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    This document discusses how Shell Global Solutions' fire and gas detection mapping technique is being used on two major projects in Norway - the Nyhamna gas processing plant serving the Ormen Lange field, and the offshore Draugen oil facility. The technique uses software to simulate fire and gas releases and assess detector placement and coverage. At Ormen Lange, over 200 mapping areas were evaluated to verify detector designs. At Draugen, the mapping identified low coverage in the original system and led to an upgraded design using fewer detectors. The mapping technique helps optimize layouts while demonstrating risk mitigation and compliance.

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    This document discusses how Shell Global Solutions' fire and gas detection mapping technique is being used on two major projects in Norway - the Nyhamna gas processing plant serving the Ormen Lange field, and the offshore Draugen oil facility. The technique uses software to simulate fire and gas releases and assess detector placement and coverage. At Ormen Lange, over 200 mapping areas were evaluated to verify detector designs. At Draugen, the mapping identified low coverage in the original system and led to an upgraded design using fewer detectors. The mapping technique helps optimize layouts while demonstrating risk mitigation and compliance.

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    This document discusses how Shell Global Solutions' fire and gas detection mapping technique is being used on two major projects in Norway - the Nyhamna gas processing plant serving the Ormen Lange field, and the offshore Draugen oil facility. The technique uses software to simulate fire and gas releases and assess detector placement and coverage. At Ormen Lange, over 200 mapping areas were evaluated to verify detector designs. At Draugen, the mapping identified low coverage in the original system and led to an upgraded design using fewer detectors. The mapping technique helps optimize layouts while demonstrating risk mitigation and compliance.

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    This document discusses how Shell Global Solutions' fire and gas detection mapping technique is being used on two major projects in Norway - the Nyhamna gas processing plant serving the Ormen Lange field, and the offshore Draugen oil facility. The technique uses software to simulate fire and gas releases and assess detector placement and coverage. At Ormen Lange, over 200 mapping areas were evaluated to verify detector designs. At Draugen, the mapping identified low coverage in the original system and led to an upgraded design using fewer detectors. The mapping technique helps optimize layouts while demonstrating risk mitigation and compliance.

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    CASE studY

    Using technology to map out the risks

    Fire and gas detection systems aimed at protecting people and assets

    S
    afety and economy are high on Shell Global Solutions’ fire and gas detection Øystein Palmgren, Health, Safety and
    the agenda throughout the oil and mapping technique, which has been developed Environment Adviser, A/S Norske Shell,
    gas industry, and tried-and-tested over 15 years’ operational experience and says, “For the Ormen Lange project, more
    technology can help deliver both peace of used on more than 100 Shell Group up- and than 200 mapping areas were evaluated,
    mind and cost savings. downstream projects, was used during both making it one of the largest and most
    Two major projects currently under projects. The method uses software to assess complex jobs of its type ever performed by
    way in Norway are using proven fire and the placement and performance of detectors Shell Global Solutions.
    gas detection mapping techniques in very by simulating idealised fire and gas-release “The verification process found that both
    contractors had delivered robust designs.
    The changes recommended were small, but
    very valuable, and the whole process was
    very reassuring.”
    Production from the Draugen
    monotower platform, which lies north­
    west of Kristiansund, started in 1993, and
    the safety system used consisted of early
    versions of flame detectors and catalytic
    gas detectors. Here, Shell Global Solutions’
    mapping project involved redesigning the
    fire and gas system so that it achieved the
    required detection coverage.
    The tool was used to investigate the
    different ways. These projects are the huge scenarios throughout 3D models of the review original detection facilities. The results
    Nyhamna gas processing plant serving sites. The output of the exercise is a coverage showed low coverage, especially for gas
    the Ormen Lange field, and the Draugen map of each hazardous zone and a table giving detection. A new system, based on the
    offshore oil facility. each individual detector’s contribution to the findings of the evaluation, was then
    Ormen Lange is the second largest gas coverage achieved. The tool is therefore used to designed. Currently being installed, it uses
    field on the Norwegian continental shelf. assess, optimise and design fire and gas detector 30 fewer flame detectors and hundreds
    During construction of an onshore processing layouts that typically accommodate the latest fewer gas detectors to provide the required
    plant at Nyhamna for gas from the field, safety legislation. level of coverage.
    the engineering contractors required the At Ormen Lange, it was decided early in Palmgren says, “The coverage of the
    newly designed fire and gas detector layout the installation’s design that the technique new system at Draugen uses fewer, but
    to demonstrably provide mitigation of risk would be used as a verification tool, rather better, detectors with the aim of reducing
    and an auditable assessment of the coverage than as an engineering tool. This enabled the the risks to both personnel and the asset.
    provided by the detectors. plant’s engineering contractors, Aker Kværner The mapping exercise resulted in a major
    At the offshore Draugen field oil platform, and Vetco Aibel, to recommend the best reduction in the number of detectors, from
    a risk assessment review had recommended overall fire and gas detection system design approximately 500 point gas detectors to a
    upgrading the fire and gas detection system and left the Shell Global Solutions team to combination of 51 line-of-sight detectors
    as a risk-reducing measure. The layouts evaluate the effectiveness of the layout. The and 37 point gas detectors.”
    recommended by Shell Global Solutions were timing of the engineering phase and the
    tuned to the design intent for each module of verification process meant that recommended • Contact: Bob Nicol
    Email: [email protected]
    the facility. improvements could be made.

    14 impact Issue 2, 2008 www.shell.com/globalsolutions

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