A Premium Refinery: How IT can make profits 1998 PI System Users’ Conference Hildebrando Ferrreira PETROBRAS

A Premium Refinery:A Premium Refinery:

How IT can make How IT can make profitsprofits

1998 PI System Users’ ConferenceHildebrando Ferrreira

PETROBRASPETROBRAS

PETROBRASPETROBRAS

• The CompanyThe Company

• Automation ContextAutomation Context

• PI SystemsPI Systems

• Our DifferentialOur Differential

PETROBRASPETROBRASThe CompanyThe Company

Gas PipelinesGas Pipelines


Production Production AreasAreas


RefinerieRefineriess

• 15th Petroleum Company in the World15th Petroleum Company in the World

• Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro - BrazilHeadquarters in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

• US$ 26.8 Billion Yearly IncomeUS$ 26.8 Billion Yearly Income

• US$ 3 Billion Yearly InvestmentsUS$ 3 Billion Yearly Investments

• 41,000 Employees41,000 Employees


• 1,020 bpd Oil Production1,020 bpd Oil Production

• 1,622,248 bpd Refining Capacity1,622,248 bpd Refining Capacity

• 10 Refineries, 2 Fertilizer Plants10 Refineries, 2 Fertilizer Plants

• Unparalleled OffShore TechnologyUnparalleled OffShore Technology

• Largest number of ISO-9000 certificates in Largest number of ISO-9000 certificates in BrazilBrazil


PETROBRASPETROBRASAutomation ContextAutomation Context

• Process UnitsProcess Units

• Tanking FarmTanking Farm

• QualityQuality

• UtilitiesUtilities


Process UnitsProcess Units

• All the 10 refineries have DCS’sAll the 10 refineries have DCS’s

• Advanced Control is used in the main Advanced Control is used in the main controlcontrol loops in the Distillation and Cracking loops in the Distillation and Cracking UnitsUnits


Tanking FarmTanking Farm

• 2-Wire Telemetry and Supervisory 2-Wire Telemetry and Supervisory SystemSystem

• On-Line Blending System (Gasoline On-Line Blending System (Gasoline andand Diesel)Diesel)

• Line-Ups AutomationLine-Ups Automation


QualityQuality

• Procedure Automation with LIMSProcedure Automation with LIMS

• ChromatographyChromatography


UtilitiesUtilities

• SCMDSCMD

PETROBRASPETROBRASPI SystemsPI Systems

11 PI Systems (10 in refineries)11 PI Systems (10 in refineries)

• 9 PI 2.1.1 in OPENVms Alpha’s9 PI 2.1.1 in OPENVms Alpha’s

• 1 PI 3.1 in Windows NT 4.01 PI 3.1 in Windows NT 4.0

• 1 PI 2.1.1 running in the Headquarters1 PI 2.1.1 running in the Headquarters


• Collect Process, Tanking Farm, Quality Collect Process, Tanking Farm, Quality andand Utilities DataUtilities Data

• Interface to all the DCS’sInterface to all the DCS’s

• Interface to the on-line blending Interface to the on-line blending systemssystems

• Used as a supervisory system in Used as a supervisory system in remoteremote control roomscontrol rooms

• Are the interfaces to the AdvancedAre the interfaces to the Advanced Process Control to write optimized Process Control to write optimized setset points to the DCS’spoints to the DCS’s

• Interface with PIMS and HysimInterface with PIMS and Hysim

• Exchange data with the ProductionExchange data with the Production Planning and Schedulling Planning and Schedulling ManagementManagement

• Send and receive data to and fromSend and receive data to and from relational databasesrelational databases



DCS’sDCS’s

PI SystemsPI Systems

RDB’sRDB’s Headquarters PIHeadquarters PI

PIMS and HysimPIMS and Hysim

Corporate SystemsCorporate Systems

Advanced ControlAdvanced Control

PETROBRASPETROBRASOur DifferentialOur Differential

• PI is used to send operational andPI is used to send operational and process data to higher process data to higher managementmanagement levels via relational databaseslevels via relational databases

• PI is the main source of information PI is the main source of information toto the Advanced Control systemsthe Advanced Control systems

• Improved Operation ManagementImproved Operation Management

• 90% Process and Production90% Process and Production information needs are supplied by information needs are supplied by PIPI


• Process Shortages AnalysisProcess Shortages Analysis

• Issues and problems are discussed Issues and problems are discussed inin real timereal time

• Yield data are available to sales Yield data are available to sales andand business operationsbusiness operations

• US$ 0,17 per barrel benefit in theUS$ 0,17 per barrel benefit in the control loops with Advanced Controlcontrol loops with Advanced Control


PI is integrated with:PI is integrated with:

• Corporate systems using RDB’sCorporate systems using RDB’s

• PIMS and HysimPIMS and Hysim

• Advanced Process ControlAdvanced Process Control


The integration of Information The integration of Information Technology with Process and Technology with Process and

Production Systems can achieve Production Systems can achieve high benefits.high benefits.

What we learnedWhat we learned

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A Premium Refinery: How IT can make profits 1998 PI System Users’ Conference Hildebrando Ferrreira PETROBRAS