Meet our X-perts at OE 2013
The Siemens Offshore Europe X-pert Center:
Innovation and first hand information at your service!
Answers for energy.
Mark the
date in your
calendar!
September 3–6,
Aberdeen, U.K.
Hall 5,
Booth 5D30
Visit the X-pert Center at the Siemens OE booth,
meet our experts, and learn more about Siemens’
­innovative answers for oil and gas offshore solutions.
After each presentation, you can join our experts
for a discussion of our visions and innovations for
­tomorrow’s business in the oil and gas industries –
and learn about the solutions that can upgrade your
processes to their highest levels of efficiency and
­availability.
Highlights of our X-pert presentations
For a comprehensive
overview and a
­detailed schedule
of our X-pert
presentations, please
follow the QR code!
OE 2013
X-pert Center
schedule
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
10:00
Offshore drilling: DP3 – Closed ring for offshore vessels Rune van Ravens
10:30
BlueDrive compact drilling Rune van Ravens
11:00
Integrated operations – Securing your equipment uptime and performance Graham Wright
11:30
Produced water re-injection design and considerations
Jarle Nilsen
12:00
Remote connectivity – How to make more of the data Jeff Upton
12:30
Gas turbine life extension on platforms including HSE – KP4 Alex Lawford
13:00
Lifecycle management of aging centrifugal
gas compressors in the offshore environment
“To be announced”
13:30
TB gas turbine – “Life begins at 40” Alex Lawford
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
14:00
Automation over the plant lifecycle Chris McComb
14:30
Siemens Subsea – Improved recovery and reduced costs through technology
Torstein Sole-Gärtner
15:00
Rotating equipment in the offshore industry Jan Dekker / Carsten Moehlen
15:30
Reducing emissions from offshore operations Ed Jackson
16:00
Efficient and economical energy for heavy oil field operations
Dave Normandale
16:30
Advances in media filtration Chris Catalanotto
17:00
COMOS – The single solution for plant lifecycle engineering management
Stuart Pierce
OE 2013
X-pert Center
schedule
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
10:00
COMOS – The single solution for plant lifecycle engineering management
Stuart Pierce
10:30
Advances in media filtration Chris Catalanotto
11:00
Efficient and economical energy for heavy-oil field operations
Dave Normandale
11:30
Reducing emissions from offshore operations
Ed Jackson
12:00
Rotating equipment in the offshore industry
Jan Dekker / Carsten Moehlen
12:30
Siemens Subsea – Improved recovery and reduced costs through technology
Torstein Sole-Gärtner
13:00
Automation over the plant lifecycle Chris McComb
13:30
Lifecycle management of aging centrifugal
gas compressors in the offshore environment
“To be announced”
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
14:00
TB gas turbine – “Life begins at 40” Alex Lawford
14:30
Gas turbine life extension on platforms including HSE – KP4 Alex Lawford
15:00
Remote connectivity – How to make more of the data Jeff Upton
15:30
Produced water re-injection design and considerations
Jarle Nilsen
16:00
Integrated operations – Securing your equipment uptime and performance Graham Wright
16:30
Offshore drilling: DP3 – Closed ring for offshore vessels Rune van Ravens
17:00
BlueDrive compact drilling Rune van Ravens
OE 2013
X-pert Center
schedule
Thursday, September 5, 2013
10:00
Rotating equipment in the offshore industry Jan Dekker / Carsten Moehlen
10:30
TB gas turbine – “Life begins at 40” Alex Lawford
11:00
Integrated operations – Securing your equipment uptime and performance Graham Wright
11:30
Siemens Subsea – Improved recovery and reduced costs through technology
Torstein Sole-Gärtner
12:00
Produced water re-injection design and considerations Jarle Nilsen
12:30
Remote connectivity – How to make more of the data Jeff Upton
13:00
Gas turbine life extension on platforms including HSE – KP4 Alex Lawford
13:30
Automation over the plant lifecycle Chris McComb
Thursday, September 5, 2013
14:00
Siemens Subsea – Improved recovery and reduced costs through technology
Torstein Sole-Gärtner
14:30
Lifecycle management of aging centrifugal gas compressors in the
offshore environment “To be announced”
15:00
Reducing emissions from offshore operations Ed Jackson
15:30
Efficient and economical energy for heavy-oil field operations Dave Normandale
16:00
Advances in media filtration Chris Catalanotto
16:30
COMOS – The single solution for plant lifecycle engineering management Wolfgang Roth
Friday, September 6, 2013
10:30
Investing in your future – Study for an engineering degree at the University
of Lincoln in collaboration with Siemens Angela Borman
11:30
Investing in your future – Study for an engineering degree at the University
of Lincoln in collaboration with Siemens Angela Borman
12:30
Investing in your future – Study for an engineering degree at the University
of Lincoln in collaboration with Siemens Angela Borman
Abstracts
of our
X-pert Center
presentations
Offshore drilling:
DP3 – Closed ring for offshore vessels
Innovative solution packages for offshore drilling
that deliver reliable operation and high availability
are in great demand – and this is exactly what
Siemens has to offer. Our solutions are based on
our extensive expertise in electrical technology,
instrumentation, telecommunications, water
treatment, and rotating equipment, and on
our years of hands-on experience in the oil
and gas business and marine applications.
Power management is of central importance
for dynamic positioning. Failures in the power
system, component failure, or external faults
should be identified as soon as they occur
and be immediately isolated from the rest
of the system. In a DP3 system operating
mode in a closed-ring configuration, this
is all taken care of. And in the event of a
­ alfunction in the primary safeguarding devices,
m
a back-up system goes into operation. Siemens
has worked with drilling principals and the
­classification society to develop solutions for
operating in DP3 mode with a single, fully
­integrated power system.
BlueDrive compact drilling
Vessel owners are facing new environmental
regulations from governments and international
legislation. Several coastal countries have
established stricter emission regimes. Siemens’
answer is the BlueDrive, available for a wide
range of vessels. BlueDrive offers a broad
portfolio of technologies to enhance safety
and reliability, reduce costs and emissions,
save space and weight, and improve operation
and ease of maintenance.
Integrated operations – Securing
your equipment uptime and performance
Siemens provides complete electrical,
automation, and telecom systems for the
offshore production market. This presentation
will discuss how enhanced characteristics in the
automation system support integrated operation.
More importantly, the presentation will also
discuss how Siemens’ integrated operation
technology can be used to deliver better
uptime and system performance in offshore
production systems.
Produced water re-injection
design and considerations
To help meet the challenges of offshore produced
water treatment and disposal, Siemens offers
produced water re-injection solutions created
from a combination of proprietary technologies,
including hydrocyclones, media filtration,
and sulfate removal. Intelligent system design
and other considerations, including footprint and
system weight, are critical for successful water
management. This presentation will discuss
options for produced water re-injection and
will offer insights into ongoing developments
in advanced produced water treatment.
Remote connectivity –
How to make more of the data
Current technology provides a wealth of
information which, if correctly analyzed,
can lead to cost savings in maintenance,
reduced downtime, and a host of other
benefits. To make the most of this valuable
data, Siemens provides a solution package
for remote connectivity that offers customers
the opportunity to continuously monitor
their assets via the control system.
Gas turbine life extension on platforms
including HSE – KP4
The Aging and Life Extension Inspection
Program (KP4) for gas turbines is a key element in
managing HSE (health, safety, and environment)
requirements. It aims at promoting awareness
and management of the risks associated with
aging plants in the offshore oil and gas industry.
We are committed to supporting our customers
in reaching their HSE goals.
Lifecycle management of aging centrifugal
gas compressors in the offshore environment
This presentation focuses on Siemens’ approach
to the lifetime assessment of aging centrifugal
gas compressors. It is part of our program
“Fitness for continued service assessment,”
which entails mechanical inspections and
control system assessment (for example,
monitoring obsolescence and formulating
inspection plans).
TB gas turbine – “Life begins at 40”
Siemens TB gas turbine has been proving itself
in service for over 40 years. During this time,
over 870 TB gas turbines have been sold worldwide, clocking up an impressive 86 million
fleet operating hours. To continue the life of
this highly regarded unit, Siemens has developed several upgrades for the TB gas turbine
with the goal of reducing lifecycle costs and
improving reliability.
Automation over the plant lifecycle
From FEED to commissioning and beyond,
this short presentation gives an overview
of Siemens’ developments that integrate
automation with engineering. This results
in major benefits, including reduced
engineering time as well as always
up-to-date documentation.
Siemens Subsea – Improved recovery
and reduced costs through technology
Subsea production and boosting systems
support the oil and gas industry in improving
recovery factors and minimizing operating
costs. Many of these technologies are still
in their infancy, and the innovations required
for operations in ever-deeper waters places
special demands on solution suppliers.
Siemens is at the forefront of this trend in
the areas of power supply, water treatment,
rotating equipment, and automation.
For decades, this foundation of experience
has enabled us to actively develop new subsea
technologies. Our presentation will concentrate
on all three focal fields of our portfolio: subsea
products, subsea systems, and subsea LCM.
Our Subsea Power Grid – which integrates
power supply, subsea switchgear, step-down
­transformers, and variable-speed drives –
is currently in the detailed design and test
phase. It will facilitate large-scale subsea
­processing for operators around the world.
Rotating equipment in the offshore industry
The presentation reveals the market challenges
and the requirements placed on the Siemens
portfolio of cen­trifugal compressors and
gas turbines in offshore platforms, FPSOs,
floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG), and
subsea applications. It focuses on our light
industrial gas turbines from five to 40 MW
for mechanical drive and power generation,
and also on our STC-ECO and STC-SV
(HP compressor) gas compressors.
Reducing emissions from offshore operations
Power generation facilities on platforms
and FPSOs are a major source of emissions.
Reducing these emissions can be a challenge
for facility operators, especially if produced
gas is used for fuel. This is due to the variation
in the composition of the produced gas, both
over time and depending on the actual source
of the hydrocarbons. Dry low emission (DLE)
combustion systems are often the right solution.
This presentation shows how a simple DLE
­system can adjust itself to compensate for
­variations in gas fuel composition, and references an actual application of the system
on an offshore platform.
Efficient and economical energy
for heavy oil field operations
Heavy oil production creates many challenges
for the operator. One of them is how to produce
the heat and power needed for the process.
Often there is insufficient associated gas available
to fuel the power plant. An alternative fuel needs
to be considered, or else gas must be imported
from other sources. This presentation looks at
how a gas turbine-based cogeneration system
can efficiently produce the energy required, while
minimizing both economic and environmental
impacts by utilizing the produced crude or a
mixture of crude oil and associated gas as the
primary fuel.
Advances in media filtration
The Monosep™ high-flow walnut-shell filtration system from Siemens has proven to be
effective for removing free oil, grease, and
­suspended solids in oil-field produced water
and other applications. The simplified proprietary filter design requires no moving equipment
to perform backwashes, and greatly reduces
the volume of backwash water produced
­compared with other walnut-shell filter designs.
In addition, the filter’s design helps reduce
weight and footprint and lowers the cost of
multiple filtration systems. New proprietary
media could also produce a filter capable of
withstanding significantly higher oil loading
and longer loading durations before requiring
a backwash. This presentation will discuss
advances in media filtration.
COMOS – The single solution for plant
­lifecycle engineering management
The integrated COMOS data platform provides
plant engineers, construction companies, and
operators with a seamless information flow
of project-relevant data across all levels of
the business and all project stages. The result:
greater transparency, more efficient workflows,
higher productivity, and increased quality –
thanks to perfect coordination of the engineering
and operations domains. With the unique
COMOS concept, customers can therefore
­integrate their project assets over the entire
lifecycle. See our walk-inside demonstration.
Hall 3 & 4
Hall 3 & 4
Meet our experts at the Siemens OE 2013
X-pert Center for first hand information!
Hall 5, Booth 5D30
Hall 1& 2
TH 104-130723