Project Description

The FPSO BW Adolo

The FPSO BW Adolo is operated by BW Offshore, one of the leading companies in the global FPSO sector. It is deployed off the coast of Gabon and is part of the Dussafu Marin project, operated by BW Energy.

With a daily production capacity of approximately 40,000 barrels of oil, it is capable of storing up to 1.35 million barrels of crude oil. This FPSO is equipped to carry out a variety of offshore processes, such as the separation of water and gas from crude oil, gas treatment, and gas handling, among others.

CPC Engineering Work

Throughout its operation, it has undergone improvements and technical adjustments to optimize performance, including the tuning and control efforts in which CPC Engineering has been involved.

The CPC Engineering work on the FPSO led to a series of actions aimed at adjusting the control loops.

Installation and Optimization of Valve Control:

Action Taken: CPC Engineering redesigned the controls in the PCS system to correct functionality and add features accessible to the operator. The valves were successfully tested and adjusted.

Adjustments for GLC Operation

Action Taken: CPC Engineering created trends to capture data and evaluated improvement actions that could be applied to separators that might affect gas supply.

Pressure Return Control on Separators

Action Taken: The pressure controller setpoints were reduced to avoid unnecessary valve closures.

Common Control of the Fuel Gas Scrubber

Action Taken: Developed an integrated control focused on the fuel gas scrubber to minimize waste and ensure priority in gas distribution to the furnaces.

These are some of the improvement points proposed, for which solutions have been addressed, within the framework of the first phase of the FPSO BW-Adolo operational improvement project.