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Emerson Optimizes Refinery Utilities, Saving Thai Oil $1 Million Per Year
Teesside, United Kingdom, January 20, 2003 -
Thai Oil, one of Thailand’s most complex oil, petrochemical, and energy-related
companies, has realized savings of more than $1 million per year through the implementation of Emerson Process Management’s
AMS Suite: Real-Time Optimizer system. The savings are being delivered at the Sriracha Refinery, Thailand where the
AMS Optimizer system is installed and performing utilities optimization.
Thai Oil is a shareowner in the 120 Megawatt cogeneration facility that supplies steam and power to the Sriracha Refinery, as well as the local grid.
AMS Optimizer allows Thai Oil to determine the most profitable operation across the cogeneration facility, and to optimize distribution of load and supply under current operating constraints. All project objectives have been met
including:
- Reducing overall energy consumption.
- Obtaining the most cost-effective method of meeting the site's power and steam demands.
- Developing tool to evaluate potential benefits from further control and process improvements.
- Allowing users to create and consider "what-if" scenarios.
“Selecting Emerson’s optimization technology has proven to be of great importance to us and is instrumental in saving us around $1 million each year.” said Ampon Singsakda, technical coordinator of this project for Thai
Oil. “We are delighted that Emerson have provided a system that fulfils our requirement to predict optimum operating conditions for the overall utility plant
operations”.
“Thaioil is achieving exactly the kinds of bottom-line results that Emerson’s services and technologies are designed to deliver,” said Craig Llewellyn, president of the
Asset Optimization division of Emerson Process Management. “Utilities optimization is a challenge facing every process plant around the world, and the results at Thai
Oil exemplify the savings to be realized.”
Emerson’s Asset Optimization offering combines services and technologies to improve availability and performance of production assets. It takes advantage of the
PlantWeb® digital plant architecture to automate the flow of information on asset reliability and performance to the people who run the business.
About
Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the refining, chemical, oil and gas, pulp & paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management, and maintenance services. Emerson brands include: PlantWeb®; Fisher®; Micro Motion®; Rosemount®;
DeltaV™; Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliances and tools. Sales in fiscal 2002 were $13.8 billion.
PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, DeltaV, Ovation and
AMS are trademarks of Emerson Process Management.
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