Some case studies you should read

Pöyry is asked to overcome many technical challenges in the oil and gas sector. Here are just a few of them.

Consultancy Case Studies | Development Engineering Services Case Studies | Production Operations Support Case Studies

Consultancy Case Studies

General

Consultancy Consultancy

Pöyry Energy leads the consulting world in its markets across the world. Combining in-depth industry knowledge, analysis and understanding, Pöyry can help you to your optimum solution faster.

Safety & Risk Management

Override Assessment Tool Override Assessment Tool

Managing plant risk using the Override Assessment Tool

Software Development & Advanced Modelling

Meascap Meascap

Understanding your plant capability using MeasCap

Measval Measval

Assuring your HYSYS™ models using MeasVal

Metering and Allocation Metering and Allocation

Realising Hydrocarbon Value - Services and Solutions

Technology Evaluation Database Technology Evaluation Database

State of the art technology evaluation tool and process

Override Assessment Tool Override Assessment Tool

Managing plant risk using the Override Assessment Tool

RAM Analysis

RAM Analysis RAM Analysis

Optimising plant design, maintenance and operations

Development Engineering Services Case Studies

General

Development Engineering Services Development Engineering Services

Pöyry Energy undertakes the full range of field development engineering services from eight offices across Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Australasia.

Field Development Options Screening

Venture Development Engineering Venture Development Engineering

Pöyry Energy provides development engineering services to Venture across a range of assets and prospective projects.

GKA Capacity Model GKA Capacity Model

Topsides/ Production system modelling and Field Development Screening for Greater Kittiwake Area.

Feasibility Studies and Concept Selection

Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FC Deep Gas Lift (DGL) Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FC Deep Gas Lift (DGL)

Apache commissioned Pöyry to carry out a Feasibility Study and FEED for brownfield modifications to provide deep gas lift (DGL) to production wells on the Forties Charlie (FC) platform.

CO2 EOR and Sequestration CO2 EOR and Sequestration

Feasibility Study of CO2 EOR and Sequestration in a North Sea Field Complex.

North Sea Basin CCS Infrastructure Study North Sea Basin CCS Infrastructure Study

A review of available infrastructure in the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea to support
future CO2 sequestration.

Subsea Field Development ConceptStudy Subsea Field Development ConceptStudy

Concept development and screening-level costing of schemes for redevelopment of a producing field as a subsea tieback to an existing host platform.

Compression Upgrade Study Compression Upgrade Study

Screening study of options to upgrade compression at a major gas receiving terminal.

Oselvar Field Development Oselvar Field Development

Pöyry Energy performed conceptual design and costing of topsides and riser system modifications to the Talisman Gyda platform to act as host facility for DONG’s Oselvar subsea field development.

Burghley Field Development Burghley Field Development

Conceptual design and costing of topsides modifications to the Balmoral Floating Production Vessel to act as host facility for Talisman’s Burghley subsea field development.

Cheviot Field Development Cheviot Field Development

Conceptual and FEED steady-state and transient hydraulic analysis of the proposed oil and gas export systems.

Centrica Storage Ltd – York Field Development Centrica Storage Ltd – York Field Development

Feasibility study of export pipeline and onshore terminal processing options for a North Sea gas field.

Camelot NUI Upgrade Camelot NUI Upgrade

Review of the Camelot topsides facilities to assess their suitability to produce fluids from a planned subsea tie-back well and developed a preliminary engineering design for the required upgrades.

Bacchus Conceptual Flow Assurance Analysis Bacchus Conceptual Flow Assurance Analysis

Conceptual life of field steady-state and transient hydraulic analysis of the proposed field development from the well completions to the Forties Alpha receiving facilities.

FEED

Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FC Deep Gas Lift (DGL) Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FC Deep Gas Lift (DGL)

Feasibility Study and FEED for brownfield modifications to provide deep gas lift (DGL) to production wells on the Forties Charlie (FC) platform.

Gryphon Air Compressor Upgrade Gryphon Air Compressor Upgrade

Maersk Oil North Sea UK - Gryphon Air Compressor Upgrade UK FEED Maersk’s Gryphon FPSO Air Compression system required upgrading. Pöyry undertook a FEED and developed a Basis of Design for the upgraded system.

Apache Forties FA/FD Debottlenecking FEED Apache Forties FA/FD Debottlenecking FEED

Apache requested that Pöyry carry out a Feasibility Study and FEED to increase the flowrate of deep gas lift (DGL) to production wells on the Forties Alpha (FA) and Forties Delta (FD) platforms.

Production Operations Support Case Studies

General

Production Operations Support Production Operations Support

Pöyry’s extensive experience, technical expertise and asset knowledge can add significant value to operating assets. With hundreds of technical specialists and thousands of previous assignments, we can find a solution to any operating problem.

Operability Reviews

Bacton Terminal Review Bacton Terminal Review

ConocoPhillips Bacton Terminal Review UK

Sand Management Strategy Sand Management Strategy

Based upon its extensive experience in sand monitoring, handling and disposal, Pöyry developed a number of strategies for  Sand Management

Heather & Thistle Business Critical Systems Review Heather & Thistle Business Critical Systems Review

Lundin commissioned Pöyry to review and identify risks in engineering systems with a significant potential impact on production.

Janice Facilities Business Critical Systems Review Janice Facilities Business Critical Systems Review

Facilitated review with maintenance personnel to identify and rank criticality of systems on Janice in terms of potential revenue losses as input to maintenance strategy.

Kerr McGee Facilities Management Strategy Kerr McGee Facilities Management Strategy

Kerr McGee needed a coherent and targeted strategy for managing their UK offshore assets. Pöyry were asked to facilitate discussions, develop tasks and put an agreed strategy in place.

Commissioning and Start-up

Tweedsmuir Field Development Tweedsmuir Field Development

Pöyry Energy’s flow assurance group provided flow assurance expertise as part of the Talisman project group, and performed detailed design and operations studies including subsea start-up assistance and operator training sessions.

Maersk Janice ‘A’ FPU P5 & W4 Repair Maersk Janice ‘A’ FPU P5 & W4 Repair

Commissioning Procedures & Offshore Support

Gryphon FPSO Start-Up Gryphon FPSO Start-Up

Kerr McGee (UK) Ltd - Management Assistance

Leadon Start-Up & Production Optimisation Leadon Start-Up & Production Optimisation

Kerr McGee - UK, North Sea

Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd

Global Producer III FPSO Redeployment to Dumbarton Field Project Support

Troubleshooting

GPIII Improved Gas Compression Operation GPIII Improved Gas Compression Operation

Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis and Availability Improvement.

De-bottlenecking

Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FA/FD Gas Lift Debottlenecking Apache North Sea Ltd - Forties FA/FD Gas Lift Debottlenecking

Apache requested that Pöyry carry out a Feasibility Study and FEED to increase the flowrate of deep gas lift (DGL) to production wells on the Forties Alpha (FA) and Forties Delta (FD) platforms.

GKA Capacity Model GKA Capacity Model

Topsides/ Production system modelling and Field Development Screening for Greater Kittiwake Area

Brownfield Engineering Studies

Banff Compression Upgrade Banff Compression Upgrade

Investigation and BoD Preparation