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2008 | Issue 1

AVEVA PDMS 12.0The next generation of productivityin plant design has arrived

Also featured in this issue:

Aibel – Alstom – AMEC Paragon –Chevron – Hyundai Heavy Industries– Kalkavan Sedef shipyard –Metso Paper – WorleyParsons

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Editor – Magnus FeldtCommunications Manager – Industry Solutions, AVEVA

Continual Progression is not just ourcorporate strapline – it also defines the veryessence of AVEVA. Our products have evolvedto incorporate the latest technology, whilesimultaneously protecting our customers’investment.

Continual Progression means that ourcustomers can embrace the evolution ofintelligent technology without disruption. Ourproducts and technologies are developed toensure that the creation, sharing, control andprotection of information increases theireffectiveness for our customers.

One of the major demonstrations of ourcommitment to Continual Progression was therelease, towards the end of 2007, of AVEVAPDMS 12.0, the product at the heart of our newAVEVA Plant Portfolio.

With the release of AVEVA PDMS 12.0, we reallydo take the AVEVA technology platform to newheights of productivity, not just for the end-users and designers but across the wholeproject, offering further fabrication andconstruction savings by extending the scopeand ability to control, manage and shareproject information globally.

In this issue, on pages 4-7, Peter Brunningreviews why AVEVA PDMS 12.0 is the nextgeneration of productivity in plant design.

At the recent Marine user meeting in Shanghaiwe showcased another highlight of ourcontinual progression, AVEVA Marine. Thisapplication combines two ‘best in class’solutions – the industry-standard Tribon rangeand AVEVA’s unique object-based technologiesand outfitting design applications – to form theultimate set of marine design and productiontools.

AVEVA Marine delivers a completely new level ofefficiency for design and production inshipbuilding and floating offshore projects. Itcovers a complete range of design andproduction applications including InitialDesign, Hull and Outfitting design, andproduction information for all types of partsmanufacture and assembly operations – allbased on one common database. This providesthe tools for synchronisation across alldisciplines and stages of design.

More information, including some excitingproduct videos, on both AVEVA Plant and AVEVAMarine product portfolios is available on theAVEVA website at: www.aveva.com/plant andwww.aveva.com/marine

Continual Progression

‘Continual Progression means that our customerscan embrace the evolution of intelligent

technology without disruption...’

INSIDETHIS EDITION

Corporate NewsContinual Progression with AVEVA 2

New Customers 23

ISEIT 2007 Event Report 31

Product NewsAVEVA PDMS 12.0 4

AVEVA ReviewShare 11

AVEVA Schematic Model database 22

Customer News Alstom 8

WorleyParsons 12

Lonadek 15

Metso Paper 16

Chevron 19

AMEC Paragon 20

Kalkavan Sedef shipyard 24

Hyundai Heavy Industries 26

Aibel 28

Cover photograph: The 1200 MW CombinedCycle Gas Turbine plant at Cartagena, Spain.

Image courtesy of Alstom

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2008 will be another exciting year as wecontinue our progression. We will furtherenhance our excellent reputation amongst theworld’s leading engineering companies byproviding innovative products, backed by first-class support. This, plus our significantinvestment in Research & Development, and theresulting launch of new products into stronglygrowing markets, positions us for furtherexpansion.

During the many meetings we hold withcustomers around the world each year there isone consistent theme rising to the surface. Atop priority is managing the many differentdata sources during an engineering project anddelivering valuable data to design, purchasing,maintenance and operations staff in an easy-to-use format. AVEVA is addressing this, andfuture product developments will extend theuse of valuable design and engineering datamore widely across the enterprise through theuse of the emerging range of AVEVA NETproducts.

AVEVA NET is a data management solution thatenables the various information networks in aproject (people, tasks, plans, drawings,models, documents and materials) to be linkedtogether to provide a single, structured view ofall the engineering information in context.

It then allows this information to be shared,exploited and managed, in a collaborative way,across the globe.

An important precursor to AVEVA NET has alsorecently been launched, in the form of AVEVAReviewShare. ReviewShare makes use of theWeb, email and AVEVA’s existing Reviewtechnology to deliver an exceptionallycollaborative 3D design review tool, that can beused across virtual teams and, indeed, acrosscountries and continents. Its emphasis on web-based collaboration offers our customers apowerful introduction to the world of sharedinformation on which AVEVA NET is also based.

AVEVA ReviewShare enables teams to view,review, mark up, and collaborate on 3Dengineering models of virtually unlimited size,across global teams, from within oneapplication. AVEVA ReviewShare connectsseamlessly to AVEVA’s existing portfolio ofengineering products and is available as anintegral component of the AVEVA Reviewproduct. See page 11 for details.

Our continual progression will ensure that weare delivering a future for our customers byproviding unique and proven technology that isunrivalled in safeguarding customers’ data andprotecting their investment in technology.

with AVEVA

Richard Longdon, Chief Executive, AVEVA Group plc

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AVEVA PDMS 12.0, the heart of the new AVEVA Plant portfolio, is thelargest improvement ever. It incorporates step changes in technologyand in the data model and is the first of a new series of PDMS releases.

An enlarged, multinational development team has been working hard formany months to build the latest new technology into the world-leadingplant design tool, to make it still more productive. Most of the otherAVEVA Plant products will also be updated to version 12 over the next fewmonths.

Among the many technical innovations are an updated user interface,based on Microsoft’s .NET platform, and an expanded, more flexible,object-based database structure. Underlying these obvious changes is atechnology platform which has been updated to improve workflowsupport for the engineering design disciplines, including some new toPDMS. In particular, the extended platform enables the incorporation oftighter links with schematic drawings and the electrical andinstrumentation disciplines.

Design platformPDMS 12.0 is the first version of a new generation of Plant Designproducts based on the new AVEVA Design Platform. This combines the bestof the technology from both PDMS and the Tribon shipbuilding products,together with numerous extensions and enhancements, to provide a solidtechnical foundation for marine and plant design products for the nextten years.

The enhanced user interface has improved facilities for reporting andcustomisation, and the option of using Microsoft .NET languagesalongside the PML scripting language. It also provides a commonAdministration and Catalogue for all relevant products. The core of PDMSis its globally enabled database, which has been extended and made evenmore flexible. There are, of course, many additions to provide all the newfunctions and applications. There are also options for alternativehierarchies – for example, to present a view more suited to fabrication orassembly. Further flexibility is provided by the ability to group objectsacross the usual database boundaries, either in systems or arbitrarygroupings.

AVEVA PDMS 12.0 offers exciting and highly productivenew capabilities, while building on its proven strengths

The proven AVEVA PDMS user interface, with its Data Explorers and 3D model views, has been extended for AVEVA PDMS 12.0.


User interfaceThe design applications for each discipline havebeen much improved to incorporate theenhanced database and user interfacetechnology and to further increase productivityby enhancing their ease of use. Integrationwithin and between disciplines in PDMS isimproved by a new concept of ‘associations’which allows rules to store relationshipsbetween objects. These rules are storedseparately to provide flexibility of access, andcan be checked to ensure that relationships arenot compromised during design changes.

The new user interface provides excellentcompatibility with other Windows software,with an environment similar to Microsoft Office.It is configurable to suit the individual user, and makes much use of standard systemcomponents for operations such as printing andfile browsing. Changes are obvious from initiallog in, where there is now an option to use theWindows login authentication to bypass thePDMS log in and password.

To provide the tools needed for wider use of the platform,there is now a greater variety of Explorers and Graphicaldisplays. Multiple 3D views may contain different views ofdifferent parts of the model. A powerful new database search facilitygives its results in a new tabular grid. These results can be manipulated ina manner similar to a spreadsheet, and then output to Excel if required.

The entire documentation set has been revised and updated; it is nowavailable in both PDF and installed Help versions.

Integration and customisationThe powerful PML scripting language makes PDMS very simple tocustomise. The .NET framework now helps to provide even betterintegration capabilities. These can now be accessed from users’ – andpotentially third parties’ – PML programs using the new PML.NET tools.The advanced PDMS developer can thus exchange data between PML andtheir own custom .NET objects. The PML user interface tools have alsobeen enhanced – for example, the command-line window has beencompletely overhauled and provides facilities for running macros, andextensive cut-and-paste capabilities.

In addition to new database objects for new applications, and theextensive enhancements to existing ones, the database now has User-Defined Element Types. These can be used to provide more specificapplications; for example, different types of Equipment may be morereadily distinguished in users’ own specialist tools. Database objects canalso be grouped together in a more flexible way and even placed indifferent hierarchies for different applications.

The Administration function has been extensively updated to cater fornew functions and simplify the administrative role. In particular, a newAccess Control Assistant provides a much simpler way of defining therequired access to data for different users. There is also a completely newuser interface that is used to set up User-Defined Attributes and User-Defined Element Types.

AVEVA PDMS 12.0

Among the additions to the user interface are additional Explorers and Design views forshowing alternate information such as details. The draw-list uses a new data grid gadget,which provides a flexible presentation of the details and easy export to spreadsheets.

Peter BrunningProduct Manager – Plant Design, AVEVA


Catalogues & Specifications A major strength of PDMS is its powerfulcatalogue mechanism for coordinating thedesign function. A completely new applicationprovides a much simpler, workflow basedapproach to all aspects of Cats & Specs datapreparation, including Catalogue, Specificationand material properties. It also covers newfacilities such as 2D symbols (for Schematicsand for certain types of 3D drawings) and newdisciplines.

The scope of the catalogue has been furtherincreased to cover aspects of materialsmanagement with the introduction of PartFamilies. There are new branch tables and wall-thickness tables to assist in the selection ofappropriate piping components, and newselection tables for other disciplines.

Engineering applicationsThe applications for each engineering disciplinehave been extensively updated and enhanced,in addition to the improved multi-disciplineaspects, such as associations and penetrationmanagement.

Of particular note are the improvements todesign templates for Equipment, new tools forrevising and splitting Piping, a much-extendedHVAC catalogue and a completely newapplication for the design and detailing ofAccess platforms, Stairs and Ladders.

Rule-based designThe PDMS philosophy is to be as helpful as possible, while leaving theengineer in control of the design. PDMS 12.0 includes severalimprovements to help designers to ensure that the design continues toconform to the original intent.

For example, equipment templates can now be selected via aspecification, with changes in the template easily propagated to allinstances in the project. These specifications may address a family ofcomponents, and the definition may include parameterised obstructionand maintenance volumes, and repeat elements, such as the rungs on aladder.

The all-new catalogue user interface consolidates information about the part catalogue,material properties and selection criteria to achieve much simpler data input and checking.

Below: New utilities include procedures for splitting piping and HVAC, in this case choosing aflange pair assembly to add as appropriate.

‘A completely new applicationprovides a much simpler, workflowbased approach to all aspects ofCats & Specs data preparation...’


Another major enhancement is the inclusion of the automatic Pipe Routeras a standard part of PDMS. This, in combination with the interactive PipeEditor, provides a truly productive piping design environment.

The new application for Access platforms, Stairs and Ladders is designedto be fast, powerful and easy to use, with high levels of 3D graphicalinteraction. It is highly configurable so that itcan easily be adapted to structural standards(DIN, ANSI, etc.) as required, and it hasextensive checking capabilities to ensure thatthe user can check against the requiredstandard.

Drawing productionAdditional representation options in Draft – foraspects such as line-styles – make it easier tocomply with industry standards. The use ofcolour has been improved to cover a widerrange, including the standard AutoCAD colours,and colour may now be selected independentlyof line style. TrueType text fonts may be used inplace of the standard PDMS ones.

Draft’s drawings of the 3D model can nowinclude a symbolic representation of an object,scaled to suit, rather than the full 3Drepresentation. This is expected to be of greatuse in new engineering applications plannedfor release in the near future.

New output formats such as PDF and variousimage formats including TIFF are now availablefrom Draft. These include the WindowsEnhanced Meta File (EMF), and closerintegration with Windows printing.

Integrated schematicsA new product option, AVEVA P&ID 3D Integrator, integrates fully with thenew PDMS user interface to provide an integrated schematic/3D designenvironment. This allows customers to build their 3D model in acontrolled manner, directly from the information on a P&ID, and enablesconsistency checks between the P&ID and the 3D model.

AVEVA PDMS 12.0

‘In summary, AVEVA PDMS 12.0 provides a technology platform for increased scopeand capability and has a wealth of highly productive new capabilities. Nevertheless,

it is designed for Continual Progression – with easy migration of customers’environment and data. The largest ever development team is now starting work onbuilding further new applications on this highly capable new platform. If you’re not

using AVEVA PDMS 12.0, you’ll be less productive than you could be!’

The AVEVA P&ID 3D Integrator enables P&IDs imported from a variety of engineering systemsto be used to compare with – or even to help build – the 3D piping model.

About AVEVA PDMSAVEVA PDMS is a datacentric, multi-disciplinary design environment forthe 3D modelling of process plant. It has modules for the design ofequipment, piping, HVAC, structure and cable trays. Modelling is carriedout using a customer-defined catalogue and specification, in a full 3D

environment, with the support of tools that ensure a clash-free design. Afull range of drawings and pipe isometrics can be produced automaticallyfrom the model.


The integrated engineering design environment at Alstom, built around AVEVA PDMSand in-house developed systems, is a significant factor in helping the company achievethe efficiency required to retain its position as the world's leading provider of turnkeypower plants.

Integrated design systems inAlstom’s power business deliverhigh efficiency and productivity

The 3D model of the 1200 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant atCartagena – developed using AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of Alstom

Bob AldridgePrincipal Consultant – Power, Industry Solutions, AVEVA


Alstom, a global company, is active invirtually every sector of the power generation business. The use of AVEVA PDMSwithin Alstom’s power business has growntremendously since it began in the early1980s. The software is now widely usedacross the Plant, Turbomachinery and Energy& Environment businesses. This continuousgrowth makes Alstom one of AVEVA’s largestcustomers in the power business worldwide.

The Plant and Turbomachinery businessesjointly pioneered the use of PDMS in the 1980s.The software was rapidly adopted, and quicklydeployed onto numerous projects. Today, PDMSis deployed across the full scope of projects inthese businesses.

The Plant division focuses on all kinds ofturnkey power plant projects, covering a widevariety of fuels, including gas, coal and lignite.It works principally on a turnkey basis,integrating all Alstom Equipment (Gas Turbines,Steam Turbines, HRSG, Utility Boilers, etc.) intoone single plant solution. The Turbomachinerydivision focuses on gas and steam turbinebusinesses.

The first use of PDMS in Energy & Environmentwas for heat recovery steam generator boilers,in 2003. Since then, usage has expandedconsiderably and, in the last few years, Alstom

has also switched to PDMS for utility boilerdesign too. Even the Hydro business has justbegun its first PDMS pilot project. We visitedHenri Komercero, Head of Plant ApplicationServices in Baden, Switzerland, to learn howthe use of the PDMS software has increasedwithin Alstom’s power business, and the rolethat it plays in Alstom’s success.

A high level of efficiency in plant designHenri Komercero explained that his team isresponsible for the support of the Plantbusiness worldwide and for significant parts ofthe Turbomachinery business, too. ‘The powerplant business is very competitive and veryglobal. To deal with this, we have to be fast andefficient. Thanks to a high level of tool andprocess harmonisation between the projectparticipants, we design power plants achievingshort schedule times and high quality. We havehosted delegations from other companies andnations who can’t believe the speed andefficiency of our power plant design.’

Many factors contribute to this but, in HenriKomercero’s opinion, the integratedengineering design environment and thespecialist customisations that Alstom hascreated are key factors.

Turnkey plant delivered in less than two yearsA good example is the Combined Cycle PowerPlant, recently completed for Gas Natural atCartagena in Spain, which generates 1,200 MWfrom three gas turbines. This projectrepresented a major challenge, as the site wasrestricted and congested and the schedule timewas just two years. Despite all this, the powerstation began operation nine weeks ahead ofschedule, and the owner has subsequentlyordered a fourth unit to be installed, in Malaga,Spain. In addition, not only did Alstom, asturnkey provider, design and build thecomplete plant, but they will also operate andmaintain it for 16 years.

What makes Alstom’s Engineering ITenvironment so efficient?‘The Engineering IT environment is built aroundtwo key components,’ Henri Komercero replied.‘PDMS from AVEVA, and EDB, an engineeringdatabase system developed in house.’

‘Around these foundations, we have optimisedour work practices and informationmanagement to enable us to be very fast andefficient at all stages of the project. We candeploy onto new projects very quickly, managemulti-partner, multi-location work-share, andeffectively reuse information from previousprojects.’

What role does AVEVA PDMS play?‘PDMS plays a very important, rapidly growingrole. We put almost everything that takes up 3Dspace into PDMS, including all details of theconcrete, and all underground services, toensure a completely clash-free design, whereeverything will fit when we build the plant.’

Why does Alstom use AVEVA PDMS?‘We use PDMS for many reasons,’ explainedHenri Komercero. ‘PDMS is very logical, and itintegrates very well with the Alstomengineering concept. Perhaps most importantis the ability to generate completely clash-freedesigns. That has always been a key strength ofPDMS which continues to save us enormousamounts of money and time.’

Henri KomerceroHead of Plant Application Services for Alstom’s Plant business

The completed 1200 MW Cartagena plant

‘The ability to integrate PDMS into our entirework process and efficiently link it to all theother IT systems on a project is also veryimportant. 3D design is crucial, but it is only apart of any project. It is in linking andcontrolling all the data flows that much of thevalue lies.’

‘Also vital, is the facility to customise PDMS tofit the exact requirements of our workprocesses and to automate many of ourprocesses. We have developed many PDMS-based customisations, ranging from simpletools that make our piping designers moreefficient, through to complete PDMS-basedAlstom applications.’

‘Perhaps the final thing is confidence. We havea lot of history with PDMS; we know it works,and we know how to get the very best out of it.’

AVEVA PDMS used on all kinds of projects‘Most of our major projects are now PDMS,whatever the fuel type (coal, gas, oil, and soon). Among the better known examples are the850 MW clean coal project at Belchatow inPoland, the big Neurath lignite plants inNorthern Germany, and Shoiba, the largest oil-fired plant in the Middle East.’

The scale of usage is illustrated by Alstom’s“Combined Cycle Power Plant Reference List”published on the Alstom web site. ‘In the earlydays, we designed only the power island forthese plants on PDMS. However, since the early2000s all of the plants have been completelydesigned using PDMS and integratedengineering,’ says Henri Komercero.

Worldwide deploymentAlstom’s worldwide business has grown rapidlyin recent years and PDMS usage has expandedinto numerous Alstom partner and projectlocations. PDMS is now installed at Alstomoffices in China, Croatia, Finland, France,Germany, India, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia,Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, the USA,and at numerous project and partner sites.

Installing the Alstom environment at newproject locations is key to getting projectsoperational quickly, and Henri’s team hasfocused on streamlining this, too. It takes justone person one week to install PDMS onto anew location, install the Alstom add-on toolsand complete training in the Alstom ways ofworking and using the additional tools.

Over 70 simultaneous AVEVA PDMS projects,and still expanding!The use of PDMS is continuing to grow withinAlstom. On the day of our visit, there were over70 live PDMS engineering projects runningacross all business units. Even with 70simultaneous projects running, Alstom plans tofurther increase product usage. Shortly afterour visit in September 2007, the companypurchased a significant extension to its AVEVAsoftware licence, allowing it to operate, notonly more PDMS licences, but also a widervariety of AVEVA products.

About AlstomAlstom is the world leader in integrated powerplant, power production services and air qualitycontrol systems. The company works with allenergy forms (coal, gas, conventional island,fuel oil, hydropower and wind) and is a leaderin environmental protection (reduction of CO2emissions and reduction of NOx, SOx andparticulates).

The Alstom Company has 65,000 employees anda presence in 70 countries worldwide. Visitwww.alstom.com for more information.


Current Alstom projects within the Plantbusiness, all of which are using AVEVA PDMS.

Image courtesy of Alstom


AVEVA ReviewShare simplifies and promotes collaborationThe new, unique AVEVA ReviewShare combines 3D designreview, mark-up and collaboration into one easy-to-useapplication

3D engineering review and mark-up areimportant, but they are hardly new concepts.The key to AVEVA ReviewShare’s uniqueness isthe way in which it simplifies and promotescollaboration.

Within one desktop application, ReviewShareenables a reviewer to take a 3D model of anysize, put in physical mark-up, such as clouds orarrows, then add commentary and questions,each in a dedicated comment frame, all throughthe simplest of interfaces.

The application then enables the user to wrapall this information up in a ReviewSharedocument, and email it to the next recipient.The recipient, opening the document, can seeall previous mark-up and comments, make theirown additions, and then email all this, quicklyand easily, anywhere around the world for theaddition of further comments and mark-up –and so on, until all those involved have madetheir contribution. And all this in a smalldocument that even low-bandwidth users cancope with.

ReviewShare makes it easy for all reviewers towork together – no matter where they arelocated – and gives them realistic tools toachieve this goal.

Partner accessibility is a key objectiveReviewShare’s full 3D functionality worksthrough a server connection. Uniquely,ReviewShare enables you to extend thisconnection to selected partners outside yourorganisation, such as suppliers andcontractors, so that they, too, can view, review,mark up, and comment on the same models asyou.

Indeed, this partner accessibility is a keyobjective of ReviewShare. It is made possible bya combination of intelligence contained withinthe ReviewShare document and the way theclient/server relationship is configured.

It can, of course, be secured in various ways,including password protection.

At no extra cost, existing users of AVEVA Reviewwill receive AVEVA ReviewShare (both the clientReader and the server connection) as part ofthe forthcoming AVEVA Review 6.4.

Anyone who receives a ReviewShare documentbut does not have the application on theirmachine, will simply be prompted to download ReviewShare from the AVEVA website. Withoutthe server connection, ReviewShare stillprovides a useful mark-up and collaborationtool, though only in 2D.

AVEVA ReviewShare knows no organisational,national or virtual boundariesAVEVA ReviewShare is a collaborative tool thatknows no organisational, national or virtualboundaries. It is a natural stepping stone to aneven more advanced world of managedcollaboration, where information aboutsystems and components is as important as thedesign process behind those systems andcomponents, and where the consequences ofchange and decision-making can beautomatically modelled.

For more information, see:www.aveva.com/reviewshare

Simon FletcherMarketing Strategy, AVEVA

AVEVA ReviewShare in action, showing mark-up, annotation and a trail of comments from different reviewers. View and mark-upinformation is captured within the ReviewShare document, which can be circulated by email.


Standard AVEVA PDMS Projectconcept cuts project schedules forWorleyParsonsWorleyParsons is a leading global provider of professional services to the energy, resourceand complex process industries, with offices throughout Australia and New Zealand, Asia,the Middle East, the Americas, Canada, Europe and Africa.

Magnus FeldtCommunications Manager – Industry Solutions, AVEVA

AVEVA PIPELINE | 2008 Issue 1 | Page 13The E11 Hub Integrated Gas project. Image courtesy of WorleyParsons


AVEVA met Grant McPherson, Piping DesignDepartment Head at WorleyParsons, in theiroffice in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. GrantMcPherson also manages the WorleyParsons -AVEVA global contract.

Grant McPherson told us, ‘WorleyParsonsprojects are increasingly executed globally, weunderstand that our customers need immediateaccess to strong technical expertise throughoutthe world, thus our global presence helps us tomeet our customers’ needs. It is now commonpractice for us to perform engineering anddesign in multiple execution centres, with thefabrication and construction activitiescompleted somewhere entirely different. Aplant can be engineered in Malaysia, Londonand Beijing, but fabricated in the Middle or FarEast.’

High-value engineering centre‘The Kuala Lumpur office,’ Grant continued, ‘isone of several high-value engineering centresutilised by WorleyParsons. Kuala Lumpur alsoprovides AVEVA PDMS technical, operationaland training support to 19 other WorleyParsonsglobal offices including; Singapore, Brunei,Jakarta, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Lagos, Perth,Melbourne, Chile, Trinidad, Houston, Beijingand London, where AVEVA systems are widelyused within these offices. By utilising astandard and uniform project set up, wemaximise the synergies of sharing engineeringresources between our offices whilst at thesame time maintaining quality. For someprojects we have also successfully used AVEVAGlobal for the communication between ouroffices.’

‘The Kuala Lumpur office core business is bothgreenfield and brownfield multi-disciplinaryproject execution, primarily within thehydrocarbon industry. A few of the projects thatthe Kuala Lumpur office is currently engaged ininclude:

• Four new offshore platforms for Petronas,(PCSB) including wellhead and gasproduction facilities.

• The Umm Shaif Gas Injection (USGIF) projectfor ADMA, which includes detail design ofthree new offshore platforms, a bridge linkto the accommodation facilities, 16 subseapipelines and tie-ins to three existingwellhead towers, and the existing Umm Shaifsuper complex for gas reinjection.

• Detail design of gas compression facilities forShell Sarawk (SSB).

• Detail Design for production facilities forMurphy Oil.

We have also gained experience from workingwith brownfield projects in Malaysia usinglaser-scanning technique for referencingand/or converting data to PDMS 3D models.’

Standard AVEVA PDMS Project CreationGrant McPherson continues, ‘In today’s projectenvironment, customers expect project deliveryschedules to get increasingly shorter. To meetthese demands, WorleyParsons has created astandard project build in terms of AVEVA PDMSproject set up and execution.’

Grant McPherson explained, ‘The creation of astandard PDMS project has brought manybenefits, including the rapid start-up of newprojects, more efficient reuse and managementof standard data, greater standardisationacross projects, and the ability to createcustomisation, automation, and integrationtools that can be used across multiple projectsand multiple execution centres. Thisstandardisation also enables greater work share capability and capacity.’

All the company’s standard and reusable data,such as piping catalogues, support standards,design templates, drawing rules, and line-styledefinitions, is included in a standard PDMSproject. This standard project can either bereplicated to create a new stand-alone project,or referenced from each of the engineeringprojects. A standard has also been adopted formany aspects of the PDMS projectconfiguration. For example, a commonapproach is always used for the databaseconfiguration and the data structures.

‘As a result of thisapproach,’ saidGrant McPherson,‘we can deployextremely quicklyand we can nowhave ourengineeringdesign teams upand running on a new project much faster thanever before. We can move people betweenprojects far more effectively, because ourdesigners know what to expect in anyWorleyParsons PDMS project. We operate withreduced levels of system administration. Thestandardisation also means that we can createcustomisations, such as automation andquality-checking tools that will work across all projects and locations.’

He concluded, ‘After implementing thisstandard, we have shortened the design andengineering time on all our projects. A newproject set-up can be performed in less thantwo days at any of our offices. These benefitshave also resulted in considerable financialsavings.’

About WorleyParsonsWorleyParsons is a leading provider ofprofessional services to the hydrocarbon,power, mineral and metals, and infrastructureindustries. Originally formed as an Australianstructural engineering consultancy in Sydney,in 1971, the company has today expanded toover 84 operating centres in more than 30countries, with over 23,800 employees. Visitwww.worleyparsons.com for more information.

Grant McPherson, Piping DesignDepartment Head, WorleyParsons

The Umm Shaif Gas Injection (USGIF) project for ADMA, which includes detail design of three new offshore platforms, a bridgelink to the accommodation facilities, 16 subsea pipelines and tie-ins to three existing wellhead towers, and the existing UmmShaif super complex for gas reinjection. Image courtesy of WorleyParsons

The challengeThe average experience level of the Nigerian Oil & Gas industry workforce who have beentrained in traditional engineering practice hasshown the need for a new generation of workersto undergo relevant, structured trainingprogrammes which incorporate InformationTechnology and project automation.

The Federal Government of Nigeria iscommitted to investment in a national Oil & Gascapacity development programme. The NigerianContent Department of the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC) will oversee thetraining of more than 300 Nigerians on asoftware design tool in readiness for the 2.5+million man-hours of engineering design workexpected in Nigeria over the next few years.

The decisionAVEVA PDMS was chosen as the preferred 3Dmodelling Engineering IT solution for offshoreand onshore facilities, and was listed as one ofthe standard tools to be used to increase localparticipation through training in Nigeria.

Lonadek Consulting, AVEVA’s representative inNigeria, collaborated, as main contractor, withall the relevant organisations to ensure fundingfor the training initiative. Lonadek gainedsponsorship to invest in capacity developmentprogrammes from the Petroleum TechnologyDevelopment Fund (PTDF), a departmentresponsible for capacity, capability and

competence development within the NigerianOil & Gas industry, and from the NNPC.In order to fulfil the goal of training more than300 Nigerians in the use of PDMS, LonadekConsulting and AVEVA will be working togetherto meet the objectives of both companies.Lonadek Consulting will provide state-of-the-art computerised technology and CAD supportservices, while AVEVA will supply certifiedtrainers to provide world-class training inPDMS.

The bottom lineThe extensive capabilities of PDMS, used by alocal workforce to develop high-valueEngineering Design Centres, will enableNigerian companies to bid competitivelyinternationally and to meet the global strategicdemands of the 21st century.

About LonadekLonadek Consulting evolved from Lonadek Oiland Gas Systems Consultants, the systemsimplementation arm of LONADEK, whichprovides state-of-the-art computerisedtechnology and CADD support services to theOil & Gas industry. Lonadek understands theneeds of the industry and has developed a fullrange of business-focused services thatconstantly exceed industry requirements.Lonadek is the Nigerian representative ofAVEVA Solutions Ltd.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stipulated that the Nigerian ‘local content’ in the Oil &Gas industry in Nigeria should rise to 45% by 2007, and to 70% by 2010. The term, ‘localcontent’, applies to Nigerian human and material resources and services in the petroleumindustry. This increase can only be achieved through the enactment and implementation ofappropriate policies in domestic projects in Nigeria, and by the Nigerian Government making acommitment to investment in technology transfer and manpower development.

The growth of the capabilities of the Nigerian workforce in the Oil & Gas industry must furtherprovide economic expansion while adhering to quality, health, safety and environmentalstandards.

AVEVA trainingNigeria’s oilindustry

‘Technology transfer, manpowerdevelopment and capacity building areessential steps in ensuring thesustainability of any development. Ahighly skilled, capable and competentworkforce is vital to the success ofexploration, production, refining, and thedistribution of crude Oil & Gas products.For the successful completion of Front-EndEngineering Design and DetailedEngineering of the huge Oil & Gas projectsin Nigeria, it is essential that long-termcapacity, capability and competencedevelopment programmes focus on thedevelopment of highly skilled process,piping, civil/structural, mechanical,vessels, electrical and instrumentationengineers; also designers and technicianswho can successfully execute projectsusing AVEVA PDMS.’

Dr Lola Amao – Lonadek’s Principal Consultant



With customers in more than 50countries, global cooperation is a key issue for Metso Paper

Metso Paper is a global leader in pulping,papermaking and power generation, withbusiness operations in more than 50countries. The company has more than tenyears’ experience of using AVEVA PDMS andAVEVA Global, and has recently signed athree-year agreement to continue usingAVEVA Plant portfolio products.


Image courtesy of Metso Paper

Right: The Stora Enso’s Skoghall board mill in Sweden where MetsoPaper supplied a new soda recovery boiler, a new evaporation plant,

modernisation of the power boiler and a treatment system forodorous gases. Image courtesy of Metso Paper


Full-scope supplier to the pulp and paper industriesTo find out more about Metso Paper’s use ofAVEVA’s engineering tools, we visited theirhead office in Jyväskylä in Finland, and twooffices of the power division, in Tampere,Finland and in Gothenburg, Sweden. We metIsmo Vaiste, General Manager, EngineeringSystems, Metso Paper, Jyväskylä.

Ismo Vaiste told us, ‘Metso Paper is the leadingfull-scope supplier of pulping, papermakingand power generation technologies for the pulpand paper industry. Metso Paper develops anddelivers complete production lines, rebuildsand modernisations, as well as process know-how, and expert and maintenance services. Thewide product range covers the whole processline from wood-handling and pulping all theway to paper roll handling.’

He went on, ‘Metso Paper has delivered abouthalf of the world’s paper machine capacity, andabout 40 per cent of the pulping line and tissuemachine capacity. Our power division, MetsoPower has delivered about 40 per cent of thepulp industry’s recovery boilers, and about aquarter of the world’s industrial-sized bio- andmulti-fuel fluidised bed boilers.’

‘Demand for new machines and equipment usedin the production of pulp, paper and board isincreasing faster than average in Asia andSouth America. Most of the new pulp, paperand board mills are built for these growingmarkets.’

‘In December 2006, we acquiredthe Pulping and Powerbusinesses of Aker Kvaerner.This acquisition enables us todeliver complete pulp mills,modernisations andmaintenance services, and toserve new customers in thepower industry.’

‘Applications from the AVEVAPlant portfolio, including AVEVAPDMS and AVEVA Global havebeen in use for more than tenyears in our organisation as thedesign and engineering tool forour five business lines – Fibre,Paper and Board, Tissue, Powerand Panel-board. PDMS is usedas the engineering tool for thechemical pulping, powergeneration, mechanicalpulping, and chemical recoveryprocesses. The next step for us is to increase our own capacity

by also using PDMS for the design andengineering of the paper and board makingprocess, as our customers prefer only onevendor to be responsible for the completedelivery. Paper and board making is a growingindustry today, as a result of expanding salesthrough the Internet.’

Growing demand for sharing informationwith customers and subcontractorsIsmo Vaiste continued, ‘Our projects are oftenvery complex, and are executed globally withmany consultants and subcontractors involved.At Metso Paper, we cooperate extensively withour customers and subcontractors. During aproject, there are several ‘freezing points’where design information such as drawings,documents and 3D PDMS models are deliveredto customers for their comments, before we cango ahead with the project. AVEVA Global playsan important role here, enabling our 13engineering offices and partners to workconcurrently towards the same model,independent of geographical distances andtime zones. We are using the application moreand more, with highly satisfying results.’

‘It is vital for us to share design andengineering information with oursubcontractors. By having access to allinformation, our subcontractors will be able totake greater responsibility for projects.’

‘Metso Paper will always perform high-endengineering tasks. But our customersworldwide have differing requirements, socustomisation varies from country to country.This creates a great need for efficientcooperation between our offices and our localpeople. In this, Global plays an important role.’

AVEVA PDMS used from the very start of a projectPasi Ilomäki, CAE Systems DevelopmentEngineer, Metso Power in Tampere, and LarsBylund, General Manager IT, Metso Power inGothenburg, further emphasised theimportance of the Global application. They toldus, ‘All our power projects are global. Our fiveengineering offices in the Power division arelocated in Brazil, the United States, Swedenand Finland. They all work closely together.AVEVA Plant portfolio products have been usedfor the design of boilers and evaporation plantsfor more than forty complete large powerprojects in the last ten years. Ten powerprojects are running at this moment, and thetwo biggest projects are in Brazil and Chile.Today, we use PDMS right from the start of aproject when we create the first layout of a newboiler or evaporation plant.’

Lars BylundGeneral Manager IT, Metso Power

Ismo VaisteGeneral Manager - EngineeringSystems, Metso Paper

Pasi IlomäkiCAE Systems DevelopmentEngineer, Metso Paper



‘The creation of a master PDMS project has ledto the rapid start-up of new projects, and moreefficient reuse and management of standarddata such as piping catalogues andspecifications. A common approach is used forthe database and the data structures. All newprojects are set up to suit a Global approach. The trend through the years has been toincrease the use of PDMS into more of ourengineering disciplines. Today, almost alldisciplines are modelled in PDMS, creating acomplete 3D model. Our target is to have acomplete 3D model for each new project.’

Clash-free designFor Metso Power, one of the most importantfeatures of PDMS is the clash-free design.‘Today, we never hear of any serious clashesduring the construction of a plant,’ says PasiIlomäki. The automatic clash-detectionfunctions of PDMS are only used at Metso whengeometry such as steel and equipment isimported from other systems. Pasi Ilomäkidescribes Metso’s way of working: ‘The detaileddesign engineer works with the entire model ofthe plant, and it is always updated to the latestavailable revision. Seeing the shaded 3D modelis, in most cases, enough to avoid clashes.Many designers have both PDMS and Reviewrunning at the same time, with the details inthe PDMS model and the overview in the Reviewmodel. We also try to bridge over thedisciplines – for example, the piping designerwill always route and design the cable trays in3D based on specifications and sketches fromthe Electrical and Instrumentation department.During design review meetings, Metsoorganises linked Review sessions. The Reviewmodel is displayed on a screen at eachparticipating Metso office. A chairperson willrun the review session, and everyone can sharethe same information. For a global organisationlike Metso, this also contributes to theachievement of a clash-free design.

Finally, Pasi Ilomäki mentions that it is not only hard clashes that it is important to avoid.‘We always take insulation, safety distance,maintenance requirements, and so on intoaccount as well,’ he says.

Reuse of designIsmo Vaiste concluded, ‘Every machine or boiler project is unique, but several of thecomponents are identical and can be used eachtime we build a new machine. Many of thesecomponents can be reused as 3D models withsmall modifications, saving us considerabletime and money.’

About Metso CorporationMetso Corporation is an internationalengineering and technology corporationserving customers in the pulp and paperindustry, rock and minerals processing, powergeneration and other selected industrial sectors.

Metso Corporation comprises three businessareas: Metso Paper, Metso Minerals and MetsoAutomation. In 2006, Metso Corporation’s netsales totalled some EUR 5 billion. MetsoCorporation has business operations on allcontinents, in over 50 countries, and has morethan 26,000 employees.

‘The challenge we are facing today, to furthersave time and avoid remodelling, is to importmodels from other systems into PDMS. We arelooking for tools to be able to import this datainto the 3D PDMS model.’

The corporation’s shares are listed on theHelsinki and New York stock exchanges.

The history of the Metso Corporation goes allthe way back to the 1750s, when a smallshipyard was established in the Viaporifortress, on the islands outside Helsinki, inFinland. Today’s Metso Corporation was createdthrough the merger of Valmet and Rauma in1999. Valmet was a paper and board machinesupplier, while Rauma’s operations werefocused on fibre technology, rock crushing andflow control solutions. Visit www.metso.com formore information.

‘Today, we never hear of any serious clashes during the construction of a plant...’

Below: AVEVA PDMS model image of a recoveryboiler for Stora Enso Skoghall Mill, Sweden.

This project was the first project for MetsoPower where AVEVA Global was utilised. Six

satellite locations were involved in the projectexecution. Image courtesy of Metso Paper


Chevron has selected AVEVA to provide andimplement its AVEVA NET Portal (VNET)solution to manage critical information forthe operation of Agbami, which whencompleted will be the largest FPSO in theworld.

Located offshore Nigeria, the Agbami FPSO willproduce 250,000 barrels of oil per day. TheFPSO will inject water and associated gas forreservoir pressure management. It will also beequipped with the latest environmentalprotection technology.

When operational, the FPSO will be managedfrom the Chevron offices in Lekki, Nigeria. Thedesign and engineering work will becoordinated over a number of sites internally inNigeria, with specialist contractorsinternationally and with the Agbami FPSO itself.Utilising AVEVA NET Portal (VNET), informationis continually updated on the master hub andthen synchronised with the replicated dataonboard the FPSO which will include P&IDs, the3D ship/facility model, documents, and otherinformation ensuring that reliable and accuratedata is available online at any time duringoperation.

AVEVA NET Portal (VNET) is a web-enabledsolution for the integration and collaborativeuse of all engineering information. 3D models,schematics, documents and data from anyapplication can be accessed and navigated incontext, with full intelligence, without needingthe source application that originally createdthe data. Based on ISO 15926 and XMLtechnology it provides a fully flexible and easy-to-implement solution for the management ofengineering data across the lifecycle of aproject. AVEVA NET Portal (VNET) reduces thetime it takes to find information, increases

quality and consistency of data, and makes theinformation accessible across all stakeholderson a global basis, reducing risks and costs inthe design, build and operation of large capitalengineering projects.

About Chevron in Nigeria Chevron is guided by the vision of being theenergy company most admired for its people,partnership and performance. In the pursuit ofthis vision, Chevron has developed programsthat foster sustainable development in allfacets of the Nigerian society. This includes thedevelopment of ‘Nigerian Content’ toencourage the participation of Nigerian serviceproviders and suppliers in the Oil & Gasindustry. Participating in the AgbamiEngineering Portal project is Nigerianengineering services company, LonadekConsulting. Lonadek Consulting is the agent forAVEVA in Nigeria and provides training andsupport for AVEVA applications sold throughoutNigeria. Lonadek Consulting will be responsiblefor aspects of the delivery of the AgbamiEngineering Portal system as well as ongoingsupport after it goes into operation in 2008.

The Agbami FPSOThe Agbami FPSO is one of the largest offshorefloating structures built to date. The new buildFPSO is 300 metres long and, with topsidesweighing 38,000 tonnes, will be capable ofprocessing 250,000 barrels per day of oil and450 million standard cubic feet per day of gas,with a storage capacity of some 2.3 millionbarrels of oil. The Agbami FPSO will be spreadmoored in a water depth of approximately4,500 feet. The Agbami field lies some 45 milesoffshore Nigeria, approximately 220 milessouth-east of Lagos. First oil from the FPSO isexpected third quarter 2008, reaching fullcapacity within a year.

Chevron uses AVEVA NETPortal (VNET) on world’slargest FPSO to managecritical information


IPE is a work process that has allowed AMEC Paragon to measure anddeliver outstanding time and cost savings across multiple projects,utilising the full suite of AVEVA’s design and engineering applications.AMEC Paragon’s IPE strategy enables the safe, efficient and effectivecollaboration of all parties involved in an Engineering, Procurementand Construction (EPC) project, across all applications and executedfrom multiple locations.

How IPE solves design challenges‘Each project has some common design challenges,’ explained Marc-HenriCerar, Project IT & Information Systems Manager for AMEC Paragon. ‘Weuse the full suite of AVEVA’s solutions – AVEVA VPE P&ID, AVEVA VPE,AVEVA PDMS, AVEVA VPRM, and AVEVA Review with AVEVA Laser ModelInterface – to address these challenges, and we have found that, whenemployed together, the benefits achieved are much greater than anysingle application could deliver.’

Common design challenges, and AMEC Paragon’s approach to solvingthese problems:

• The design model must reflect reality, i.e. what is to be built. AMECParagon answers this challenge by dynamically linking the designmodel to P&IDs and procurement.

• Document changes must, and can be, controlled by requiring electronicapprovals for revisions.

• Changes in one document must be reflected in all documents. At AMECParagon, documents, models and other engineering deliverables arelinked and ‘red-flagged’ when a change is made.

• Information must be readily available to all. Internet access is used,and documents are linked for quick reference.

• The pieces must fit together when fabricated. The design modelincludes everything (actual structure, pipe supports, cable trays,realistic valves and controls).

Marc-Henri Cerar continued: ‘The AVEVA suite provides the framework forAMEC Paragon’s IPE strategy by enabling reliable and repeatable workprocesses. It establishes a common technical database across multipleproject areas, eliminating duplicated effort and producing consistentresults. It provides us with a common configuration across multipleprojects, resulting in consistent design and execution and a consistentbasis for progress tracking and reporting. From using the suite, we gainimproved quality management, improvements in communication andcollaborative work effort between multiple work sites. Furtheradvantages include consistent material requisitions, awards and trackingof procured equipment and material, and the quicker, more consistentconveyance and storage of deliverables and other project documents.’

Support and collaboration between AMEC Paragon and AVEVA’s Americasoperations have been instrumental in the success of AMEC Paragon’s IPEstrategy. As Marc-Henri commented: ‘I have personally worked withAVEVA on two different projects from start to finish. AVEVA has a team offine professionals who have advised us on what we need to do technically.Having the AVEVA Houston office close by is a great help. If we have aserious issue, AVEVA sends a person immediately to fix the problem. Wecan also take advantage of the many advanced technical courses AVEVAoffers, both at their training facility and at ours.’

He concluded: ‘AVEVA also solicits our feedback on productenhancements, and when there is a major new product in release AVEVAwill visit our office and conduct several days of product orientation,helping us understand what the product does, what it is capable of, andhow it can impact our future strategy. We derive tremendous value fromour relationship with AVEVA.’

About AMEC ParagonAMEC Paragon is AMEC’s hub for Oil & Gas production, midstream/gasprocessing, and pipeline operations. Based in Houston, Texas, it providesengineering, design/drafting, mapping, materials management, andconstruction management services. Specialities include onshore andoffshore production facilities, onshore and offshore pipelines, floatingproduction and subsea systems, LPG and LNG facilities, alternative fuelsfacilities, stranded gas applications and heavy oil treatment facilities.AMEC Paragon has completed more than 4,000 projects, in 30 countries,for over 260 clients. Visit www.amecparagon.com for more information.

AMEC Paragon uses AVEVA’s portfolio ofapplications to deliver measurable project savingsAMEC Paragon, the Americas Oil & Gas hub for AMEC, the international project managementand services company, received a 2007 AVEVA Engineering Excellence to the Extreme award(Americas) for its Integrated Project Execution (IPE). The award was presented to AMECParagon at the ISEIT Americas conference in October 2007.

Becky StevensMarketing Consultant for AVEVA (Americas)

Below are quantified results from two AMEC Paragon projects that utilised an Integrated Project Execution strategy:

Project 1: Retrofit offshore project using laserscanning integrated with AVEVA PDMS

• 20% reduction in spool piping field welds normally left for fieldverification, fit-up and weld out due to incorporating, into thePDMS model, accurate dimensions of the existing facilities derivedfrom the laser scan. This percentage varies from project to projectaccording to type of installation and its location. Since the projectconsisted of a high-pressure piping and equipment installation forgas injection on an existing offshore platform, the amount of fieldweld reduction was limited due to the size and weight of each spoolpiece in order to be able to safely rig, lift, transfer and handle eachpiece during hook-up.

• In addition to the spool piping fabrication savings, AMEC Paragonachieved approximately a 50% reduction of the man-hours itwould normally take to field verify, fit-up, weld out, perform a Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post weld heat-treat the 20%reduction of field welds compared with onshore in the fabricationshop. NDE is vital for constructing and maintaining all types ofcomponents and structures. To detect different defects such ascracking and corrosion, there are different methods of testingavailable, such as X-ray (where cracks show up on the film) andultrasound (where cracks show up as an echo blip on the screen).

• 0% rework of piping and structural clashes within the newinstallation has been accounted for during the offshore hook-up,thanks to the accuracy of information obtained from the laser scanof the existing facilities being incorporated into the PDMS model toprevent clashes of the new installation with the existing asset. ThePDMS model in itself has also been a benefit with 0% reworkaccounted for, since its main directive is to prevent the possibility ofclashes within the new installation.

• Project saved approximately one month of offshore hook-up timeat completion. There was no rework due to interferences or clashes.

• 5% reduction of material waste due to lack of interferences,clashes, rerouting, and so on.

• Reduced engineering time by up to 10%.

• Reduced offshore visits by up to 70%. AVEVA PIPELINE | 2008 Issue 1 | Page 21

Project 2: Offshore project using AVEVA VPE, AVEVA VPRM and AVEVA PDMS integration

• 50% reduction in procurement group man-hours for majorequipment packages. The turn-around time from the release of aMaterial Requisition by engineering to the issue for inquiry hastraditionally been measured in weeks. In most cases, this wasaccomplished in days, due to the structured work process andintegration between AVEVA VPE and VPRM.

• 90% reduction in procurement group man-hours for bulkmaterial packages. The integration between AVEVA PDMS and VPRMmade this an extremely efficient work process.

• 50% reduction in document control man-hours for clienthandover. VPRM’s structured work process provided streamlinedengineering and vendor documentation processing, andcomplemented AMEC Paragon’s electronic document managementsystem.

• 95% reduction in reprographic costs related to client handover.The client handover process would traditionally take days, and manyman-hours, and have large reprographic costs. In most cases, AMECParagon’s projects transfer documents in hours, with reduced man-hours and almost no reprographic costs.

• Creation of weight management reports in less than five minutesinstead of four hours. This weight management reportingapplication uses data directly obtained from PDMS, which is thenformatted and summarised. The system eliminated the creation andmanagement of manual spreadsheets. In addition, the reports arefar more detailed, providing weight by location, category, shape ormaterial.

All images courtesy of AMEC Paragon


Using the AVEVA Schematic Model database to create and view a single logical plant model

With the latest releases of the new 12 series AVEVA Plant and AVEVAMarine, a new schematic model database has been introduced. Thishas been developed as a natural extension to the 3D product model,and provides a common database usable by all schematic designersand disciplines in a project. Using this database, a consolidated andcomplete schematic model can be created. The database is open forimport and export, meaning that it is possible to use variousauthoring tools in a project.

As the schematic model database is tightly integrated with the 3Dproduct model, schematic data can be reused when creating 3D data.Schematic data and 3D data can also be compared, to find and highlightany inconsistencies between these sources. Based on the comparisonresult, it is also possible to make managed updates.

The schematic model database can handle P&ID data, including thedrawing sheets (graphics) as well as the underlying topological model. It also supports HVAC and cabling diagrams and data. In most projects,there is interconnectivity between different drawing sheets, meaningthat a single system might be depicted on several sheets. There arenormally also connections between different systems.

So far, it has been a difficult task to get an overview and understand thiswhole schematic network. However, in this release, a unique schematicmodel viewer is included which gives the user the ability to visualise andnavigate through the schematic model, independently of the drawingsheet structure.

Using the schematic model viewer, the user can start on a certainequipment item and generate a view of all connections from that item.It is then possible to navigate by expanding the view along the schematicnetwork to see and understand how things are connected. The viewer alsoprovides two modes of operation: the Overview mode shows equipmentitems, their connections and generic branching points, while in theDetailed mode, all valves, fittings and instruments can be seen.

Read more about the schematic model and related functions in the whitepaper on: www.aveva.com/publications

Henrik HultinTeam Leader – Marine Diagrams & Migration, AVEVA

By using the Schematic Model Viewer it is possible to navigate and view the complete schematic model. This data can originatefrom different P&IDs. The viewer provides a continuous view of interconnected systems independently of the drawing sheet limits.


3I Ingenierie, France9Sq Corporation, Korea

AAF Ltd, UKAbel, ItalyACCENT Engineering Consultants Inc.,

Canada AD MARIN Shipyard, TurkeyADIK, TurkeyAker Kvaerner Germany GmbH, GermanyAlbert Garaudy Consulting Engineers, USAAML Consultants, AustraliaAnhul Conch Kawasaki Engineering Co.,

ChinaArting, FranceAS Intec, ItalyAstilleros Armón Vigo, SpainAtlantec Enterprise Solutions GmbH,

Germany Audubon Engineering, USAAuxitec, France

Babcock Borsig Service GmbH, GermanyBabcock Industrierohrleitungsbau GmbH,

GermanyBabcock Support Services, UKBasstech, SwedenBBG, SpainBE Bioenergie GmbH & Co.KG, GermanyBeijing Bootes Electric Power Sci-tech

Co., Ltd., ChinaBHP Billiton Olympic Dam, AustraliaBumi Armada Berhad, MalaysiaBUMIGEME INC., Canada

Cactus Engineering Co. Ltd., VietnamCalamai & Agresti, ItalyCAMELOT, TurkeyCantieri Navali Seaborne, ItalyCantieri San Marco, ItalyCapnor Poland Sp. z o.o., PolandCasablanca Tankers, SwedenCasale, ItalyCB&I Eastern Anstat, UAEChangwon College, KoreaChemserv Industrie Service GmbH,

GermanyChina BCEL International Engineering

Co., Ltd., ChinaCME, ItalyCo-Ver Impiantisca, ItalyCofatech, ItalyConstuctora Subacuatica Diavaz S.A.

DE C.V., Mexico

Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., KoreaDaeSun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.,

Ltd., Koreadate-up GmbH, GermanyDavie Quebec Inc., CanadaDCCK Engineering, Inc., USADEARSAN, TurkeyDG Impianti, ItalyDietrich Günther Sbresny Ingenieurbüro,

GermanyDimensional Solutions Inc, USADirektorat Industri Maritim dan, IndonesiaDodsall Engineering and Construction, UAEDolphin Energy Ltd, UAEDongnam Precision Ind. Co Ltd, Korea

Dow Chemical Corporation, USADPS Bristol (M) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

ECM Ingenieur-Unternehmen für Energie-und Umwelttechnik GmbH, Germany

EICKHOFF Industrie-Anlagenbau undMontagen GmbH, Germany

Energoprojekt Warszawa S.A., PolandEnergySolutions, USAenertech Energie und Technik GmbH,

GermanyEngineering Projekt Group,

The Netherlands Eplant Solutions, Inc., CanadaEPPM, France

Fincantieri, ItalyFKT Faßbender GmbH, GermanyForceTEC Corporation, KoreaFormosa Plastics Group, TaiwanFriede & Goldman, USA

Gas Services International (S) Pte Ltd,Singapore

GEA Wiegand GmbH, GermanyGeochang Provincial College, KoreaGiprogazoochistka, RussiaGKN Aerospace Engineering Services, UKGL&V Sweden, SwedenGlobal Process Systems, UAEGlobal Process Systems Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Harvard Co., Ltd., KoreaHERA Maintenance GmbH, GermanyHoyeon Tech Co., Ltd., KoreaHusky Energy Inc., CanadaHYL Technologies, Mexico

Iberese, SpainIDO HUTNY PROJEKT a.s., SlovakiaIDOM Ingenieria, MexicoIKN Ingenieur-Planungs- Gesellschaft

mbH, GermanyInco Australia Management Pty Ltd,

AustraliaIndustry & Project Engineering s r.o.,

SlovakiaInfosys Technologies Ltd., IndiaIng. Büro Hendlmayr GmbH, GermanyIngenieurbüro Kiefer & Voss GmbH,

GermanyInstitute KazNIPIenergoprom, Republic of

KazakhstanINWAT Sp. z o.o., PolandIosis, FranceIronopolis Engineering, NigeriaIVC Ost, SwedenIVITAS a.s., Czech RepubliciXIT Eningeering Technology GmbH,

Germany

Jinan Industrial High School, KoreaJinju National University, KoreaJinse Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., KoreaJosef Bertsch Gesellschaft m.b.H & Co.,

AustriaJP Kenny, UK

Kavya Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaKencana Bestwide Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

King Polytechnic Engineering Co. Ltd.,Taiwan

Koch, SpainKorea Shipyard Co. Ltd., KoreaKraftanlagen München GmbH, GermanyKwang San Co., Ltd., Korea

Laboratoires Serono SA affiliate of MerckSerono S.A., Switzerland

Larsen Oil & Gas Pte Ltd, SingaporeLenzing Technik GmbH, AustriaLitwin, ItalyLITWIN-RO S.A., Romania

Malaysia LNG Dua Sdn Bhd, Malaysia MAN Ferrostaal GMBH, Germany Metso Fiber Karlstad AB, SwedenMetso Power AB, Sweden Military Sealift Command, USAModelsa S.A. de C.V., MexicoMokpo Industrial High School, KoreaMokpo Science College, KoreaMovesa, SpainMVMI Information Technologies Service

Centre Ltd., Hungary

Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.,China

Natco Canada, CanadaNavtec Engineering India, IndiaNishinippon Plant Engineering &

Construction, JapanNoorter Eriksen, Italy

ODL Services, Inc., USAOil & Gas Solutions, USAOilFab Sdn Bhd, MalaysiaOmega, ItalyOptimus Sistemas Holisticos, MexicoOurhoud, FranceOutotec GmbH, GermanyOutotex, SwedenOXEA Deutschland GmbH, Germany

PARKER Engineering Co., Ltd., KoreaPetroleum Development Oman, UAEPKB Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, GermanyPlant Design Survey Sdn Bhd, MalaysiaPolymerLatex GmbH, GermanyPoyry Energy Pty Ltd, AustraliaPraj Industries Ltd., IndiaProceanic, Ltd., USAProceanic Engineering, SingaporeProcess Plus, USAPromt AB, SwedenProsafe Production Services Pte Ltd,

SingaporePT Gastech Engineering, IndonesiaPT. Surveyor Indonesia, IndonesiaPörner Ingenieurgesellschaft m.b.H,

Austria

RAM Engineering + Anlagenbau GmbH,Germany

Raschig GmbH, GermanyRED Engineering GmbH, AustriaReliance Industries Limited, IndiaRosetti Marino, ItalyRusGazEngineering, Russia

Salavatnefteorgsintez, RussiaSamKun Century Co., Ltd., KoreaSamsung Heavy Industries India Private

Limited, IndiaSchatz KEG, AustriaSeadrill Engineering UK, UKSeasafe Inc., USASemcon Sweden AB, SwedenSempra Global, USASeoul National University, KoreaSGN, FranceShanghai Bestway Marine Engineering

Design Co., Ltd., ChinaShanghai Dingheng Shipping Co. Ltd.,

China Shaw Global Energy Service, USAShell Deutschland Oil GmbH, GermanySIAD, ItalySibCOTES, RussiaSichuan Air Separation Plant (Group)

Co., Ltd., ChinaSilicon Designs (M) India Pvt. Ltd., IndiaSimon Carves India Limited, IndiaSimon Carves Singapore (Pte) Ltd.,

SingaporeSMS Demag AG, GermanySNC Lavalin – Montreal, CanadaSorit, ItalySoyuz Corporation, RussiaStantec Inc., CanadaStena Drilling, UKStoGda Ship Design & Engineering

sp. z.o.o., PolandSTOP Management BV, The NetherlandsSUBMARIN, TurkeySyngenta Crop protection, USA

TaeKeon Co., Ltd., KoreaTaesung Engineering Co., Ltd., KoreaTaiwan Synthetic Rubber (Nantong) Corp.,

China Technisches Büro Ulrich Geiger, Germany Tecnas, ItalyTEKFEN, TurkeyTeploelectroproject, Republic of UzbekistanTexas Southern University, USATMT Italia, ItalyToyo Kanetsu K.K., JapanTRIPLAN AG, GermanyTruboprovod, Russia

Ulsan Science College, KoreaUNIS Nefteproject, Republic of Belarus UNIS spol. s r.o., Czech RepublicUniversity of Calgary, CanadaUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA

VÍTKOVICE ITS a.s., Czech RepublicVogelbusch GmbH, Austria

Waller Marine, Inc., USAWEBER Rohrleitungsbau GmbH & Co. KG,

GermanyWerner Konrad Ingenieurbüro, GermanyWoochang Ind., Korea

Zaklady Remontowe Energetyki KatowiceS.A., Poland

The AVEVA Plant and AVEVA Marine solutions are associated with complex process plant and marine assetsaround the world. AVEVA has unparalleled experience and understanding of these markets, which is just oneof the reasons why we are proud to welcome these companies as new customers.

AVEVA welcomes our new customers in 2007


Kalkavan Sedef shipyard implements AVEVA Marine to further increase productivityMagnus FeldtCommunications Manager – Industry Solutions, AVEVA

When we visited Kalkavan Sedef shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey, we found the site extremely busy. A new dry dock was under construction, a newly-built container ship was at the outfittingquay ready to be delivered in two weeks, and three container ships were being builtsimultaneously. The pace of progress is also high in the design office, where the design workhad begun on a 180,000 dwt bulk carrier. This will be by far the largest bulk carrier ever builtin Turkey.

We met Cumhur Kuter, General Manager, who explained the changes theshipyard is carrying out to further increase productivity to meet the newchallenges they are facing due to a very successful order intake. In theearly 2000s, the shipyard’s fabrication process was transformed into aworkstation-oriented workshop production line with modern panel-lineand assembly-line equipment. To support their fabrication process, Sedefimplemented AVEVA’s Tribon shipbuilding system for both their structuralsteel and their outfitting disciplines. A numerically controlled pipe-bending machine was also installed for the fabrication of pipe spools.

The increased accuracy of production information has substantiallyreduced rework and saved man-hours as well as material costs. Theshipyard has been able to reduce production time from first steel cuttingto delivery from eleven months to eight months. Their first ship in aseries of five container ships took 700,000 man-hours to build, while thefifth in the series required only 500,000 man-hours. Today, Sedef canbuild seven ships per year, compared to five similar ships before.

In order to further increase the shipyard’s production capacity and boostproductivity, a huge investment programme is currently beingundertaken. The shipyard is being extensively upgraded to allow thebuilding of larger container ships of up to around 4,500 TEU, and bulkcarriers of up to 180,000 dwt. The existing production facilities haverecently been further extended by a new panel line supported by theAVEVA Marine solution. When the new, enlarged prefabrication area iscompleted, it will be possible to carry out all operations under cover.

A 10,500 square metre dry dock is under construction, with an overheadgantry crane with a 500 tonne lifting capacity. A new pipe shop is alsonearing completion. Near to this berth, and already in use, is a highlyautomated painting facility, providing environment-controlled, enclosedconditions where all blocks can be painted and finished. This facility hasfour halls, up to 18 metres high, and covers around 3,300 square metres.

Using the AVEVA Marine system, the shipyard has now started thedetailed design work on the first of the three 180,000 dwt bulk carriers.The basic design was undertaken by the Turkish engineering company,Delta Marine.

The Turkish shipbuilding industry is very keento extend its shipbuilding facilities. For over 20years, the industry has been concentrated inTuzla Bay (shown below), where there are 44shipyards. Tuzla lies 50 kilometres east ofIstanbul, on the Sea of Marmara. Turkishshipbuilding is experiencing a genuine boomperiod, with all the shipyards in Tuzla fullybooked for the coming years. These shipyardsare building more and more ships, of increasingsize and complexity. During the last two years,

the Tuzla Bay shipyards have invested heavily toallow them to handle these larger ships. Thereis, however, still a lack of space for significantexpansion.

To address this, several new shipyards are beingbuilt in Turkey, most of which have the capacityto build larger ships than those in Tuzla. TheTurkish government has initiated the Yalovaproject to create a new shipbuilding centre, andnew shipyard sites are planned also at Eregli on

the Black Sea coast, at Karabiga in theDardanelles, and in Mersin and Adana.Turkey is an emerging global shipbuildingpower. The Turkish shipbuilding industryemploys 25,000 people. The size and number ofships being built is increasing steadily and theirdesigns are growing in complexity andsophistication. There have also been majorimprovements in quality and efficiency withinthe industry.


Cumhur KuterGeneral Manager,

Kalkavan Sedef shipyard

‘The increased accuracy of production information has substantially reducedrework and saved man-hours as well as material costs...’

About Kalkavan Sedef shipyardKalkavan Sedef Shipbuilding and the vesseloperator, Turkon Maritime, belong to theKalkavan group. Sedef shipyard was firstestablished by the STFA group as a company inthe shipbuilding industry sector in Gezbe in1972. In 1990, after winning the contracts for aseries of new projects, the current modernshipyard was opened in Tuzla. The new site hasbeen controlled by the Kalkavan group since2000. The Kalkavan Sedef shipyard is bookedfully until 2010, building a series of containerships and bulk carriers for its parent group,Turkon Holdings.

Visit www.kalkavanshipyard.com for moreinformation.

Turkish shipbuilding industry extends its shipbuilding facilities

The container feeder vessel ‘Erkan K’, built at Kalkavan Sedef shipyard. Image courtesy of Kalkavan Sedef shipyard


Sejong the GreatThe destroyer was named Sejongdaewang-Ham (Sejong the Great) afterthe legendary king of the Chosun dynasty who strove to protect hispeople and kingdom by fortifying the nation’s defences. The Republic ofKorea Navy (ROKN), which commissioned the ship, is now testing andoperating all the ship’s systems. The vessel will be deployed for navaloperations in 2009, after 18 months of tests.

The Sejongdaewang-Ham is the ROKN’s first KDX-III destroyer. Thesedestroyers are equipped with the advanced US AEGIS integrated radar andmissile defence system. Along with the existing 4,300-ton KDX-IIdestroyers, the Sejongdaewang-Ham will help strengthen Korean navaloperational power.

The KDX-III Class destroyers are among the first to implement the highlyadvanced AEGIS combat system with the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missileweapons system. The Sejongdaewang-Ham is also equipped withtorpedoes, anti-submarine rockets, 16 long-range anti-ship missiles and32 land-attack cruise missiles. AEGIS tracks and targets multiple threatsfrom other ships, aircrafts and missiles.

The standard displacement of the KDX-III Class is 7,650 tonnes, and itsfully loaded displacement is over 10,000 tonnes.

AVEVA Marine solutionsHHI has, in the past, used AVEVA Marine solutions to design and buildsubmarines and auxiliary service vessels. Work on the destroyer started inNovember 2004 and was completed in 30 months. AVEVA Marine solutionsplayed a key role in maximising efficiency by providing a single designdatabase system and a datacentric environment. Furthermore,collaboration between HHI and their subcontractors was facilitated withtools that integrated information for sharing in a secured and effectivemanner.

US manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin, which won the contract toprovide the AEGIS combat system for the destroyer, used AVEVA Marinesolutions for data translation and clash checking.

All the South Korean shipbuilders commissioned by the ROKN, namelyHyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering,Hanjin Heavy Industries and STX Shipbuilding, subscribe to AVEVA Marinesolutions. In the next few years, AVEVA Marine will play an important partin helping the ROKN to become a blue-water naval power.

Hyundai Heavy Industries(HHI) launches theRepublic of Korea’s firstAEGIS destroyerThe 7,650-tonne AEGIS destroyer, launched on May 25th 2007at HHI’s Special and Naval Shipbuilding Yard in Ulsan, SouthKorea, was designed and built using AVEVA Marine solutions.


‘AVEVA Marine solutions played a key role inmaximising efficiency by providing a single design

database system and a datacentric environment...’


About Hyundai Heavy IndustriesHHI is the world’s most productive shipbuilder, with roughly a 15% shareof the market, and more than 25,000 employees. Between 1972, whenconstruction of their first ships began, and the end of June 30, 2007, HHIhad delivered 1,273 vessels to 232 different shipowners, in 45 countries.

Since building and delivering the first ROK-built frigate in 1980, HHI hasgrown as a developer and builder of naval ships; and a leader in thedesign, development and building of frigates, submarines, destroyers,including the 7,650 tonnes KDX-III AEGIS destroyer.

HHI has also exported various naval ships to overseas markets such asNew Zealand, Bangladesh and Venezuela.

In total, the order book in October 2007 contained 340 vessels.

HHI can build all types of ships, including:• VLCCs, tankers, product carriers, chemical carriers• Container ships, bulk carriers, OBO carriers• Ro-Pax ships, Ro-Ro ships, pure car carriers• LNG carriers, LPG carriers• FPSOs• Submarines, destroyers and frigates.

In December 2004, HHI selected the AVEVA Marine portfolio of productsfor the design and production of commercial ships, naval ships andoffshore products at their shipyard in Ulsan, Republic of Korea.

In attendance for the launch were President Roh Mu-hyun, First Lady Kwon Yang-sook, Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo, Chief of Naval Operations Song Young-moo, Chairman of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Kwan-jin, Commissioner of the DefenseAcquisition Program Administration Lee Sun-hee, Mayor of Ulsan Park Maeng-woo, CEO of HHI Choi Kil-seon, and 350 other guests.

Image courtesy of Hyundai Heavy Industries

Image courtesy of Hyundai Heavy Industries


The Alvheim FPSODesigned for the North Sea by Aibel using AVEVA PDMS

Steve GibbonsPrincipal Consultant – Oil & Gas, Industry Solutions, AVEVA

The conversion of the shuttle tanker Odin to the FPSO Alvheim has been an important projectfor Aibel; AVEVA visited Aibel’s Knut Storsveen in their Oslo office to find out more…

The Alvheim developmentThe fields that comprise the Alvheim development are on the NorwegianContinental Shelf close to the UK border, in water which is 125 metresdeep. It consists of three principal oil and gas discoveries, and isoperated by Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) (65%) on behalf ofConocoPhillips (20%) and Lundin Petroleum (15%).

The development comprises an FPSO for production, with oil exported byshuttle tanker, and gas via pipeline to the UK. Production from theAlvheim and Vilje (third party production) developments is expected toeventually reach 75,000 net barrels per day of oil equivalent (oil plusgas), with the Alvheim FPSO storing approximately 560,000 barrels of oil.The combined Alvheim development is estimated to contain resources of200–250 million gross barrels of oil equivalent.

The Alvheim FPSOThe Alvheim FPSO is a conversion of the multipurpose shuttle tanker,Odin, purchased from Statoil in 2004. The conversion consists of threemain components: the hull upgrade, the topsides construction andintegration, and the construction of the Turret Mooring and Swivel (TMS)system.

The hull upgrade work was carried out by Keppel Offshore & Marine attheir Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. The TMS system was provided byAdvanced Production and Loading (APL) AS, Arendal, Norway. Aibelprovided the engineering, procurement, construction, integration andcompletion contract for topside work on the FPSO. The work, includingthe design and construction of 12 modules, approximately 9,000 tonnesin total comprising production separators, gas compression anddehydration, water treatment and power generation systems, was mainlycarried out in Oslo and Haugesund, Norway.

Aibel experienced users of AVEVA PDMSAibel is the result of the consolidation of several companies over manyyears. One of these original companies, Umoe Oil & Gas, had been anAVEVA PDMS user since 1998. Aibel’s previous experience in theconversion of FPSOs includes Berge Charlotte, Berge Hus, Berge Helene,Chinguetti and Golfinho.

The Alvheim conversion, however, has been a very important project forAibel – it was the first FPSO conversion where the topsides wereconstructed and integrated in Norway (at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, onthe west coast, between Bergen and Stavanger). It is also the first FPSOAibel have constructed for use in the North Sea, where harsh conditionsdemand different construction standards and regulations from, forexample, West Africa.

Accurate as-built information essentialFor the process of integration (or merging) of the different componentsassociated with the FPSO – specifically the topsides and the hull –accurate as-designed and as-built information was essential.

Although it was built as recently as 2001, a 3D modelling system had notbeen used for the design of the Odin, nor were accurate as-built 2Ddrawings available. The as-built information therefore had to be obtainedby surveying the vessel. The solution chosen was to laser-scan theexisting deck structure of the Odin. The original laser-scanning beingcarried out in Stavanger. One interesting but unforeseen problem wasthat when the Odin was transported from Stavanger to dry dock inSingapore, the hull structure deflexed differently than when afloat andalso expanded with the rise in temperature. These factors meant thatlater scanning carried out in Singapore, and the subsequent modellingfrom that data, did not match the modelling carried out from theStavanger scanning. Consequently Aibel found the integration of thedifferent models (including a PDMS model of the deck modificationscreated by Keppel) more difficult because of these inaccuracies.

The scanning was carried out by Capnor AS, a two-man team taking 110scans. After checking and registering, the scanned data was importedinto Leica Geosystems HDS Cyclone software modules, before exportingto MicroStation, then into AVEVA PDMS using the ImPlant interface.

Knut StorsveenSystem Integration

Specialist, Aibel


Shell deployed the first FPSO, a converted 60,000-dwt tanker, in 1977, on the Castellon field, off the coast of Spain. The vessel had aprocessing capacity of 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) and operated in115 metres of water.

Since that time, the use of floating production systems has becomeincreasingly established, with FPSOs becoming the most popularoption. The 90 or so FPSOs currently in operation make upapproximately 60% of the worldwide fleet of floating productionsystems; FPSOs make up more than 70% of the floating productionsystems currently on order, and are in use in nearly all the majoroffshore oil producing regions. The only exception is the Gulf of Mexicobut, even here, regulatory approval has now been granted and the firstFPSO is expected to be in production by 2009, operated by Petrobras.

AVEVA software has been used on many FPSOs including the KizombaA, the Dalia, the Bongo and the Greater Plutonio – each of which wasthe largest in the world at the time of building.

FPSOs are popular and successful for economic reasons. They are usedin remote or deepwater locations where pipelines on the seabed wouldbe neither practicable nor cost effective. They are normally faster toconstruct than fixed platforms, and are usually the cheapest overallsolution – virtually all construction and modification work takes placeat the shipyard rather than offshore. In addition, FPSOs can beredeployed to other fields with lower field abandonment costs.

Depending upon the environment, FPSOs are designed either as spreadmoored in a fixed position (in places like West Africa, for example,where sea conditions are relatively benign and constant throughoutthe year) or turret moored, which allows the vessel to weathervanewith the prevailing wind.

Turret moored FPSOs can also have the advantage of being able torapidly disconnect and sail away in response to adverse weatherconditions or other hazards. FPSO turrets contain the oil risers as wellas the mooring lines and are very specialised pieces of equipment.

Floating Production Storage and Offloading vesselsThe Alvheim FPSO – turret mooring and subsea systems. Image courtesy of APL/AXIS


Topsides modules modelled using AVEVA PDMSAibel used AVEVA PDMS to model the topsides module. The 3D PDMSmodel of the topsides was integrated with the model of the hull providedby Capnor, then used to determine where the topsides equipment clashedwith the existing and new upper deck equipment of the vessel.

A level had been defined for the vessel which reflected the scope of theresponsibilities of Aibel and Keppel – above the level was Aibel’sresponsibility and below the level was Keppel’s. Regular design reviewswere held to resolve possible clashes. The topsides design, layout andsometimes the deck itself were then modified to resolve the clashes.

The project was managed from Billingstad, Norway, with fabrication/assembly and commissioning undertaken at the Aibel yard in Haugesund.Aibel used AVEVA Global to link Billingstad with a subcontractor, ProchemS.A., based in Warsaw, Poland, and with a satellite office in Haugesund.

The Prochem office performed piping, structural and electrical detaileddesign for part of the topside, producing fabrication drawings, and theHaugesund office mainly produced detailed design and fabricationdrawings for EIT. Haugesund also used the PDMS model and AVEVA Reviewto examine the model and as a tool for job setting. AVEVA Review has alsobeen used by Marathon for follow up.

At its peak, 300 engineers and 1,000 operators were engaged on theAlvheim project, including 120 PDMS designers. Work on the Alvheim isnow almost completed with first oil expected in early 2008.

About AibelAibel is a leading provider of products and services to the upstream oiland gas industry. They provide production facilities, process systems,technology and products and, on behalf of their oil company, shipownerand field operator customers, they maintain, operate and modify on- andoffshore facilities around the world. Their involvement in a project fromday one ensures maximum optimisation right along the value chain.

A multicultural company, with over 100 years of industry experience andmore than 7,000 professionals, their dedication to meeting theircustomers’ needs is matched only by their equal commitment toinnovation, integrity, safety and environmental sustainability. Visitwww.aibel.com for more information.

Close-up details oftwo of the topsidesmodules modelledwith AVEVA PDMS.Image courtesy ofAibel

‘At its peak, 300 engineers and1,000 operators were engaged on

the Alvheim project, including 120 PDMS designers...’

The Alvheim FPSO – the original deck structure was laser scanned to aid the integration with the topsides modelled with AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of Aibel

Nearly 300 delegates, from 29 countries,attended the International Symposium forEngineering Information Technology (ISEIT)events held in London, England and SanAntonio, USA during October.

Alison PateyMarketing Communications Manager, AVEVA

ISEIT, hosted by AVEVA, provides an opportunity to network, reviewand discuss the business and technical challenges of building andmaintaining the world’s most complicated engineering plant. Theevent brings together AVEVA executives and technical experts withsenior stakeholders from both EPC and Owner Operator companies.

The ISEIT theme this year was ‘Continual Progression’, exploring howadvances in Information Technology drive engineering innovation and,conversely, how advances in engineering place greater demands onInformation Technology.

Delegates at both the Europe and Americas events were able to see anumber of strategic presentations including those outlined on thefollowing pages.



ARC Advisory Group has been involved withasset management for many years, coveringtopics such as plant design, plant utilisationand plant maintenance from the perspectives ofboth Software and Condition Monitoringtechnology. Design, Operate, Maintain (orDOM) is ARC’s integrated view of the knowledgegained – and their platform for research – inthis area.

ARC’s DOM model is a more modern systemsview of the Asset Lifecycle Management thatexplicitly captures the criticalinterdependencies and cyclical nature of themany activities that occur and recur throughoutthe plant’s lifecycle from initial concept to finalretirement. In DOM, the asset lifecycle ismodelled as three recurrent, intersectingprocesses referred to as Design, Operate andMaintain:

• Design includes all the activities needed toprovide the production capabilities thecompany requires to meet its marketopportunities (i.e. design, source, build andcommission).

• Operate includes all the activities needed tooptimally utilise these capabilities in orderto generate maximum returns for theshareholders (i.e. planning and operating).

• Finally, Maintain includes all the activitiesinvolved in maximising the time thecapabilities are available for these purposes(i.e. maintain, improve and Maintain,Repair, Overhaul [MRO]).

A key benefit of the DOM view of Asset LifecycleManagement is that it explicitly shows therelationship between asset lifecycle and plantperformance. The performance of any plant isdetermined by how well the organisationperforms in each of the key DOM domains. Thisis analogous to the popular manufacturingconcept of Overall Equipment Effectiveness(OEE) and highlights the fact that overallperformance is the product of performance inDesign, Operate and Maintain. Optimumperformance can only occur in such systemswhen all factors are optimised jointly. Eachfactor must be individually efficient andeffective, but actions need to be coordinatedacross all factors to manage the impact ofinterdependencies.

DOM requires information Interoperabilityacross the Asset Lifecycle. Jointly optimisingperformance across the many groups involvedin Design, Operate and Maintain requiresteamwork; and teamwork is only enabled whenall groups have shared views of information,compatible software tools, consistent businessprocesses and common goals. ARC refers to thisas DOM Interoperability, and the lack of this iscostly for most organisations today. Studiesconsistently show that poor interoperabilityacross Design and Operate/Maintain stagescomplicates plant handover, and leads to poorplant availability and excessive operating andmaintenance costs. Poor interoperability acrossOperate/Maintain and Design stagessignificantly increases the time and costs foreventual plant upgrades.

Invest in Design, Operate and Maintain Interoperability – The Returns Are Worth It! Dr Sid Snitkin, Vice President & GM, Enterprise Services, ARC Advisory Group

AVEVA Business Strategy and Direction – A response to ARC AdvisoryDerek Middlemas, Executive Vice-President –Business Strategy, AVEVA AVEVA’s mission is to offer global workingsolutions with less risk, shorter lead times andimproved business efficiency in the creationand management of complex engineeringprojects.

To achieve this, AVEVA has put in place adetailed product strategy that merges the coreobject technologies upon which AVEVA designand lifecycle products are built, to create aunified AVEVA Technology Platform.

This platform provides an application-neutralstore for all engineering data, combined with anetwork of object associations and corecollaborative work processes, resulting in aPlant Information Model to support bothintegrated project execution and integratedasset management.

Furthermore, customer value is enhancedthrough a network of technology and solutionpartners, working either directly or inconjunction with the AVEVA TechnologyPlatform.

AVEVA’s evolutionary approach to productdevelopment allows customers to absorbtechnology within their existing businessmodels, with no major disruptions to theunderlying business processes. Open dataexchange, integration and flexiblecustomisation provide the ability to use AVEVAproducts to capture and manage plant datafrom any source, and to integrate third-partyapplications where appropriate, resulting ingreater choice and flexibility.


Enabling Collaboration, and Innovating for the FutureDave Coplin, Enterprise Strategy Consultant,Microsoft (at Europe event) and Scott Garvey,Director of Enterprise Solutions, Microsoft (atAmericas event)Collaboration is at the core of how bothindividuals and organisations are able tointeract with the world around them and makefull use of skills and resources that may bespread throughout an organisation, regardlessof their geographic location. As the worldbecomes increasingly ‘connected’, we arepresented with greater opportunities (andchallenges!) in what can be achieved and howfar we are able to ‘reach’.

With the recent launch of flagship products likeVista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System,Microsoft has set the stage for a newgeneration of innovation and collaborationand, working closely with partners like AVEVA,is making great strides to ensure that they areable to help their customers to respond to theirbusiness challenges.

Dave Coplin provided insight and backgroundinto the potential for collaboration offered bycurrent and future Microsoft technologies, anda glimpse of the longer-term opportunities andinnovations that are providing a key focus forMicrosoft.

AVEVA Technology Direction – A response to MicrosoftDave Wheeldon, Group Product DevelopmentDirector, AVEVAAVEVA’s technology vision is evolving towards asingle platform for project and lifecycleinformation management. This platformevolution means that AVEVA technologyoriginally developed for PDMS is beingdeployed more widely in authoringapplications. Combined with Microsofttechnology it will provide the best possible userinteraction, configurability and informationexchange.

There are a number of critical success factorsfor any collaboration tool. In particular, aproduct needs to be readily deployable; easy toadminister; natural to use; integrated withother Office collaboration tools; configurablein order to comply with company structures andpractices; automated where applicable; andsecure.

AVEVA is committed to the development ofapplications that enable the continualprogression of intelligent technology for thecreation and management of complexengineering projects. The company has aresponsibility to exploit new technologies in itsproducts, whilst at the same time protectingcustomers’ investments in AVEVA applications.

AVEVA NET – The Next step for VNETMartin Gwyther, Vice-President of LifecycleSolutions, AVEVA Organising and controlling the creation,update, storage, security and availability ofinformation throughout the plant lifecycle and across multiple geographical andorganisational boundaries are major challengesfor plant information management. AVEVA NETis the evolution of AVEVA’s existing IntegratedAsset Management strategy and is the logicalprogression of the approach pioneered by VNET.

AVEVA NET makes information available tothose who need it, where and when it isrequired. It controls the processes andactivities that create, modify or useinformation; and allows users to identify,analyse, assess and report issues affectinginformation quality.

Through its approach to Information Access,Information Workflow and InformationIntegrity, AVEVA NET connects people,processes and systems through information.


The following brief overviews providesome insight into a number ofpresentations by customers at ISEITEurope:

Openness of AVEVA Software – A key factor of AVEVA success in RussiaOlga Elagina, Head of CAD Department,Gazprojectengineering BOJSC (Gazprom OAO)Olga Elagina’s presentation showed howGazprojectengineering BOJSC is using AVEVAPDMS on a number of projects includingmethanol storage facilities, oil storagefacilities, administrative buildings and anitrogen oxygen station. In the future, they willcontinue to collaborate with their customersand contractors on the implementation of newworking methods, the remote coordination ofdesign solutions, and 3D models for complexdesign projects using AVEVA VNET.

Business benefits of AVEVA PDMS Globalduring project execution Nick Simmons, Applications Group Manager,Foster Wheeler Energy Limited In his presentation, Nick Simmons showed thatFoster Wheeler Energy Limited (FWEL) selectedAVEVA PDMS Global because it is tried andtested technology which makes efficient use ofnetwork bandwidth, and enables rapid projectsetup and configuration. The applicationprovides confident control of data, withflexibility, but requires minimal administration.

The Use of Point Cloud Data on BrownfieldProjectsColin Fairweather, Engineering Systems Manager,AMEC Natural Resources Colin Fairweather showed in his presentationhow, by using point cloud data (PCD) and theAVEVA Laser Model Interface, AMEC has gainednumerous benefits including a more efficientprocess for capturing plant status and ensuringthere is accurate plant data inside the designenvironment. The process has improvedworkflow for referencing the existing plant, andenables a full clash check of the new designagainst existing plant, as well as the AVEVAPDMS model. Reducing personnel exposure tohazardous environments has improved safety.The combination of PCD with Laser ModelInterface provides a truly global solution forthe AMEC brownfield business.

Engineering Data Management Richard Harris, EDM Project Team Leader,Woodside Energy LtdRichard Harris gave a presentation on theengineering data management (EDM) solutionfor Woodside’s North West Shelf Venture assets.The overall strategy for the EDM project was toprovide fast access to engineering information,with consistent engineering data, and toenable the efficient handover of projectinformation to Operations. Richard explainedthe issues that had to be addressed and themethods involved in resolving those issues.

Fluor Ltd VNET Implementation for HandoverAlex Giles, Project Information Manager, Fluor LtdDuring this session Alex presented a briefoverview of the project and the informationmanagement requirements, and how AVEVA NETPortal (VNET) has been successfullyincorporated into Fluor’s engineering workprocesses in order to collect, clean and deliverengineering, procurement and maintenancedata. Fluor is one of the world’s largestpublicly-owned engineering, procurement,construction and maintenance servicescompanies. The UK office is executing theengineering and procurement for Daewoo onShell’s Gbaran Ubie Integrated Oil and Gasdevelopment project in Nigeria. Fluor hasimplemented AVEVA NET Portal (VNET) to assistin data collection, storage and delivery.

Daelim’s Project Portal for Concurrent, Multi-Site EPC Projects DongWook Seo, BPI Manager, Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd As a global Engineering and Contractingcompany, Daelim faced a number of challengesto improve their efficiency in managing anddelivering projects. Among the key issues weresuch questions as how to achieve globalexecution and resourcing, how to manage thenumerous stakeholders in a project, and how toimprove upon the current 40% of project timespent searching for information. They thenneeded to address the challenge of effectinginformation handover in electronic format. Theanswer was to create a Project Portal based onstandard Microsoft applications and AVEVAVNET Portal. The aim of the Portal is tosignificantly reduce time spent searching for

data, to provide instant sharing of information,and to improve information access forsubcontractors. The Project Portal also allowsfor instant decision-making support, improvedcustomer satisfaction through design qualitymanagement, and reduced softwaredependency. DongWook Seo showed the stepsDaelim took to implement the Project Portaland the lessons they had learnt from theimplementation. He also provided ademonstration of correspondence control using VNET within the Project Portal

Complete planning for the component-ledprocessing of large-scale power plants –Project processing, requisite expertise andtools Dirk Rudolph, IT Management, Envi Con & Plant Engineering GmbH Power suppliers are facing enormous challengesdue to the pent-up demand for power plants inGermany. First-rate overall planning isessential to ensure that such issues ascomponent supply, approvals andimplementation are all handled in time and asefficiently as possible. Dirk Rudolph explainedhow Envi Con has implemented a component-led planning system that takes account of theneeds of the operator/investor as well as thesupplier companies. He showed how Envi Conuse the 3D PDMS model as the hub of the 3Dplanning system during the engineeringdesign, procurement and constructionprocesses, and how the system is used tomonitor progress on real projects.

At ISEIT Americas:An interesting keynote address was given by DrLewis ‘Ed’ Link, Head of the Hurricane KatrinaTask Force. His presentation reviewedinformation and technology issues, togetherwith lessons learned from the extensiveforensic analysis of the impact of HurricaneKatrina; and how that knowledge can beapplied to develop a system for assessing andmitigating risk on new and existing assets.

An exciting highlight of ISEIT was the officialAmericas launch of AVEVA PDMS 12.0, includinga hands-on PDMS 12.0 workshop that quicklysold out. AVEVA will be hosting PDMS 12.0seminars in major cities throughout NorthAmerica in the coming months.

Register your interest in attending the 2008 InternationalSymposium for Engineering Information Technology at:www.iseit.com


The winners of the 2007 ‘Engineering Excellence to the Extreme’ awardwere AMEC Paragon, for delivering significant project savings as a resultof using AVEVA’s integrated suite of applications; and DuPont, for its rapiddesign of a new, world-class DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT) plant inDongying, Shandong Province, China.

AVEVA’s annual ‘Engineering Excellence to the Extreme’ awards recogniseAVEVA customers and the engineering excellence and problem-solvingthat goes into executing process plant and marine projects, in terms ofscope, environmental, safety, risk, completion time, or other factors.

AMEC Paragon (www.amecparagon.com), the Americas Oil & Gas hub forAMEC, the international project management and services company, washonoured for its Integrated Project Execution (IPE). IPE is a work processthat has allowed AMEC Paragon to measure and deliver outstanding timeand cost savings across multiple projects. AMEC Paragon’s IPE strategyenables the collaboration of all parties involved in an Engineering,Procurement and Construction (EPC) project – across all applications andexecuted from multiple locations – safely, efficiently and effectively. Seethe related article on pages 26-27 for more details on how AMECParagon’s IPE strategy is delivering measurable cost and schedule savings

DuPont (www.dupont.com), a science-based products and servicescompany, was recognised for its rapid design of a world-class titaniumdioxide (TiO2) plant in the City of Dongying, Shandong Province, China.The plant will be wholly owned by DuPont and will be the company’slargest single investment project outside the United States. As a result ofDuPont’s history of using AVEVA’s solutions, DuPont TitaniumTechnologies (DTT) was able to extract existing PDMS models and arrangethem together in a new model to represent the planned Dongying facility.This process greatly accelerated development of the first study model,which evolved over time into the current 3D facility model. Front-EndLoading of the project was further accelerated because DuPont was ableto hand over a fairly complete 3D data model of the plant to the projectEPC contractor within 12 months.

The DTT China Project was recognised for its sheer size, innovative use ofexisting DuPont PDMS models from other DTT Plants, and coordinationwith international contractors.

DuPont was an innovator in the development of 3D plant design, creatingtheir own solids-modelling, real-time interactive graphics, wire-frame, 3Dequipment arrangement program in the early 1980s. DuPont has been anAVEVA customer since 1986 and executed its first PDMS project in 1987.

In November 2005, DuPont announced plans, outlined above, for thetitanium dioxide plant in Dongying. DTT and engineering personnelbegan Front-End Loading of this project. PDMS models, drawn fromexisting global DTT facilities, provided a starting point for the Dongyingfacility. Portions of these existing facility models were extracted andarranged together in a new model.

This process greatly accelerated development of the first study modelwhich evolved into the current 3D facility model. This PDMS model, whichwas developed by the original DuPont team, was later transferred to CTCIin Taipei, Taiwan which was contracted as the project EPCM contractor.CTCI received the PDMS model in May 2006 and has continued Front-EndLoading. The production design is now nearly 30% complete.

‘AVEVA’s customers design and build some of the most complex andimportant projects in the world,’ commented Rob Glasier, head of AVEVAAmericas. ‘These awards are our way of recognising the hard work andachievement that goes into these projects. We congratulate AMECParagon and DuPont Titanium Technologies, and look forward tohonouring more of our great customers for next year’s ‘EngineeringExcellence to the Extreme’ awards.’

For more information on the ‘Engineering Excellence to the Extreme’awards and to download a 2008 nomination form, please visitevents.aveva.com/iseit08/extreme_2008.doc. The deadline forsubmissions is August 30, 2008.

AVEVA announces winners of 2007 ‘Engineering Excellence to the Extreme’ Awards at theISEIT Americas event

Above: (left to right) David Swindell, DuPont Lead Designer; Jehu Burton, DuPont Project Manager; Forest Lin, CTCI Project Manager; Chiang Hsu, CTCI Lead Piping Engineer; and Chuang-TzerShiang, CTCI PDMS Administrator.

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Tel +44 (0)1223 556655Fax +44 (0)1223 556666

Headquartered in Cambridge, England, AVEVA Group plc and itsoperating subsidiaries currently employ more than 700 staffworldwide with offices in England, Australia, Canada, China,France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia,Mexico, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, South Korea, United Arab Emirates and the USA.

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