Success Story: Oil & Gas

I. CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT / PROJECT CONTEXT

Customer profile:

• The 4 billion USD Qatargas project is the biggest project ever implemented in the area. This includes off-shore gas production, treatment station, the 6 million tonnes per year LNG plant and associated facilities and utilities.
• TOTAL is a 10 % partner in the operating company QATARGAS, alongside the Qatar national company QGPC (65 %), Mobil (10 %), and two Japanese trading companies Mitsui and Marubeni (7.5 % each).

Customer objective and constraints:

II. SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION

Implementation methodology (main phases):

• Design and engineering: 25 000 hours
• Signing of the contract: April 1994
• Supply of the equipment: started December 1994
• Commissioning: started August 1995
• First gas shipment: December 1996

Duration:

16 months

Solution overview (services, products, systems, architectures...):

• Engineering and design
• MV Electrical equipement
• Power Distribution Control System

III. RESULTS / ACHIEVEMENT

Customer benefits:

• Project Management and co-ordination among suppliers and engineering companies.
• Electrical equipment specifications.
• Development and implementation of the PDC system.