Metso’s stainless steel smart controllers were selected for close to 900 pneumatic actuated control, on-off and emergency shutdown (ESD) valves on the massive Goliat plant, which left the South Korean shipyard on 13 February 2015 for its home in the Barents Sea. The giant Eni Norge and Statoil-owned Goliat FPSO plant is the first ever to equip all of its automated pneumatic valves with Metso’s intelligent valve controllers to lower its operational and maintenance costs with predictive diagnostics.
Goliat is the first plant in the world that has all of its automated valves equipped with a full range of stainless steel valve controllers from Metso. The client chose Metso to supply the smart valve controllers in order to enhance safety and minimise the operational and maintenance costs associated with its large number of valves. Metso’s ability to bring intelligence to any valve makes it a popular choice for the demanding offshore environment. The third generation diagnostics and plug-and-play functionality of the stainless steel smart valve controllers convinced Eni Norge and Statoil that Metso could meet their targets. For Metso, this project represents its largest offshore delivery to date. All automated valves on the offshore platform will be under continuous online condition monitoring, enabling Eni Norge and Statoil to maintaining maximum control over the entire plant.