Emerson’s leading edge technologies, including PlantWeb digital architecture, help BP Angola speed start up and minimise production cost.

Emerson Process Management has successfully completed the commissioning phase of a project with BP Angola for the automation of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO).
The vessel, which will develop the Greater Plutonio deep water offshore oil fields off Angola, left the Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, Korea in November 2006, at the start of its 10,700 nautical mile journey.
Emerson was awarded the initial order for this project in 2003 and work started immediately on the long lead activities which included front-end engineering design.
This work scope included interface management planning, general project execution planning, and definition of engineering standards to be adopted including Foundation fieldbus standards.
In April 2004, there was a new order for the integrated control and safety system work scope for the FPSO topsides.
Emerson provided project management and engineering services to design, implement, test and deliver the ICSS (integrated control and subsea systems).