Pluspetrol - F&G Gap Analysis for Brownfield Site - Pisco Plant and Marine Birth

Pluspetrol Company (PPC) of Peru is the operator of the Pisco NGL Fractionation Plant, which is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, 14 kilometres south of the city of Pisco, Ica, Peru. The Plant is fed with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) through a pipeline from the Malvinas Plant located on the Urubamba River, 500 km east of Lima, Peru. The Pisco Plant is also supplied with on-spec natural gas from Malvinas, which is used to meet the plant energy consumption requirements. At Pisco, NGL is fractionated into propane, butane, naphtha and diesel products. These products are stored on site and then exported through the Marine Berth Facilities (located approximately 3km offshore) or through the Truck Loading Facilities (LPG and Diesel).

EP performed the Fire and Gas Gap Analysis for Pisco Plant and Marine Berth facilities.

The scope of work was:

  • Assess the adequacy of the present F&G detector location and orientation for its completeness and consistency
  • Suggest new detectors to be added or existing to be relocated for an optimized coverage of the Plant Isolated Sections.
  • Define the characteristics and location for any of the possible new detectors identified.

EP used Detect3D F&G mapping software and the analysis consisted of a methodology as follows:

  • On site collection of existing F&G detectors list, installation details (height, orientation etc), specifications.
  •  Definition of proposed company standard and required approach for F&G systems, including placement, voting, instrumentation requirements, assessment of potential instrumentation types and vendors.
  • Definition of the F&G mapping zones and subzones.
  • Definition of coverage targets for F&G zones and subzones.
  • Positioning of F&G detectors within the Detect3D Model of the facility and assessment of the coverage areas.
  • F&G detectors layout optimization and list of recommendations.

EP advised a new detection layout with several new detectors installed for an optimum coverage with an industry standard. This study was done using a volumetric approach using Detect 3D software and a complete set of recommendations was submitted to Pluspetrol corporation. The study was completed on budget and with additional elements (full set of 3D site walk through videos).

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