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Sector Oil & Gas Solutions Integrated Control and Safety Systems E.ON Babbage ICSS Emergency Shutdown (ESD) Fire & Gas Detection and Our client, E.ON Ruhrgas, who was at the time of this project new Control (FGS) to the oil and gas industry approached ITI to design, commission Remote Operations & Minimum and provide support for the integrated control and safety system Manning Solutions on the newly developed Babbage platform (now owned by Premier Oil).

The solution can be operated either locally or remotely from the Dimlington onshore control centre, at the client’s discretion.

n OPEX reduction

n Full turn-key project

n Remote control of NUI

n Full integration with existing systems E.ON Babbage ICSS The Brief The Solution The Babbage platform located 28km off the As an independent systems integrator, ITI Humberside coast feeds into the National was able to deliver a full turn-key project Transmission System (NTS) via the spanning design, testing, commission and Perencoowned Dimlington Terminal. Initially ongoing service, support and maintenance. the platform was designed with three wells to The aim of eventual control from Perenco’s be controlled locally but was later expanded Dimlington Terminal meant the ICSS was to five wells in 2011 with remote control designed to complement Perenco (Formerly shifting to the Dimlington Terminal. ITI were BP) systems previously installed by ITI. ITI contracted by E.ON Ruhrgas to manufacture delivered a fully integrated control system the ICSS which once installed would enable built on the GE PAC8000 Hybrid process the platform to be controlled locally or control platform and GE SafetyNet switched to remote operation where control controllers for the emergency shutdown could be carried out from the Dimlington (ESD) and fire and gas (FGS) safety systems, onshore control centre. capable of Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2). For the pipeline protection system (PPS) HIMA The driver for E.ON Ruhrgas, made possible by HIQuad equipment was used for the required the ITI developed ICSS was the de-manning of SIL3 loops and for its reliability, scalability and the Babbage platform leading to a reduction flexibility. in operating expenditure. Design, construction and factory acceptant Business Benefits testing (FAT) were performed by ITI, in-house As the ultimate aim of the project was to over the course of a year before installation enable remote control from the Perenco began in 2010, which continued for a further Dimlington Terminal by integrating with year. systems previously installed on this asset by ITI, the knowledge and experience of these Since the completion of the project, ITI systems was a huge benefit to E.ON Ruhrgas. has been contracted to perform numerous modifications to the ICSS including: ITI delivered all aspects of the control and safety system and therefore was able to offer n Erosion probe sensor tuning efficient design and reduction in cost and time compared to sourcing components n Loss of communication ESD Trip from individual suppliers. ITI has supported the system since commissioning in 2010 and n De-manning and Integration into continues to work collaboratively with the Dimlington client. n ESD Trip Setpoint changes

n Replacement/upgrade of ICSS IT Hardware

n Not permanently attended installation modifications