Offshore platforms
and FPSOs
Asset Condition MonitoringIntroduction

Offshore oil and gas production began more than seven decades ago and continues to grow.
With this growth, new challenges have arisen such as the operation of offshore facilities indifficult environments with increased production expectations. The two most common typesof offshore facilities can be classified as either platforms or Floating Production Storage andOffloading (FPSO) vessels. Combined, this growing fleet plays a significant role in meeting
the world’s demand for oil and gas. In the pages that follow, we invite you to learn how ourcomprehensive capabilities can help you meet your business needs. Bently Nevada solutions
can address your asset condition monitoring and protection needs, whether for a single
platform or for an entire fleet.

Your challenge

While offshore facilities have opened the vast frontier of the world’s oceans to oil and gas
exploration and production, they have also resulted in new and unique challenges for asset
integrity. Financial data shows an hour of downtime for an offshore production facility isamongst the highest of any industry. Not only does the downtime equation consist of loss ofproduction, but it also forces the asset operator to consider the complexity and logistics ofstaffing requirements, replacement parts and supplies to the remote location (as well as anumber of other critical variables).
As such, the following are absolutely vital to the success of offshore facilities:• Health, Safety, and Environment• Proactive health management of your production assets• Minimizing or eliminating unplanned outages and downtime• Protecting critical machinery against catastrophic mechanical failures• Quick and effective RCFA when an asset does fail• Eliminating unnecessary maintenance• Maximizing machinery reliability and availability• Global access to asset information• Eliminating downtime or schedule alterations associated to product offloading or transfer

Bently Nevada is onboard

Bently Nevada Asset Condition Monitoring solutions have proven themselves timeand again in addressing your challenges.
We understand your imperatives and we have created offerings to meetthe unique needs of offshore facilities. Listening to our customer and the markets
trends, Bently Nevada has designed:• Unique solutions to address asset Condition Monitoring needs from highly criticalassets to low level criticality assets.
• Systems that are remotely accessible, allowing remote monitoring anddiagnostics of both machinery and instrumentation.
• Solutions that are compatible with your IT structures and cyber security requirements• Systems that are capable of serving relevant data, notifications,and information to the appropriate departments and personnel• Systems that are remotely maintainable, allowing: software updates, configuration
changes, operating system patches and data archives.
• Hardware and software solutions that can integrate with third party applications.
In addition, many of our products have been certified to meet the rigorous
maritime approvals.

Bently Nevada Asset
Condition Monitoring
systems don’t cost…
Payback through protection
Our solutions help protect your machinery from catastrophic
failures and the costs of those failures.
For more than 50 years, the Bently Nevada name has beenrecognized for its industry leadership in machinery protection
and condition monitoring. Today, with more than one million
channels of machinery protection installed worldwide, customers
have made us the proven choice for machine protection. We
not only protect your machinery, but our legendary productquality, deep application expertise, and highly competent
locally available service helps protect your condition monitoring
investment as well.
Payback through mechanical validation
Our solutions let you capture baseline machinery conditions,pre- and post-maintenance, giving you a reference for optimal
decision making.
One of the most crucial times in the life of a machine isimmediately after maintenance has been performed. We cantell you if “all is well” with systems that capture relevant databoth before and after maintenance. You can instantly see if
problems are present and make decisions accordingly. For manycustomers, the ability to knowledgeably continue with or abortthe startup of a large compression train can more than pay for
their entire system in a single event.
Payback through predictive maintenanceOur solutions deliver information that allow you to perform
maintenance when conditions – not calendars – dictate.
The results of a proactive maintenance program enabled by ourcondition monitoring solutions speak for themselves. Consider
the recent findings from an offshore platform (producing on theorder of 250,000 bpd and 50 mcfd gas production) operator fora twoyear period. The condition monitoring and maintenanceprogram consisting of Bently Nevada hardware, software, andSupporting Service Agreement has resulted in the following:- Avoidance of equipment catastrophic failure = $3,500,000- Avoidance of production loss = $180,000,000
Another customer realized a six-month system payback on
their Bently Nevada solution set installed on a 250,000 bpd FPSO.
This payback was achieved by utilizing System 1* to predict
equipment malfunctions, and by reducing the run to failure
behavior. By taking these actions, the operator was able to
avoid many abnormal incidents, reduce lost profit opportunities,
reduce the maintenance budget and improve staff productivity.

...they pay

Integrated condition and performance monitoring applications for offshore facilities
Remote communication methods include:
fiber-optic, satellite link, line-of-sightPumping trains
Ballast pumps
Cargo pumps
Strip pumps (clean and dirty)
Corrosion inhibitor transfer pumps
Crude booster pumps
Deaeration pumps
Diesel fuel pumps
Drain pumps
Drilling water transfer pumps
Fire water pumps
Fire water jockey pumps
Flare scrubber pumps
Floatation cell recirculation pumps
Foam pumps
Heat media pumps
Lube oil pumps
Methanol pumps
Oil pipeline pumps
Pigging pumps
Process cooling pumps
Produced water pumps
RO feed pumps
Sand removal pumps
Scrubber pumps
Seal fluid pumps
Seawater injection pumps
Seawater lift/booster pumps
SRU feed pumps
Stabilizer feed pumps
Tank wash pumps

REMOTEMONITORINGCENTER

System 1
Condition Monitoring Software Platform

Vibration data
Mechanical data
Process data
Lube data
Electrical data
Corrosion dataThermography data
Documents / drawings

Trends / plots / graphs
Decision support advisories
Cell / pager / e-mail notifications
AlarmsStatus messages
Spreadsheets
Thermodynamic
performance data
Emission data
Planning and scheduling
CMMS / ERP systems

Power generation trains
Primary power generation
Essential power generation
Emergency power generation

Machineryprotection systems
Wired monitoring systems

Gas compression trains
Main compression trains (LP, MP, HP)
Low-pressure compression trains
Overhead compression trains
Vapor recovery units
Booster compressors

Wirelessmonitoring systems
Portable data collectors
Process control systems
Historians
Manually input data
3rd party
data servers

Fan/blower trains
Auxiliary fans
HVAC fans
Inert gas fans
Minox gas blowers
Vent fansHeat exchanger fans

Reliability systems
SCADA systems

Other assets
PipingVessels
ValvesDry gas seals
Pressure relief valves

Legend (recommended solutions):

System 1 location

Continuous data acquisition and protection

Drilling assets
Agitators
Air compressors
Hydraulic units
Mud mixing pumps
Mud transfer pumps
Periodic data acquisition

Performance monitoringMeasurable results, tangible value
Plant-wide value through condition monitoring occurs asset-by-asset. Our solutions for platforms andFPSO’s encompass your critical equipment where lost profit opportunities are the dominant economicdriver. In addition, our plant wide approach encompasses the less-critical assets (which can affectcritical equipment) as well as impact safety, health, and the environment. Below are just a few examplesof the dozens of different asset types we can address.

Power generation trains
Bently Nevada product line provided machinery protection and condition
monitoring for power generation trains for decades. Our comprehensivesolution combines protection with state of the art condition monitoring
hardware and software for trending, high speed data capture surroundingan alarm, as well as high speed data capture during start up, shut down, andoverspeed conditions. By combining this functionality with additional Bently
Nevada modules such as Thermodynamic Performance monitoring, PredictiveEmissions Monitoring System (PEMS), and Decision Support capacities, we areable to help you manage these assets to meet your requirements.

Gas compression trains
Compression trains are a critical component to the production facility. BentlyNevada solutions successfully protected and managed these trains fordecades. Our solution set combines the protection from our 3500 System,with the management capabilities of System 1. Our modular approachallows you to select the solutions to meet your needs. Examples include
Thermodynamic Performance monitoring and Decision Support capabilities.
One such Decision Support module designed specifically for compression
trains is the Dry Gas Seal RulePak. This solution allows System 1 to monitor
and identify important issues related to the malfunction of Dry Gas Seals andeffects related to the compressor train.

PumpsPumps are plentiful and absolutely vital to the operation of platforms
and FPSOs. Unfortunately, pump failures can impact more than justmaintenance costs and production losses - they can result in fires that
may be catastrophic to your operations and staff. Our solutions formonitoring pumps detect and address the mechanical and ThermodynamicPerformance conditions that - when left unchecked - can lead to seal
leaks, bearing destruction and other costly malfunctions. To ensure that an
economical yet appropriate solution exists for the spectrum of pumps, weoffer portable instruments, conventional wired systems for online monitoring,and innovative new wireless technology that makes the benefits of online
monitoring economically feasible for a larger percentage of your assets bydramatically reducing installation costs.

Piping
The effects of corrosion and erosion represent a significant challenge forthe oil and gas industry. Corrosion and erosion conditions cost the industry
billions of dollars each year. As significant as those challenges are forland-based facilities, they are compounded when working in the extremes
of offshore environments. To help you address this vital part of your asset
condition management program, we offer both online and portablecapabilities for measuring piping wall thickness, corrosion rates, useful life
remaining, rate of change, and other critical data to ascertain the overall
integrity of your piping and other corrosion-prone assets.

ValvesValve integrity is a critical part of any asset management program.
Faulty valves can result in not only undesirable environmental emissions
and energy losses, but can also jeopardize safety. Particularly important
are Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs), which are used as part of pressurerelieving systems. Components of such systems can include both the PRV
and associated rupture disks. Bently Nevada product line provides aninnovative monitoring solution that can address both - allowing you tohelp assure the mechanical integrity of these vital components as well as
environmental concerns.

Electric motors
AC Motors - both fixed or variable speed - require a variety of specialized
protection and condition monitoring solutions depending on criticality,
horsepower, duty and the type of machinery they drive. For critical motor
driven applications, such as re-injection pumps, compressors, cooling fans,etc; condition-monitoring techniques may include vibration, temperature,speed and phase measurements. A new and simple alternative for motors,
especially those that are difficult to access or are submerged is AnomAlert*
Motor Anomaly Detector. This solution utilizes motor current and voltage
transformers to build an operational model, from which real time and future
condition can be assessed. The user interface will automatically advise onelectrical AND mechanical anomalies associated with the motor and thedriven load. Corrective action to the electrical supply, stator, rotor, bearings orabnormal load from clogged filters, for example, is available from AnomAlert.

Comprehensive, globallyavailable services
Technical support agreements
A one-year renewable Technical Support Agreement (TSA) is automatically included with every productwe sell. Its structure consolidates all products installed at your site under a single agreement for easeof administration and entitles you to phone, e-mail, and web-based support from our global network ofexperienced support experts.

Machinery diagnostic services
Our more than 70 machinery diagnostic engineers around the world are recognized globally for theirexpertise in gathering and analyzing data to document baseline conditions and troubleshoot even themost vexing machinery problems.

Remote monitoring and diagnostics
In many cases, traveling to site to perform machinery diagnostics and assess machinery health is a thingof the past. We can even work with your IT department to engineer remote connectivity solutions that are
fully compliant with your corporate data network requirements.

Supporting services agreements
A Supporting Services Agreement (SSA) is a custom-tailored combination of individual remote and sitebased service offerings that addresses the unique needs of your site and your installation. We work withyou as a partner to keep your instrumentation performing optimally at all times and to provide hands-on
assistance that helps you realize the full potential of your condition monitoring system.

Training
Our customers routinely praise our in-depth technical training for its highly effective “learn by doing” labs
coupled with classroom-style instruction. A comprehensive suite of product training courses is augmented
by courses that teach the fundamentals of rotating machinery behavior and diagnostic techniques. Ourcourses can be provided at any of our global training centers or even brought to your site.

Design and installation services
We can provide comprehensive project management services to install and configure our solutions,document the installation, contract and manage site craft labor, and more. You determine the scope,from simple installation consulting to full turnkey services to everything in between. Integration with yourexisting systems is our specialty, whether to a unit control, DCS or historian.

Reliability services
We provide our customers with the tools, processes, and methodologies to identify and implement theproper condition monitoring technologies, strategies and predictive services for all maintainable assets
required to meet their specific maintenance and operational goals.

• Outstanding Safety Record• Global Experience• Local Presence in 40+ Countries• Deep Application Expertise• 24/7/365 Technical Support• Thermodynamic and Rotordynamic Expertise• Remote Service Capabilities – Move Data, Not People*• Complete Turnkey Installation Capabilities• 50+ Years of Condition Monitoring Innovations

For more information about Bently Nevada
Machinery Condition Monitoring solutions forrefineries, contact your local Bently Nevada sales
professional or visit us online at bently.com
Bently Nevada Machinery Condition Monitoring
1631 Bently Parkway South
Minden, Nevada 89423 USA+1 775.782.3611
bently.com

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