In a statement consortium partner Yokogawa said, “This new contract complements the original 60 million euro (US$75.5 million) order placed in 2002 for the south gas field’s automation system, and will replace the conventional DCS with a state-of-the-art digital control system. The FF technology reduces both the amount of wiring required for equipment installation and the number of field devices that must be installed [and] reduces the amount of engineering work such as start up, construction and field work.”

“[FF] enables both predictive maintenance and remote troubleshooting [and] FF technology itself is seen by NAM as an enabler to operational and maintenance benefits. It is anticipated that NAM will be able to reduce its operational and maintenance costs by more than 1 million euro (US$1.26 million) over the next five year,” it added.

The Stork consortium is made up of Stork Industry Services, Jacobs Engineering Group, Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Siemens and Yokogawa.