Engineering Procedure

SAEP-136 16 September 2008

Saudi Aramco Management of
Electric Equipment Obsolescence Program
Electrical Substations Equipment Standards Committee Members
Ishwait, Basel A., Chairman
Ghamdi, Mohammed Ahmed, Vice Chairman
Fayez, Hamad Abdullah
Gopal, Uarutharaja
Hartman, Ralph August
Helfrich, Cory Allan
Maghrabi, Ibrahim Mohammad
Nazzawi, Abdullah Omar
Ojan, Jawad Ali
Ramadhan, Mohammad Jafar
Refai, Jobran Ali
Rumaih, Waleed A.
Carlson, Ron W.
Sheef, Jaafar Abdullah










Saudi Aramco DeskTop Standards

Table of Contents

1 Scope............................................................. 2
2 Applicable Documents................................... 2
3 Terms and Definitions.................................... 2
4 Program Components.................................... 4
5 Program Description...................................... 5
6 Responsibilities.............................................. 7
7 Electrical Obsolescence Flowchart.............. 10

Appendix A - Equipment Manufacturer Survey.. 11
Appendix B - Obsolescence Criteria
and Scoring Procedure........................ 12



Previous Issue: 30 J une 2004 Next Planned Update: 1 J uly 2009
Revised paragraphs are indicated in the right margin Page 1 of 20
Primary contact: Qahtani, Ali Mohammed on 963-3-876-0323

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1 Scope
This SAEP describes the implementation and administration of the Saudi Aramco
Electrical Equipment Obsolescence program. The purpose of this program is to monitor
and report on the state of Electrical Equipment obsolescence at all Saudi Aramco
facilities. In itself, the result of the obsolescence measurement does not constitute
justification, inclusion or approval of a project in the Capital Program.
2 Applicable Documents
The requirements contained in the following documents apply to the extent specified in
this procedure.
Saudi Aramco References
Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards
SAES-P-100 Basic Power System Design Criteria
SAES-P-103 Direct Current and UPS Systems
SAES-P-116 Switchgear and Control Equipment
Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications
16-SAMSS-502 Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Assemblies
16-SAMSS-503 Indoor Controlgear - Low-Voltage
16-SAMSS-504 Indoor Metal-Clad Switchgear - 1 to 38 kV
16-SAMSS-506 Indoor Controlgear - High Voltage
16-SAMSS-507 High Voltage Motor Controller - Outdoor
16-SAMSS-508 SF6 Gas Insulated Circuit Breakers, Outdoor -
34.5 kV through 230 kV
16-SAMSS-510 Manually Operated Pad Mounted SF6 Switchgear
16-SAMSS-519 Indoor Switchboard
17-SAMSS-514 Battery Charger/Rectifier
17-SAMSS-516 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
3 Terms and Definitions
3.1 Terms
Approved Third Party Supplier: A spare parts supplier, other than the
Original Equipment Manufacturer, who has the license to supply spare
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parts/upgrades for a specific device. Approval of such a supplier needs
complete type test data, performed on the equipment, for evaluation.
BI-19 project: A special Master Appropriation in the Capital Budget. It
provides funds for construction or purchase of miscellaneous assets with
minimum capital value of $10,000 and maximum total project cost of
$2,000,000.
Capital Projects: A project with a value over $2,000,000 and documented in
the annual budget as separate budget items.
Controlgear: Equipment manufactured to either 16-SAMSS-503 (Low Voltage
Controlgear), 16-SAMSS-506 (High Voltage Controlgear) or 16-SAMSS-507
(High Voltage Motor Controller - Outdoor).
Critical loads: Loads for which a single contingency failure could cause a loss
of power which would create an immediate hazard to human life or cause a
significant reduction in Saudi Aramco production, or loads which cannot be
shut-down for a minimum of one day annually for scheduled maintenance on
upstream power supply equipment. Examples of critical loads are: major
computer centers, critical care areas in clinics and hospitals, major office
buildings, process units in major gas plants, major GOSPs, Terminals, and
process units in refineries.
DC Power System: Consists of batteries, battery chargers and output
distribution Panel boards, built to 17-SAMSS-514.
Electrical Equipment: Equipment used to transmit and distribute electricity.
Major Electrical Equipment are listed in section 4.1.1.
Electrical Master Plan: A survey of all facilities, headed by FPD, to plan for
all expected future projects, including the replacement of obsolete equipment.
High Voltage: Voltages 1000 V or greater unless otherwise designated in a
specific MSAER or referenced international standard, as defined in
SAES-P-100.
Low Voltage: Voltages less than 1000 V, unless otherwise designated in a
specific MSAER or referenced international standard, as defined in
SAES-P-100.
Obsolete Equipment: No longer useful, i.e. when the function(s) performed by
the equipment or system is physically or economically unsupportable.
Obsolescence: Obsolescence is defined as the process of becoming obsolete.
Obsolescence can be used to describe the process through which Electrical
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equipment (technology/system/component) transitions during its life cycle from
the 'original state' (design/installation) towards a state of being obsolete. The
circumstances and parameters contributing to obsolescence have been identified
in the 8 Obsolescence Criteria contained in Appendix B of this procedure.
Redundant System: A system where a load is supplied by two power sources;
such as a double ended switchgear, or where two loads exist with the same
function; such as run and standby pumps.
Spare Parts: For purposes of determining obsolescence, spare parts for major
equipment shall be limited to components of type tested assemblies. This does
not include items such as relays, fuse blocks, CTs, etc.
Switchgear: Equipment manufactured to either 16-SAMSS-502 (Low Voltage
Switchgear) or 16-SAMSS-504 (High Voltage Switchgear).
UPS System: Consists of batteries, battery charger/rectifiers, inverters, static
transfer switch, bypass line (bypass transformer and maintenance bypass
switch), and output distribution Panelboards, built to 17-SAMSS-516.
3.2 Abbreviations
AOC Aramco Overseas Company
ASC Aramco Services Company
BOE Board of Engineers
CSD Consulting Services Department
DC Direct Current
EPI Engineering Program Item
FPD Facilities Planning Department
MSAER Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirements
MSO Material Supply Organization
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
PDD Power Distribution Department
SAES Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards
SAMSS Saudi Aramco Material Specification System
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
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4 Program Components
The Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Program was developed in 2003 in response to
a BOE request to measure and track the status of obsolescence of Saudi Aramco
Electrical Equipment. The main objective is to ensure the continued availability of a
safe and reliable power supply system. The Obsolescence Program currently consists of
the following components:
DATABASE: A Company-Wide database of Electrical Equipment information,
accessible to all Business Lines, Admin. Areas and Departments that will be
maintained in an up-to-date manner as prescribed by this document.
CRITERIA: An eight point Obsolescence Criteria and scoring system with
guidelines that are intended to provide an objective measure of obsolescence for
existing Electrical Equipment. The Criteria will be periodically applied using the
database to determine and track equipment obsolescence.
REPORTS: Upon completion of the Criteria evaluation, the results will be archived
and obsolescence reports will be generated with flags highlighting specific areas of
obsolescence risks and concerns.
FPD PLANNING: Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Reports shall be provided to
Facilities Planning Department (FPD) as an input to the development of the business
case analysis for new project submittals by Proponents, and shall be used for future
updates of the Electrical Master Plan.
5 Program Description
This section provides an overview of the management requirements of the Electrical
Equipment Obsolescence Database, Obsolescence Criteria, Scoring, and Reporting
Systems.
5.1 Database
The database contains detailed information on the Electrical Equipment for each
Saudi Aramco facility. The database tracks the following equipment types:
Low voltage and high voltage Switchgear as defined in 16-SAMSS-502 and
16-SAMSS-504.
Low voltage and high voltage Circuit Breakers as defined in 16-SAMSS-502
and 16-SAMSS-504.
Low voltage and high voltage control gear as defined in16-SAMSS-503 and
16-SAMSS-506.
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Outdoor motor controllers, as in 16-SAMSS-507.
Low voltage and high voltage outdoor switches, as defined by
16-SAMSS-508 and 16-SAMSS-510.
Low voltage Switchboards, as defined by 16-SAMSS-519.
UPS systems as defined by 17-SAMSS-516.
Battery Chargers as defined by 17-SAMSS-514.
5.1.1 Database Information Gathering
Database contains fields of data originating from the Proponent, CSD,
FPD, MSO, and the Vendor. Each organization will be responsible for
performing its own information gathering.
5.1.2 Database Access
The Obsolescence Database will be shared over the Company intranet to
the assigned Proponent, CSD, MSO, and FPD representatives with
password access.
5.2 Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Criteria
5.2.1 Criteria Description
The Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Criteria consists of 8 individual
criterions, which are questions selected to fully cover all obsolescence
aspects. When scored and summed, they produce an objective measure
of that equipment obsolescence. Additionally, threshold values for each
criterion have been established, those criteria that are at or below the
threshold value will be flagged. These measurements provide for a more
in-depth indication of the condition of the equipment. See Appendix B:
Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure for a detailed list of the
Obsolescence Criteria and instructions for their use.
5.2.2 Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Criteria Application and Scoring
5.2.2.1 The Electrical Equipment Obsolescence Criteria are to be
scored utilizing the information retained in the database. The
Criteria require careful and deliberate evaluation using the best
information and data available, therefore application of the
Criteria will not be automatic and will require specific
individual scoring for each plant.
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5.2.2.2 The Electrical Equipment Criteria are to be applied and scored
for each piece of equipment, identified in section 5.1, within
each plant. Each criterion has a 0-10 scoring, with 0 being the
lowest score. Each criterion has a weighting (1.25). The score
multiplied by the weight produces the composite criterion score.
All 8 criteria summed make the Equipment Obsolescence rating.
A rating of 40 or less, out of 100, will be the hurdle rate at which
an item of equipment may be considered obsolete.
5.2.2.3 Additionally, each criteria question is assigned a Flag
Threshold. If the numeric evaluation score is equal to or below
the threshold value a "Flag" is set for that criteria question.
This provides additional indicators as to the condition of the
Electrical Equipment.
5.3 Obsolescence Reporting
An obsolescence report will be generated and affected users will be notified
when criteria scoring falls below the threshold score.
5.4 Implementation Plan
The Electrical Equipment obsolescence condition, as measured through this
SAEP, is one of the inputs to developing the business case justification for
Electrical Equipment upgrade or replacement projects. In itself, the result of the
obsolescence measurement does not constitute justification, inclusion or
approval of a project in the Capital Program. Following are general guidelines
that shall be used to plan for obsolete equipment identification and replacement:
5.4.1 Obsolete equipment whose failure would constitute a safety hazard shall
be rectified immediately under a BI-19 project, or submitted to FPD for
introduction into the capital plan as a safety priority. These items will be
assigned a ranking of 1.
5.4.2 Projects for the replacement/retrofitting of all other obsolete equipment
shall be submitted to FPD for assessment and potential inclusion into the
capital plan, based on Business Case Analysis.
6 Responsibilities
Administration of the electrical obsolescence program shall be as follows:
6.1 Proponent Responsibilities
The Proponent Departments shall ensure that the Electrical Equipment data
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exists, for the various systems at their facilities. To this end, each Proponent
shall select their coordinator and identify him to both FPD (Information
Technology and Electrical Facilities Planning Division) and CSD (Electrical
Equipment Unit). This Coordinator is responsible for access to the Database
within his organization. The Proponent coordinator shall:
6.1.1 First consult the obsolescence database to verify the status of the
equipment before approaching MSO.
6.1.2 In partnership with MSO, confirm equipment spare parts status with the
vendor, using the vendor questionnaire in Appendix A.
6.1.3 Update the database, provide all related documentation and populate it
with new equipment, with the assistance of the maintenance
organizations and PDD.
6.1.4 Proponent Coordinators will be the single point contact for all
interdepartmental Obsolescence communications.
6.2 MSO Responsibilities
The MSO Department will be required to supply data to the Obsolescence
Database. To this end, MSO shall identify an Obsolescence Coordinator from
Supplier Development & Registration Unit of Purchasing Department. This
Coordinator is responsible for contacting vendors, using the questionnaire of
Appendix A. The MSO coordinator will be responsible for access to the
database and providing input for the Obsolescence Scoring evaluation.
Coordinators will be the single point contact for all interdepartmental
Obsolescence communications.
6.3 CSD Responsibilities
6.3.1 Standards Coordinator shall be the responsible for ownership of this
SAEP.
6.3.2 If the proponent confirms information other than that in the database,
CSD shall verify this information.
6.3.3 CSD is responsible to assist with all technical matters associated with
this effort.
6.4 FPD Responsibilities
6.4.1 FPD maintains its traditional role of business case and project alternative
analysis and the development of project justifications consistent with the
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Capital Programs investment policies and requirements of Corporate
Planning and Finance.
6.4.2 FPD will utilize Obsolescence criteria evaluations to identify business
opportunities and assist in the development of migration, upgrade and
replacement Programs and Planning Strategies via updates of the
Electrical Master Plan.
6.4.3 FPD shall issue a bi-annual reminder to all proponent organizations to
update the database, as part of the Electrical Master Plan.
6.4.4 FPD shall discuss the issue of Electrical Obsolescence during any future
Electrical Master Plan meeting with the proponents.
Proponent and FPD are responsible for assessing and scoring equipment
entered into the database using the ranking criteria.
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7 Electrical Obsolescence Flowchart
Check database for current
status on equipment
Database Flagging a
particular equipment for re-
evaluation based on its
score
Use SAEP questionnaire, in
contacting manufacturer
Update database bsed on new
findings, and entering new
equipment
Scoring Cycle of
2 years during the
Electrical Master Plan
Operational, maintenance
and spare part concerns
identified by user
Perform criteria evlauation
scoring
Confirm findings
Issue allert to facilities
and notify FPD
No alert, wait for next
scoring cycle
Take action
Project evaluation and
submittal
Score <40
Score >40
Yes
No
Proponent
Standardization with
the asistance of the
Proponent
Proponent
CSD
CSD
FPD and
Proponent



Revision Summary
30 J une 2004 New Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure.
16 September 2008 Editorial revision to replace the Electrical Substations Equipment Standards Committee
Chairman and Vice Chairman.

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Appendix A Equipment Manufacturer Survey

Manufacturer

Equipment Type


Survey Questions:

1 Are spare parts available Yes No
2 Are the available spare parts complete or limited

3 Are these original equipment spare parts new or refurbished?

4 How many years will these parts be available

5 Is there a minimum quantity of parts required to process an order?
Specify.

6 What is the average delivery time for non-stocked spare parts?

7 Do you have an existing spare parts agreement with Saudi Aramco?

8 Is there a factory-built direct replacement/retrofit for the equipment?

9 Is design test data available for this direct replacement/retrofit
equipment?

10 Can you refurbish/recondition this equipment?

11 Where is the refurbishment work done?

12 What is the warranty period for new/reconditioned/refurbished equipment

13 Please provide contact information (name or position, complete address,
telephone number, fax number and e-mail)

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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure

The obsolescence evaluation criteria are listed below and described in more detail later:
Criterion 1
Rate the criticality of the fed load.
Criterion 2
Rate the redundancy of Supply/Load.
Criterion 3
Rate the availability of spare parts from the OEM or an approved third-party supplier.
Criterion 4
Rate the years of vendor support.
Criterion 5
Rate the speed of spares delivery.
Criterion 6
Rate the cost of spares.
Criterion 7
Rate the failure incident rate since last PM.
Criterion 8
Rate the equipment condition and age.
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 1

Rate the criticality of the fed load

Criterion Clarification:
"Loads for which a single contingency failure could cause a loss of power which would
create an immediate hazard to human life or cause a significant reduction in Saudi
Aramco total production, or loads which cannot be shut-down for a minimum of one
day annually for scheduled maintenance on upstream power supply equipment.
Examples of critical loads are: major computer centers, critical care areas in clinics and
hospitals, major office buildings, process units in major gas plants, major GOSPs,
Terminals, and process units in refineries."
This definition is extracted from SAES-P-100.

Data Source:
Proponent shall provide information on the criticality of the load based on the above
definition and utilizing:
Single line diagrams
Process and Instrumentation Diagrams

Guideline for scoring:
Score Load Criticality
0 Critical
10 Not critical
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 2

Rate the redundancy of Supply/Load

Criterion Clarification:
The load can be fed from two power sources (such as a double ended switchgear).
There are two or more loads performing the same duty (such as running and standby
motors on process pumps).

Data Source:
Proponent shall provide information on the redundancy of the load based on the above
definition and utilizing:
Single-line diagram
Process and Instrumentation Diagrams

Guideline for scoring:
Score Redundancy
0 Not redundant
10 Redundant
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 3

Rate the availability of spare parts from the OEM or an approved third-party
supplier

Criterion Clarification:
Are spares available within the Saudi Aramco system?
Are spares available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer?
Are spares available from an approved third party supplier?

Data Source:
Proponent in collaboration with MSO shall provide information on the availability of
spare parts through:
Saudi Aramco spares system
Vendor questionnaire

Guideline for scoring:
Score Spares Availability
0 No spares available
3
Limited spares available within Saudi Aramco system,
the OEM or the approved third party supplier (FLAG)
7
Only normal consumable spare parts available within
Saudi Aramco system, the OEM or the approved third
party supplier
10
All spares available within Saudi Aramco system, the
OEM or the approved third party supplier

A flag is triggered on a score of "3" or less.
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 4

Rate the years of vendor support

Criterion Clarification:
This score should be based on the years of stated support available.

Data Source:
Information on the years of support can be found from the Vendor questionnaire.

Guideline for scoring:
Score Years of Support
0 No support available
2 Support available for only 2 years
5 Support available up to 5 years (FLAG)
8 Support available from 5 to 10 years
10 Support for 10 years or more

A flag is triggered on a score of "5" or less.
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 5

Rate the speed of spares delivery

Criterion Clarification:
This score should be based on the time required for the delivery of spare parts from any
source.
Normal lead time for one complete unit could take up to 1 year.

Data Source:
Vendor questionnaire
Recent proponent purchase orders

Guideline for scoring:
Score Delivery time
0 Greater than six months
2 Within 6 months
4 Within 4 months (FLAG)
6 Within 2 months
8 Within 1 month
10 Within 1 week

A flag is triggered on a score of "4".
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 6

Rate the cost of spares

Criterion Clarification:
This score should be based on the cost of the equipment spare parts in comparison to a
complete equipment replacement.

Data Source:
Proponent in collaboration with MSO shall provide information on spare part cost
compared to new equipment cost.

Guideline for scoring:
Score Cost of Spares
0 More than 60% of equipment value (FLAG)
3 40% of equipment value
7 25% of equipment value
10 10% or less of equipment value

A flag is triggered on a score of "0".
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 7

Rate the failure incident rate since last PM

Criterion Clarification:
This score should be based on the number of failures that have occurred since the last
Preventive Maintenance (PM) on a specific piece of equipment. Failures caused by
human error shall not be considered.

Data Source:
Equipment Proponent (i.e. Plant or PDD) shall provide information on the equipment
rate of failure between consecutive PM (maintenance records).

Guideline for scoring:
Score Failure rate
0 More than 2 failures since last PM
3 2 failures since last PM (FLAG)
7 1 failure since last PM
10 No failures since last PM

A flag is triggered on a score of "3" or less.
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Appendix B Obsolescence Criteria and Scoring Procedure (Cont'd)


Obsolescence Criterion 8

Rate the equipment condition and age

Clarification:
This score should be based on the equipment physical condition and age.

Data Source:
Equipment Proponent shall provide information on equipment age and physical
condition.

Guideline for scoring:
Condition
Age
Good Fair Poor
0-10 10 7 4
10-15 9 6 3
15-20 8 5 2
20-25 7 4 1
25+ 6 3 0

A flag is triggered on a score of "4" or less.