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News Release from: Honeywell Industry Solutions
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 July 2004
Italian oil contract completed on time
Honeywell has successfully completed a $5 million automation project for Italian oil company Societa per Azioni Raffineria Padana Olii Minerali (SARPOM) on time and within budget.
Honeywell has successfully completed a $5 million automation project for Italian oil company Societa per Azioni Raffineria Padana Olii Minerali (SARPOM) on time and within budget The engineering procurement and construction contract called for the automation and reinstrumentation of the company's nine crude oil and finished-product pipelines by March 2004
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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SARPOM is a joint venture between ExxonMobil and ERG.
Its finished products include gasoline, diesel oil, heavy and light fuel oil, jet fuel and virgin naphtha.
"Honeywell's Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) will help us to achieve the pipelines project objective - improving the safety and reliability of operation in compliance with current requirements and pipeline automation progress in protecting the environment," said Paolo Tagliaretti, SARPOM Project Manager.
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"Having Honeywell as our single interface for the entire project will prove beneficial to us now and in the years ahead." Honeywell was responsible for the engineering, design, management, implementation, procurement and construction of SARPOM's entire pipeline automation system.
In addition to boosting production capacity, reliability and quality, Experion will help SARPOM comply with new environmental protection laws by improving the detection of and response to pipeline leaks.
"SARPOM selected us for this project because of our reputation for reliability, safety and customer service and support," said Jack Bolick, President of Honeywell Process Solutions.
"Honeywell had the right combination of technology solutions that met SARPOM's requirements for quick start-up times and immediate benefits." The project included a variety of Honeywell technologies, including three global user stations, Honeywell ST3000 smart transmitters, FSC fail safe controllers and safety systems.
SARPOM opted for Honeywell's FSC systems because they are easily integrated with the company's existing Honeywell systems and because TUV, a leader in independent testing and assessment services, approved them for use in safety applications.
SARPOM operates a complex network of pipelines comprising 470km of pipes in varying sizes ranging from 6 to 20in.
The Honeywell pipeline automation project affects the Quiliano crude oil pipeline; the Arluno, Chivasso, Malpensa Airport, Vado Ligure and Turbigo finished product pipelines; among other smaller pipelines.
The Quiliano crude oil pipeline moves 8Mm3 of crude oil per year, which makes up the total refinery feedstock.
The finished-product pipelines move 6Mm3 of refined products, equalling 80% of refinery output.
SARPOM's refinery in San Martino di Trecate (close to Novara) has operated since 1952.
The refinery covers an area larger than 1Mm2 and produces 250,000 barrels per day.
It has a balanced oil capacity of 9Mt per year and a real capacity of 6.7Mt per year.
The Vado Ligure sea terminal in Savona supplies the refinery's crude oil through a 20in, 150km pipeline via a depot in Quiliano.
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