Terminal Solutions
Smith Equipment Chosen for Large Scale Terminal
Operation in Chile
W
hen selecting the best measurement solution for their new truck
loading and unloading operation designed to handle up to 350 trucks
per day, Copec Terminal in Concon, Chile chose Smith Meter equipment. The terminal installation, which went into operation in April of this year,
incorporates the following metering systems:
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Product and Company News from FMC Measurement Solutions
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Solutions for Success...
Diamond Key Int’l and Shell Malaysia
FlowQuip PTE LTD and Quality
Solares Florida and PIMPA
Did You Know?
New Product Brochures
Smith and Sening – On the Road
Product Training Around the World
• 5 loading lanes for gasolines, diesel and kerosene utilizing
AccuLoad III’s, Smith turbine meters, 210 valves and strainers
• 2 loading lanes for fuel oils and IFO’s utilizing AccuLoad III’s,
Smith PRIME meters, 210 valves and strainers
• Petrogard unloading station utilizing AccuLoad, Smith
turbine, 210 valve, strainer and air eliminator
• 3 pipeline receipts for gasolines, diesel and kerosene utilizing a
SyberTrol flow computer, Smith F4-S1 PD meters, two 6” Smith
turbines and strainers
Our Chilean distributor, Precision Hispana, worked with the
customer from start to finish on this project which, in addition to
Smith equipment, included terminal automation, truck scales, and
service for installation, wiring and start-up. Their knowledge,
supported by the measurement expertise provided by FMC
Measurement Solutions’ application engineers, has provided an
accurate and reliable terminal operation for the customer.
To learn more about proper metering system design for your
loading and unloading operation, contact any FMC Measurement
Solutions liquid product location.
Paulo Ogeda and Miguel Salcedo,
Precision Hispana Service
Technicians, at the new Copec
Terminal in Concon, Chile
Issue 9, January-June, 2003
New
Product
Brochures
Available
Recently released
brochures are now
available for the following
products. To obtain copies,
visit our website and click
on the link for Technical
Publications or go to Online
Services/Contact Us to
request literature by mail.
MeasureMaster Dual
Chamber Orifice Fitting
Sales Brochure,
Publication Number
SBOR002.
OrificeMaster Single
Chamber Orifice Fitting
Sales Flier,
Publication Number
SFOR001.
F.A. Sening Tank Truck
Products and Systems
Overview Brochure,
Publication Number
P02057.
Guide to Marketing
Terminals Brochure and
Inserts,
Publication Number
SBSM007.
TopFlow Multiphase
Flowmeter Sales
Brochure,
Publication Number
SBMP001.
Solutions for Success...
Diamond Key Int’l and Shell Malaysia
FMC Measurement Solutions’ distributor, Diamond Key International (DKI) of
Australia, successfully rolled out Shell Malaysia’s third major terminal automation
upgrade featuring FMC Measurement Solutions’ metering and loading control
equipment earlier this year.
The site for the upgrade, Sapanggar Bay Installation (SBI), is located approximately
40km from the heart of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah in East Malaysia. The
principal drivers for upgrading the facility were to improve vehicle turnaround,
manning levels and Health/Safety/Environmental factors while reducing maintenance costs and were based on DKI’s proven Omega Terminal Automation System
and gantry solutions. This upgrade represents Shell’s commitment to industry best
practices and the quest for efficiency improvements in its operations.
By converting both the loading gantry and the majority of SBI’s tanker fleet to
bottom loading, Shell Malaysia was able to improve the vehicle turnaround from an
average of 45 minutes to less than 20 minutes
with average loading times seeing a reduction
from 30 minutes to 8-10 minutes.
FMC Measurement Solutions’ Accuload III
forms part of the “Total Automation Solution” designed and developed by DKI.
Providing real time communication from a
head office SAP system to a loading site,
Omega is able to utilize the Accuload in
managing multi-compartment loading, multiOne of the modular gantries awaiting Factory
hosting and blended products with flexible
Acceptance Testing at DKI’s facility in Australia
additive ratio to suit a specific customer’s need. before shipment and commissioning
DKI’s modular gantry solution, incorporating FMC Measurement Solutions turbine
meters, enables higher flowrates to be achieved in bottom loading. The average
“high” flowrate is 2200 liters per minute at SBI resulting in a reduction of Shell
Malaysia’s yearly maintenance costs by 90%.
As with other automated terminals in Asia Pacific, SBI represents an FMC Measurement Solutions–DKI success story. The FMC Measurement Solutions–DKI
partnership enables clients such as Shell Malaysia to entrust Diamond Key International as a single source supplier to provide a “turnkey” solution to automate its
depot operations with minimum downtime and maximum operational reliability.
FlowQuip PTE and Quality Excellence
FlowQuip PTE Ltd, FMC Measurement Solutions’ distributor in Asia with offices in
Singapore, China, Vietnam and Cambodia, was recently awarded ISO 9001:
2000 status in recognition of their commitment to total quality. In conjunction with this prestigious award, the company also reached its 10th anniversary as a service provider of flow handling equipment and instruments
throughout Asia.
FlowQuip’s ISO Committee
We congratulate FlowQuip on their recognition and association with us as a
distributor whose goal is to provide excellent service to its customers.
Solutions for Success...
Did You Know?
Solares Florida and PIMPSA
Two FMC Measurement Solutions personnel were
recently honored for their achievements in
petroleum measurement:
Solares Florida, based in Miami and covering the Caribbean and Central America,
has been an FMC Measurement Solutions distributor since the early 1960’s. The
company specializes in marine and truck
terminal automation and equipment,
including skid fabrication.
Solares Florida started preliminary
discussions with a new client, Parque
Industrial Maritimode Panama SA
(PIMPSA), in Panama,
Central America in
late summer 2002.
PIMPSA was starting
up an old US Navy depot near the
Panama Canal. The storage tanks and piping were in good shape,
but a new truck loading facility was required. The project scope
called for hydraulic and site studies, facilities design (including three
new top loading racks), electrical schematics, skid fabrication, and
the supply of new product pumps, filters, and a number of other
related accessories.
Solares Florida asked MEI Consultants from Houston, TX to provide the engineering services, while they focused on equipment sourcing and skid fabrication. A key
requirement of the project was that one of the skids, the largest one with 8 meter
positions, had to be delivered prior to the end of the year. Another request was the
translation of all the Accuload operator displays to Spanish, a task the Solares staff
had previously undertaken for other clients.
On October 1, 2002 PIMPSA issued a purchase order to proceed with the project.
The design called for a total of 12 each Smith PRIME 4 meters, 210 valves, inline
strainers, Accuload III Quad presets, and FMC Loading Systems TL top loaders.
Working very closely with PIMPSA, Solares Florida was able to
start skid fabrication based on outline drawings provided by MEI.
Fabrication and design proceeded concurrently. FMC Measurement
Solutions and FMC Loading Systems provided the required
equipment by early December, just in time for spool assembly,
wiring, and testing. The Solares Florida team, working seven days a
week, was able to ship the 8 position skid, with its gantry, just
before Christmas.
Solares’ prior experience with terminals and skid design, as well as their ability to
properly apply measurement equipment provided by FMC Measurement Solutions,
served as a great advantage to their ability to meet customer requirements for this
project.
The measurement project knowledge, service and expertise described in these articles
is typical of FMC Measurement Solutions distributors worldwide. To locate the
authorized distributor in your area, visit our website and click on the “Find your local
distributor or representative” link.
Norwegian Society For Oil And Gas
Measurement (NFOGM) Achievement
Award for 2002
Awarded to Alf Erling Smørgrav (below right) of
FMC Kongsberg Metering AS. Alf has worked in the
oil and gas measurement industry since 1986/87,
and has achieved astonishing results. FMC/KOS
has grown from a start-up company to a leading
firm in fiscal measurement technology.
Alf was one of the original
"entrepreneurs" and is the only one of
the original group remaining in the
business.
In addition, Alf has helped to foster
the professional network as a long
standing member of the board of
NFOGM since its inception in 1992,
serving longer than anyone other
board member with several terms as Vice Chairman.
In 1997, and now again in 2003, he serves as
Chairman of the organization’s Flow Metering
Workshop. Congratulations Alf!
International School of Hydrocarbon
Measurement 2002 Recipient
Memorial Awards (Non-Industry)
Peter P. Jakubenas
Pete Jakubenas (below) has been involved with
many aspects of petroleum custody transfer
measurement since 1960. He has bachelors and
masters degrees in mechanical engineering from
Marquette University and is a
registered professional engineer in the
State of Wisconsin. Pete is presently
Manager of Installed Product Services
for FMC Measurement Solutions
where he is involved with worldwide
aftermarket sales, service, training,
and support for petroleum
measurement systems, provers,
control systems and software. Throughout the world,
he has done technical presentations and
measurement equipment surveys on various
aspects of liquid custody transfer measurement.
Pete has also instructed at the PETEX Pipeline
Technology School and has presented many
classes on numerous liquid measurement subjects
at ISHM for more than 15 years. He is also a
member of ASME, ISA, and ASM.
Congratulations Pete!
Smith and Sening – On the Road
Smith Meter and F.A. Sening tank truck products were the focus of recent
successful roadshows conducted in Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa,
Bangkok Thailand and Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The
focus of the shows was to introduce customers in these countries to our high quality,
accurate terminal and tank truck products and
systems such as Smith AccuLoad Load
Controllers and Sening Sealed Parcel Delivery
Systems. Relying on one supplier to provide a
Product information on
total solutions concept is an interesting benefit
display in Thailand
to many companies as it allows them to
efficiently select and apply equipment with consistent sales and technical
support. FMC Measurement Solutions’ personnel, with assistance provided
by area distributors, demonstrated and discussed individual solutions with
major customers in their locations giving them the chance to acquire
detailed product and application information first-hand.
Carl Ibens and Walter Laatsch of FMC
Measurement Solutions conduct product
seminars in South Africa
For more information on our terminal and tank truck loading and unloading
solutions, contact any liquid measurement products location or visit our website to
find your local distributor.
Product Training Around
the World
FMC Measurement Solutions recently conducted
distributor training in both Equador and Brazil for our
distributors in those countries – Minga and SuperQuip
respectively. Area Sales Manager Debbie Drews and
technical support personnel Greg Williams, Ray
Kalivoda, Chuck Myers and Connie Gibbons traveled to
South America to provide expert, on-site product
training, giving our distributors the opportunity to
acquire in-depth product knowledge allowing them to
successfully assist their customers in the proper selection
and application of measurement equipment for their
operations. To learn more about training provided by
FMC Measurement Solutions, visit our website and click
on the link to our 2003 Events Calendar.
Training in Equador
Training in Brazil
visit our website at www.fmcmeasurementsolutions.com
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Gas Measurement Products:
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Thetford, England Phone (44) 1842-82-2900
Kongsberg, Norway Phone (47) 32/286-700
Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone 54 (11) 4312-4736
Integrated Measurement Systems:
Corpus Christi, TX USA Phone 361/289-3400
Kongsberg, Norway Phone (47) 32/286-700
San Juan, Puerto Rico Phone 787/274-3760
Liquid Measurement Products:
Erie, PA USA Phone 814/898-5000
Longmont, CO USA Phone 303/702-7400
Los Angeles, CA USA Phone 661/296-7711
Slough, England Phone (44) 1753-57-1515
Ellerbek, Germany Phone (49) 4101-3040
Barcelona, Spain Phone (34) 93/201-0989
Moscow, Russia Phone (7) 095/564-8705
Melbourne, Australia Phone (61) 3/9807-2818
Beijing, China Phone (86) 10/6500-2251
Singapore Phone (65) 6861-3011
Chennai, India Phone (91) 44/450-4400