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Advanced offshore solutions

Global energy demand is expected to rise by 50 percent by 2030. Oil and gas exploration and production is moving to increasingly hostile environments, including polar latitudes and ultra-deep waters. Complementing their diversification of portfolios, major players in the oil and gas industry are developing strategic partnerships and reevaluating existing technologies.

Enter Siemens. With a unique portfolio of rotating and electrical equipment, power generation, transmission and distribution systems, water management, process automation, instrumentation and life-cycle services, Siemens provides a host of solutions designed to ensure ultimate performance in all mission-critical applications and meet all of tomorrow’s challenges, technical, economic and environmental. Moreover, through its global manufacturing and service network, Siemens ensures maximum customer proximity and local content.

Innovative design, excellence in engineering and project management, maximum value over asset lifetime, and uncompromising compliance with health, safety, environmental and industry standards are common denominators for all components, products, systems and services in the Siemens offshore portfolio.

Combining our competence and strengths with yours, we can together chart new territory and optimize the efficiency and economics of your offshore operations.

STC-ECO, a sealless, fully integrated motor/compressor unit designed for dirty-gas and subsea applications.

From challenge to solution

Remote locations, harsh environments, extreme climates, weight and size constraints. These are but a few of the characteristics typical of offshore oil and gas operations around the globe. Extreme robustness, high reliability and availability as well as compact, modular designs of solutions are of paramount importance.

Moreover, as project scopes widen, sourcing a vast share of products, solutions and services from a single supplier offers a variety of benefits to engineering, procurement and construction companies (EPC) and end-clients alike. Reduction of CAPEX and project management complexity can be realized, which can improve project scheduling, leading to earlier first oil.

At Siemens, the single-source supply concept is based on a customerfocused design and management system, integrating a multitude of technologies and processes tailored to deliver ultimate quality in every respect.

Comprehensive testing before shipping

Upon customer request, major equipment packages are functionally tested and load-tested prior to shipment to reduce the risk of delays due to non-conforming or non-performing equipment. The latest extension of Siemens’ testing facilities, the Mega Test Center in Duisburg, Germany, greatly enhances the scope of testing capabilities by volume and versatility, enabling:

assembly and testing of up to six compressor trains in parallel;

full-load closed-loop testing of compressor trains of up to 100 MW;

part-load open-loop testing of mega-scale air compressors;

testing of compressors with electric motors of up to 100 MW, with steam turbines of up to 35 MW, and with gas turbines of up to 160 MW.

Speeding up installation

When there are weight and size limitations for shipping, offshore subsystems are constructed in a modular form with pre-installed and precommissioned equipment. Siemens’ vast experience and a structured project-management process including a detailed logistic and installation execution plan, have allowed much shorter project lead times compared to the market average.

Scalable operation and maintenance services

Siemens has a tradition of going way beyond the conventional meaning of service. The scope of services spans from initial concept development and screening, concept selection to front-end engineering and project execution through the entire lifecycle. Supported by comprehensive diagnostic and logistic functions from service centers, factories and headquarters, Siemens’ local and regional organizations deliver a full range of services, from on-call support through all-inclusive operation and maintenance. Availability guarantees can be included as optional parts of long-term operation and maintenance contracts.

Optimizing asset service and availability

Fast response times from a team of dedicated specialists ensure minimized downtime and higher profitability. The centralized and specialized support center offers wide-ranging support services tailored to meet the needs of the individual long-term operation plan.

Major components of Siemens equipment and systems can be connected to one of two Global Service and Diagnostic Centers for permanent online performance monitoring. The scheme allows the development of condition-monitoring based maintenance strategies, and comparative fault analyses of Siemens’ entire fleet for the whole lifecycle.

Tailored training measures

Comprehensive training of customer personnel complements every contract. Programs include training on real-time simulators, duplicating essential parts of the information and control system, and allowing hands-on training without interfering with the actual operation, plus the proactive development of standard operating practices and emergency procedures.