control room to local operational staff on request. The
central control room retains view only access until the
control is transferred back.
Another innovation is the extended operator
workplace (EOW), which provides a base for collaborative
operation. It provides a common operational look and
feel, not just from a control room operator perspective,
but from a maintenance management and optimisation
view. EOW transforms control rooms to collaboration
centres by ensuring that managers and engineers easily
create powerful co-operative environments using
packaged solutions.
Using common operator graphic displays and asset
management leads to enhanced operator effectiveness
and higher availability. Large screens and monitors, desks,
lighting, speakers and cameras are all integrated into
a total control room environment that combines full
comfort and ergonomics.
A good control system should directly integrate a
host of telecoms, automation and SCADA, and manage
all associated interfaces. It should provide the user with
a fully integrated solution that provides total visibility of
all operational aspects across the entire pipeline facility,
from one end of the pipeline to the other. Such a single,
fully integrated system solution reduces interfaces that are
costly to implement and maintain.
Among the telecoms that are of interest to pipeline
projects and which should be integrated within a control
system are:
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CCTV.
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PA/GA.
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Access control systems.
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Intrusion/leak detection.
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Metrological system.
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Radar.
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Navigation.
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GMDSS (MF/HF radio and beacons).
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VHF radio.
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UHF radio.
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Transmission backbone.
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Data networking.
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PABX/telephony.
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IP telephony.
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Telecoms management systems.
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WiFi/WLAN.
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Satellite communications.
Typical pipeline project requirements
SCP and SCPx pipelines
Integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for all new areas
consisting:
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Process control system (PCS) controllers and marshalling.
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Safety instrumented system (SIS) controllers and marshalling for
emergency and process shutdown.
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Fire and gas (F&G) controllers and marshalling for process fire and
gas monitoring.
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Fibre optic switches and transceivers for connection of the system
to the existing network.
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Upgrade of ystem 800xA software from the existing SCP system to
SV5.1 and conversion of the existing graphics displays.
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Prototype system cabinets for seismic resilience testing.
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Portable test system for third party interface testing.
BTC pipeline
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System 800xA based integrated control and safety system (ICSS).
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Pipeline control and safety system.
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Over 50 000 I/O signals.
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Communications backbone.
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Satellite backup link.
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System 800xA HMI workstations.
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Leak detection system.
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Remote maintenance.
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Asset management.
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Telecommunications system solutions.
QCLNG – Queensland, Australia
Upstream development. Project: pipeline and compression control.
33 fabricated local equipment rooms fitted out with:
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ABB 800xA DCS, ESD & F&G.
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Telecoms equipment, access control, PIDS, CCTV, PAGA, network
switches, LAN/WAN,CTV system, PA/GA system, PABX/
telephony, transmission – fibre, access control and security
system, meteorological monitoring, structured cabling.
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Central processing plants (4xCPPs).
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21 field compression stations (21xFCSs).
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Pipeline including eight mainline valves (MLV) stations.
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Power management system.
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Migration of Honeywell Experion system.
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Upstream control room Chinchilla.
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Integrated collaborative environment room Brisbane.
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Backup control room Windibri.
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Interface to 2000 RTU wellheads in Phase 1 with a further 2000 in
Phase 2.
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World Pipelines
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AUGUST 2015
