Shell Chemical Geismar chooses Honeywell solutions

<%=company1%> announced that Shell Chemicals has placed an order for TotalPlant Solution (TPS) controls, transmitters, engineering, and installation from Honeywell. This is part of the Shell Higher Olefin Process (SHOP) expansion project at its Geismer Plant near Baton Rouge, LA.

The order, valued at US$8.5 million, is part of a four-year global supply agreement that Honeywell recently signed with Shell Services International (SSI). The agreement affirms Honeywell as a strategic supplier to Shell companies worldwide and covers the entire portfolio of Honeywell automation solutions.

"Shell Geismar selected Honeywell as their first choice automation supplier, and this order is consistent with that commitment," said Sterling Roig, Shell Geismar Expansion Superintendent. The plant has used Honeywell control systems since it moved to DCS control more than 10 years ago.

Geismar will utilize the Honeywell TPS system to expand process operations and maintenance. The system will support multivariable control capabilities and process optimization, and will collect process and plant data through the Uniformance PHD plant historian. The system has the capability to merge business and control information systems, enabling flexible manufacturing and improved control of the factors vital to manufacturing products.

TPS will control the third linear alpha olefins unit at the site, which will add 700 million pounds of capacity by late 2001. Operators will be able to view and control the process, as well as interface with the system through a Global User Station (GUS). This human interface to the TPS system boosts productivity through a variety of features, including Display Builder, which reduces engineering time, and SafeView window manager, which ensures that operators stay in touch with the process.

Process information data will automatically be collected and stored in Uniformance PHD, a real-time historian. Data from TPS will be used by plant personnel for analysis, troubleshooting, report generation, and review of historical trends of the units.

Shell Chemicals encompasses the various Shell companies engaged in chemicals businesses. Those companies carry out the chemicals operations of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. With a multi-billion dollar annual turn over and significant investments in manufacturing assets around the world - both direct and through joint ventures - they number among the largest petrochemical operations in the world.

Edited by Jim Lardear
Managing Editor, PlantAutomation.com