Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, has been awarded contracts valued at USD 67M by Chevron Australia to provide control valves and valve actuators to ensure the efficient and safe flow of natural gas at the Gorgon Project, one of the largest natural gas projects in the world.
Majority of the control and shutdown valves for the project will be provided by Emerson Process Management. The contracts include more than 1,000 control valves, actuators and valve controllers from Emerson. Emerson’s Roxar subsea wet gas meters will also be used to provide real-time, accurate measurements of hydrocarbon flow rates and water production.
“Our customers are undertaking increasingly larger and more complex projects in challenging on- and off-shore sites, where they require sophisticated, reliable gas flow solutions”, said Steve Sonnenberg, president of Emerson Process Management. “Prior to installation, we were able to verify the performance of highly critical valves that will be used at Gorgon through real-world flow testing at the Emerson Innovation Center in Marshalltown, Iowa — the largest flow facility in the world capable of providing this kind of reliability testing.”
In addition to support from Emerson Process Management’s engineering, development and manufacturing facilities in Australia, Emerson is also working with its local business partner of 20 years, Perth-based Western Process Controls, to provide training that will help the Gorgon Project’s instrument and valve technicians ensure smooth commissioning and maintenance best practices.
