Oil
The offshore portion of the Cliff Head Development includes six
production wells and two re-injection wells located on an unstaffed offshore platform on a
four-leg jacket in 18 m water depth. The Cliff Head reservoir has a waxy, high pour
point crude oil and very low gas-to-oil ratio which, along with the requirement to
cater for the water injection
requirements, presented unique design challenges. This was also a fast
track project with first oil targeted 14 months from start of detailed
design and procurement. WorleyParsons’ design overcame the unique
challenges associated with this particular waxy crude. |
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Project:
West Patricia Development, Malaysia
Customer: Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. Ltd.
West Patricia is a small CPP with an anticipated output of 15,000 bbls
p/d of oil. It is located offshore Sarawak in Block SK 309 and SK 311, approximately
49 km from Bintulu in 40 m water depth. WorleyParsons’ Kuala Lumpur office carried
out the detailed design of topsides and substructure. Detailed engineering of
the facilities was achieved in a limited time frame so that long lead items could be
procured and delivered by the customer in time for the fabricator to install. The
Perth office carried
out a feasibility study into a cantilevered float over technique. In
recognition of this contribution, WorleyParsons was commended during an award ceremony on
16 March, 2004. |
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Project:
Multiple Minimal Facilities Platforms, Gulf of Thailand
Customer: Chevron
WorleyParsons has designed seven generations of minimum facility
wellheads platforms in the Gulf of Thailand since 1993 with a resulting 45%
reduction in the installed cost. In the gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand, Chevron has
approximately 150 unstaffed wellhead platforms positioned as satellite platforms
surrounding the larger staffed central processing facilities. Over the past decade,
WorleyParsons has
supported Chevron by performing conceptual studies followed by detailed
design and project management for a series of low-cost, highly automated
facilities. This contract has helped create a strong relationship with Chevron and a thorough
understanding of their business drivers. |
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Onshore
Production & Processing Facilities
WorleyParsons
provides full-scope global project services for greenfield and
brownfield projects across all phases, processes and components of oil
and gas production and transportation including:
• Oil/gas/water
separation
• Produced
water treatment and disposal
• Gas and
liquids treating
• Gas
compression
• Gas
dehydration
• NGL
production
• Emergency
flare systems
• Enhanced
oil recovery
• Waterflood
and drill site facilities
WorleyParsons
has specialist expertise to meet the challenges facing our customers
associated with field development in demanding environments including
the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Australia, the arctic regions of Alaska
and Russia, the remote steppes of Kazakhstan and the jungles of
Colombia. WorleyParsons has designed and constructed over 400 gas
processing plants throughout the world that correspond to a total
capacity of over 50 billion SCFD. The sizes of installations have
varied considerably from small compressor stations to
facilities
processing over 3,000 MMscfd of gas. On both the East and West Coasts
of Britain, WorleyParsons London office has designed and managed the
construction of the majority of the facilities processing gas produced
from both the North Sea and the East Atlantic. WorleyParsons custom
assembles project teams to address specific gas processing
requirements. Successful alliances with vendors and
construction contractors have resulted in project cost savings as high
as 40 percent.
200+ oil production
facilities
400+gas processing plants
1,300
onshore modules/skids
Project:
Sakhalin II Onshore Processing Facility,Russia
Customer: Sakhalin Energy Investment Company

The Sakhalin
II project, one of the largest in Europe, is located onshore and
offshore of
Sakhalin Island, a remote territory of the Russian Far East.
The main components include three offshore drilling and production
platforms, 1,000 km
of parallel oil and gas pipelines, an onshore gas and condensate
processing facility, a gas liquefaction plant, and oil and liquified
natural gas export terminals. Following WorleyParsons’ completion of
definition engineering design, the company proceeded with detailed
engineering for the onshore processing facility. Concurrent with the
design process, WorleyParsons prepared the “Technical and Economic
Substantiation of Construction” and environmental protection measures
used to obtain approval of the onshore processing facility project from
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Project:
Sour Gas Injection/Second Generation Project, Kazakhstan
Customer: Tengizchevroil
The
Sour Gas Injection and Second Generation Projects (SGI and SGP) will
enable Tengizchevroil
to expand their oil and gas facilities on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan
from 13.5 million to above 25 million tonnes per annum. The new
facilities include field gathering system, meter stations, crude
stabilization, gas sweetening and fractionation, sulphur recovery,
power generation, utilities and associated infrastructure, and new
product export systems for gas, natural gas liquids, sullpur and crude.
WorleyParsons and its joint venture partner provided EPCM services to
this vast development program, completing in excess of 125 million
manhours and 192,000 engineering documents. |
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Project:
Integrated Gas Development Project - Habshan 2, Abu Dhabi
Customer: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is expanding the offshore gas
production from the Umm Shaif super complex. The increased flow will be
transferred to a new facility at Habshan. The offshore gas will be mixed with gas from
onshore sources and processed
at Habshan, where the acid gas will be removed and the sulphur
recovered in order to meet stringent gas specification requirements.
WorleyParsons is working closely with GASCO to develop the optimum
processing scheme before producing the basic engineering design package
for the sulphur recovery and acid gas treating units at Habshan. A
comprehensive understanding of the technologies available for sulphur
removal enables WorleyParsons to select solutions that will deliver the
best operational and ecnomic outcome for projects. |
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Project:
Integrated Services Contract Gas Assets, Australia
Customer: Woodside Energy Limited (as operator for NWSV)
Over the past 10 years Woodside have become a significant player in the
global hydrocarbons market. Since 1995 they have contracted Transfield Worley
to provide sustaining capital and operations support services to their assets on
the North West Shelf. Transfield Worley was awarded the provision of project
management, engineering and design, procurement and installation services for
brownfield projects, and shutdown and maintenance services for Woodside’s gas assets
including the provision
of skilled tradespersons. The scope encompasses LNG, LPG and DOMGAS
plants as well as associated offshore facilities including two of the
world’s largest gas production platforms and a floating production,
storage and off take vessel. |
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LNG
Liquefaction & Re-Gasification
WorleyParsons has a
long history of developing and supporting world-scale LNG facilities in
more than 10 countries worldwide.
Our
capability in LNG production extends from opportunity evaluation
studies and concept/technology selection, to FEED and EPCM for both
greenfield and brownfield LNG developments.
Our specific service areas include:
• Receival/slug-catching facilities
• Gas pre-treatment (dehydration, carbon dioxide
removal, sulphur removal and mercury removal)
• Liquefaction
• Utilities
• Storage and loading
• Receival
and re-gastification terminals
• Brownfield projects/modification
• Operations
support
Our
re-gasification terminal know-how, combined with our experience in both
onshore and subsea pipelines, floating production, storage and off
loading systems, enables WorleyParsons to offer novel approaches to the
challenges associated with locating, designing and constructing LNG
receiving and regasification terminals. We have experience in both
conventional onshore and Floating Storage and Re-gasification System
(FSRU). Our FSRU design includes:
• Side by side LNG transfer in open sea
• LNG carrier manoeuvrability
• LNG spill mitigation design
• Innovative loading arm
extensions
In
addition, WorleyParsons has expertise in the environmental and safety
sensitivities and approvals challenges
associated with re-gasification developments and we
have a
track record of providing solutions that are acceptable to our
customers, government authorities and the broader community.
LNG projects in
10+countries
25+ LNG projects
Onshore Pipelines
& Receiving Terminals
WorleyParsons is the largest global onshore pipelines
service provider. (Source: ENI)
Onshore Pipelines
From
large-diameter, long-distance transmission pipeline systems to
small-inch gathering and distribution systems, WorleyParsons has
designed and managed the construction of over 90,000 km of pipeline,
pipeline-related facilities, and terminals the world over. As the
largest onshore pipeline engineering service provider, we have
committed major resources and effort to ensure our involvement in
future Arctic project work and to assist our customers reach
their
company and project objectives. With over 1,000 pipeline specialists
and multi-discipline personnel, WorleyParsons has the expertise and
capability to work with our customers to develop projects, undertake
all phases and levels of studies, provide expert input to solve
problems, and to execute
multi-billion
dollar projects. WorleyParsons provides a full range of Engineering,
Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services to our
customers, covering all facets of pipelines and related facilities. Our
success in delivering cost-effective EPCM solutions is a result of our
continuous investment in new generation technologies that serve the
pipeline industry and the ongoing education and training of our
personnel.
Pipeline Facilities
and Terminals
WorleyParsons
Pipeline Facilities and Terminals capabilities are a result of over 35
years of experience in conceptual and detailed design of pipeline
facilities and terminals. WorleyParsons undertakes all types of
pipeline facility projects, expansions, revamps, major grassroots
installations, and sustainable maintenance work. The scope of services
includes project scope definition and costing, regulatory applications
and support, preliminary and detailed engineering, procurement, and
construction management. Our individual project experience ranges from
small studies to major grassroots installations.
Pipeline
and Asset Integrity
The
WorleyParsons Pipeline Integrity group is a key component of the Global
Pipeline Systems capability, specializing in
project management,
engineering, design, and integrity analysis of pipelines, pipeline
systems, and related facilities. Our full-scope approach allows
pipeline integrity to be developed and implemented in the design or at
any point in the operational life of pipelines and related facilities.
For new pipelines and infrastructure, integrity begins at the project
conception stage and allows for risk mitigation and long-term optimized
performance to be built into the final design.
35 years experience
in pipeline facilities and terminals
1,000+pipeline specialists
90,000+
km of pipeline
Refining
WorleyParsons
provides a comprehensive range of refinery services backed by over 60
years of global experience in grassroots, revamp, and expansion
projects. To meet customer requirements in today’s competitive world,
we supply innovative, cost-effective, and safe solutions.
We
have completed 24 grassroots refineries including supporting utility
systems, product terminals and offsite facilities ranging in capacity
from 5,600 to 400,000 bpd for a variety of products including:
• LPG
• Gasoline
• Kerosene
• Jet fuel
• Gas oil
• Heavy fuel oil
• Petrochemical naphtha
• Distillates
• Low-sulphur fuel oil
• Oilfins recovery
WorleyParsons
has also provided engineering, procurement, and construction services
for more than 70 major refinery revamp, modernization, and
expansion projects in Australia, Korea, Bahrain, the United Arab
Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, Germany, the United
Kingdom, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
WorleyParsons has experience in all main refining process technologies,
both open art and with most major process licensors. We are also
experienced in all ancillary units
such as sour water, gas treating,
sulphur recovery, environmental, and utilities. WorleyParsons is a
leader in designing solutions to meet clean fuels regulations that now
face refiners around the world, including government mandates on
sulphur, aromatic, and oxygen content of fuels. We have extensive
experience with the two major types of clean fuels projects:
reformulated gasoline and Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
(ULSD). From
feasibility studies to facility operations, we have the resources and
capabilities to complete any refinery project using a variety of
contracting approaches. Many of our customers benefit from
alliance/partnering contracts with us that use integrated engineering
teams to deliver cost and schedule savings compared to conventional
project execution methods. Of vital importance to this effort is the
dedication and ability of WorleyParsons employees who work hand-in-hand
with refinery personnel to meet the project goals of the refinery’s
management.
25+
grassroots refineries
720+refining projects
55+
years refining experience
Petrochemicals
WorleyParsons
has extensive expertise in the design of petrochemical units,
completing more than 600 projects in over 30 countries. Our experience
in the manufacture or processing of more than 65 types of chemicals and
petrochemicals ranges from acetic acid to xylene
crystallization.
WorleyParsons provides project management, engineering, design, and
construction services for many of the leading firms in the fields of petrochemical
processing, plastics and resins manufacturing, and hydrocarbon processing. Our petrochemical
project experience includes the following:
• Grassroots polymer plants
• Grassroots olefins plants
• Grassroots linear alpha olefins plants
• Styrene monomer
• Acetic and acrylic acid
• Polyols
• Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol
• Isoprene, isopropanol, butadiene, and cumene
• Vinyl chloride monomer
• Hydro-dealkylation (benzene)
• Linear alkyl benzene
WorleyParsons
works closely with a number of process licensors and has a wide range
of experience in revamps, expansions, compounding,
and
finishing lines. Our ability to evaluate and work with diverse
technologies on an unbiased basis is one of our key strengths.
WorleyParsons
has considerable experience in ethylene, base olefins, and aromatic
units. Our track record includes two of the world’s largest ethylene
plants, as well as program management for a USD 6 billion polymers
complex.
WorleyParsons’ broad expertise in handling aromatics ranges
from small to complex applications. Our aromatics project experience
includes:
• Phenol
• Benzene extraction
• Xylene isomerization
• Polyolefin modifiers
• p-Xylene crystalization
• Pthalic anhydride
• BTX aromatic extraction and purification
600+ petrochemicals
projects completed
Petrochemicals
projects in 30+ countries
Experience in 65+
types of petrochemicals and polymers
Specialist
Capabilities
Modularization
WorleyParsons
has provided innovative and first-of-a-kind modular solutions to solve
the unique challenges associated with our customers’ projects in remote
locations and harsh environments. Our modularization experience began
in 1961. Since these early days, we have expanded our modular
capabilities to include the design and installation of facilities for
upstream oil and gas processing, downstream refining, mining and
minerals processing, and chemical industries in over 30 countries.
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Sour
Gas Processing
WorleyParsons offers the complete range of sulphur management
capabilities, technology and experience, including sour gas treatment, acid gas
cleaning, sulphur recovery, flue gas desulphurization, sulphuric acid production and bulk
sulphur handling and transportation. Globally, we have designed and built more
than 500
sulphur recovery plants accounting for approximately 60% of the world’s
production of recovered sulphur. These facilities include the world’s largest
single-train units and apply processes developed and patented by WorleyParsons, augmented by
processes licensed from several other companies.
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Gasification
WorleyParsons’
gasification experience includes full-scope Engineering, Procurement
and Construction (EPC) projects. Our gasification background includes
coal gasification and fluid bed boiler plant design and support
services for the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI), the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT), and
domestic and offshore private utilities and corporations. WorleyParsons has substantial qualifications and
experience in process
design, cost estimating, and feasibility studies for greenfield and
repowering applications. Our background includes over 30 IGCC projects
worldwide.
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Carbon
Capture & Sequestration
WorleyParsons - Schlumberger Global Alliance
for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
(CCS) offers the following services:
• Capture and removal
• Compression/dehydration
• Pipeline transport
• Compression and injection
• Subsurface engineering
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Mooring
& Riser Analysis
Engineering design and construction management of marine terminals
started as a
logical extension of INTECSEA’s marine pipeline activities when it was
determined
that
there was a need for specific engineering requirements related to
marine terminal site selection, terminal system design, system
performance specifications and component sizing of tanker mooring
facilities often associated with marine terminals.Today INTECSEA’s
expertise covers Single Point Mooring (SPM) and Conventional Buoy
Mooring (CBM) terminals, fixed tanker berths and associated onshore
facilities. This has created a capability for unbiased evaluation of
alternate marine terminal options, and subsequent implementation of
total project services from concept through commissioning for the
selected marine terminal type.
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Large
Floatover Installation
WorleyParsons has a proven track record in the design of large
integrated topsides exceeding 25,000 tonnes installed weight. We are fully conversant with
the detailed design challenges associated with large integrated topsides and the
critical items requiring specific consideration including:
• Installation methodology
• Weight and center of gravity estimation and control
• Drilling facilities design and integration
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Arctic
& Harsh Environments
INTECSEA and WorleyParsons are world leaders in the design and
construction of oil and gas production facilities located in remote, hostile
environments. Innovative and first-of-a-kind solutions have consistently been implemented to
solve the unique problems associated with revamp, modernization, and grassroots projects
in these environments. WorleyParsons currently has in excess of 800 personnel
permanently stationed in Anchorage and Prudhoe Bay Alaska.
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Flow
Assurance
INTECSEA is fully qualified to assist customers in all aspects of the
design of complete production systems including thermal-hydraulic simulations;
hydrate prediction, inhibition, and remediation; production chemistry issues
such as wax and as asphaltene deposition; slug prediction and slug catcher sizing and
production/flow system operability. At INTECSEA, production system design, and
particularly flow assurance, embodies a whole system approach. Design and operation of
the system
are inexorably linked and must be treated as such throughout the design
process.
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Cost
& Schedule Analysis
Local and regional industry experience enables WorleyParsons to access
relevant project data to deliver results that are both accurate and dependable.
• Rapid ‘order of magnitude’ cost screening to determine relative costs
• CAPEX estimating and OPEX modeling
• Project realization strategy
• Cost and schedule risk analysis
• Cost and schedule benchmarking
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Project
Review & Risk Assessment
WorleyParsons
is able to draw on the diverse skill set available within the
organization to provide strategic advice and financial analysis for
projects early in the development cycle, these include:
• Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment
• Risk management strategy development
• Independent project assessment
• Peer review
• Benchmarking
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Select - Front End Services
Decisions made
during the early stages of an investment have the greatest impact on
the ultimate business outcome.
Select
is an integral part of the WorleyParsons’ global Hydrcarbons project
delivery capability. Select
provides consulting services to asset owners, operators, investors and
finanacial institutions by utilizing WorleyParsons’ extensive ‘real
world’ experience in total project
delivery and planet operation.
Drawing from this experience base enables our customers to be confident
that the crirical decisions made during the strategic planning stages
of the project will support their ultimate business objectives.
Select offers our
customers ready access to:
• Intellectual capital held by experienced industry leaders
• Strong planning,
financial and technical competencies throughout the business value chain
• Innovative
and creative thinkers to assist our customers in identifying,
evaluating, screening and pursuing strategic opportunities
• A regionally
relevant focus matching our customer’s business model and the economic
framework of the market region
• Tailored
customer workshops and training programs
500+ major greenfields and asset
optimization studies performed
40 years
experience in total project realization from pre-feasibility to
start-up and operate
Project: Muzhil Field
Development,Egypt
Customer:
PETZED Investment & Project Management Ltd
The Muzhil
oil field is located on the eastern side of the Gulf of Suez
approximately
6 km offshore southeast of Abu Rudais, and is one of six
concessions
PETZED is pursuing in the region.
WorleyParsons
Cairo, in conjunction with the Bangkok office, performed the Select
phase services, assessing various options to develop a fast
track
project to meet PETZED’s schedule objectives. Following project
sanction our involvement continued through to full FEED and detailed
engineering. WorleyParsons’ Select phase outcome determined a jack up
rig installation was feasible which ensured a shorter project schedule
and better economics. Since PETZED has a long term contract with the
jack up drill rig contractor it was able to optimize the new platform
installation schedule and the benefit from jack up rig costs being
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Improve - Asset Services
WorleyParsons Improve is a core service for Brownfield operations
focused on the delivery of:
• Major projects
• Upgrade, de-bottlenecking and maintenance projects
• Project portfolio management and support services to sustain assets
and improve business perfromance
Using
the knowledge accumulated over 120 international alliances or long-term
contracts, we have developed a culture and suite of:
• Unique tools
• Systems
• Delivery
methodologies that incorporate industry best practice.
We
have strong industry-specific knowledge and a track record of success
using our performance-based, relationship contracting model. The trust
that this generates enables WorleyParsons to deliver maximum value to
customers using local teams, supported both regionally and globally.
WorleyParsons
has approximately 9,000 personnel working in over 120 alliances
executing more than 20,000 project annually with a capital value of USD
4 billion. Our Improve projects and asset services activities generated
an estimated total value to our customers in excess of USD 6 billion
last year. Project execution in a brownfield environment requires a
different set of skills to cope with the greater complexity of making
changes to an operating plant. Communications to all project
stakeholders are essential to minimize the impact to production, and
avoid introductory new problems. Broad understanding of the underlying
process through operational experience, coupled with brownfield
estimation skill and shutdown planning leads to projects that are
better defined and aligned with the anticipated business outcomes.
WorleyParsons workshare systems ensure that relevant expertise can
contribute to projects regardless of their location.
9,000 Improve personnel
20,000
projects executed annually
Project: Maintenance Engineering
Services for Technical Integrity Restoration, Malaysia
Customer: Sarawak Shell Bhd (SSB)
Following
experience from the UK North Sea, Sarawak Shell Bhd (SSB) embarked on a
comprehensive condition assessment of all its facilities.
SSB
engaged Ranhill WorleyParsons through the award of a three year Improve
style maintenance and engineering services contract to assist with the
refurbishment program. Under this contract, our existing service to SSB
will be extended from only an engineering design service to include
asset management, technical integrity, construction and maintenance
planning and management and a range of specialist
engineering
services. This contract along with an existing long term Miri design
office contract with SSB is anticipated to require up to 200 personnel
in Miri and a further 50 in Kuala Lumpur. |
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EcoNomicsTM
Delivering Profitable Sustainability
WorleyParsons
utilizes EcoNomics™ to identify and deliver more sustainable projects,
assisting our customers to manage the risk and respond to their rapidly
changing business environment.
EcoNomics™ is WorleyParsons
major service offering for customers who are concerned about improving
the overall sustainability and long term profitability of their
projects and operations, fully embedding environmental, social and
financial sustainability in the identification, selection and
delivery of projects. Project identification and selection integrates
WorleyParsons’ EcoNomics™ assessment methodology, including our suite
of proprietary assessment tools as well as our global network of
leading engineering and technology capabilities. What is unique about
this approach is the ability to monetize the value of all internal
(project), external (environmental and social) and risk factors,
allowing projects to be compared on a like for like dollar value basis.
The external issues which can now be included in this detailed economic
model include climate change and greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. price
of carbon), water resource use and protection, loss of ecological
diversity, social amenity and growth and a whole range of other common
resources. In addition, we are able to model future changes in resource
costs such as energy and water to assess the affects on project
decision making.
EcoNomics™ is embedded in WorleyParsons Project
Management Process (WPMP), and projects are delivered by an integrated
project team, which has been trained in EcoNomics™ and is empowered
through the identification of sustainability targets for a project.
Typically it is rounded with specific EcoNomics™ specialists selected
to add value to the project.
10,000+contaminated sites investigated
375,000
tons per year SO2 reduction
Project: Cairo Oil Refinery
Company Refinery Expansion Project., Egypt
Customer:
Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)
The ERC is
upgrading the existing Cairo Oil Refining Company (CORC) refinery
at Mostorod,
Egypt.
WorleyParsons
was awarded a program management services contract for the engineering,
procurement and construction phase of the project in April 2007. In
March 2008, ERC commissioned a multi-discipline team led by
WorleyParsons to conduct Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for
this project. Delivering profitable sustainability is core to the
WorleyParsons EcoNomics™ approach. In this case the pragmatic
identification and mitigation of environment and social impacts has
delivered a refinery which will produce products extremely valuable to
the Egyptian economy, eliminate the emission of 93,000 tpa of sulphur
currently emitted to the atmosphere, and provide temporary and permanent local employment opportunities for
residents in Cairo, during construction and operation.
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