ABB has secured a USD $2.8 million deal with leading Contractor BlackCat Engineering & Construction to design and develop a major integrated Safety Integrity Level 3(SIL 3) and process control solution for a gas pipeline project in Dukhan, Qatar.
ABB will supply SIL 3 controllers for emergency shutdown, process control, and fire and gas systems as well as its SIL3-compliant System 800xA for new and existing plants on the field as part of an upgrade and development plan. The ABB system provides a host of new automation functions and gives operators at Dukhan secured centralized access to these functions. This will result in improved safety standards, less downtime for the gas transmission network, and lower operating costs as well.
Safety integrity level (SIL) is a standard that allows customer to specify exactly how much protection is required for any given safety function. If a safety system is rated SIL 3, it means the solution provides the highest level of integration of safety and control.
Johan de Villiers, country manager for ABB in Qatar said that this is one of the first projects where the process control and safety system are integrated on the same platform. He added that ABB is very excited to be a part of this landmark project as it will be an excellent reference for the region's safety market and will also establish their 800xA solution as a reliable and serious contender for the safety market.
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