EDG's proven experience has been gained in over a quarter of a century of offshore experience
EDG's
offshore expertise covers all corners of the globe where oil and
gas exploration and production takes place. EDG systems can be found
from the Far East to South America from Africa to the North Sea.
Initially and best known for control systems and power generation
EDG expertise quickly grew to cover many related disciplines including
instrumentation, Fire and Gas, ESD, telecomms to mention just a
few.
Typical
of such systems would be the Upper Zakum field where EDG engineered
one of the largest control systems in the world. EDG's responsibilities
in this case included conceptual design, detailed engineering, vendor
evaluation, procurement, construction management, commissioning
and training for the control systems as well as all wellhead instrumentation
and power generation for over 70 platforms.
EDG
provided all of the design and construction of the gas compressor
module for Zulu Junction #1 platform in the NW Java Sea in Indonesia.
It consisted of 2 Demag/DeLaval centrifugal gas compressors,
each driven by an individual gas turbine, together with controls,
vessels, coolers, heaters and pipe work. EDG's scope included
complete process engineering design, mechanical design piping design,
electrical design and instrumentation design.
EDG possesses
specialized experience in the designing of power generation modules
for offshore platforms located in remote areas of the world. EDG
was chosen to be the prime contractor for the design, procurement,
fabrication, commissioning, load out and tie down of the complete
turbine generator and power control module on a turnkey basis for
the Takula Field, Offshore Cabinda, Angola, West Africa. The function
of this platform (shown left) is for the exploitation of the oil
and gas reserves in 180 feet of water located thirty miles
offshore producing 80,000 BPD and generating approximately
5MW of power.
Contributing to EDG's continued success in performing this type
of sophisticated engineering endeavour, is our unique expertise
in meeting the rigid requirements of space and weight constraints.
This three level module, 75 ft x 60 ft. x 56 ft, weighs just under
400 tons. The lower level houses 2 Solar-Centaurs producing 2.4MW
each and also the Power Control Building and waste heat recovery
system for crude oil heating. The integral Power Control Building
houses the motor control centres, switchgear, and offices. The top
level houses the emergency generator and battery room building,
fuel gas filter skids, deioniser package, diesel recirculation,
pumps, air start systems and a communications building. Above the
top deck is a heliport with safety net.
On
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, EDG supplied the design philosophies
and detailed engineering of the structural, electrical, instrumentation,
fire/gas detection, and SCADA systems for the Lagoven West Urdancta
Gas Compression Plant for Dresser Industries, Energy Systems Division.
The overall Lagoven complex is comprised of a control platform,
four compressor platforms, and two utility platforms. Each compressor
platform carries a 30,000 BHP Rolls Royce Turbine, driving a Dresser
Clark three-stage compressor train. Under normal operating conditions,
the combined gas turbine-driven compression modules were designed
to compress 200 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day
from 30 PSIG to 1810 PSIG.
Additional information on EDG's Oil and Gas experience can be found under "Oil & Gas", "Gas", and "Control - Oil and Gas"