EQUIPMENT TESTING FOR "PORTOVAYA" CS LNGF PROJECT
04/09/2021
From March 29 to April 3, factory testing of the operational dispatch management system (ODMS) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Production, Storage and Shipment Facility took place in the vicinity of "Portovaya" Compressor Station, in the production site of "NTC 'ENERGOAVTOMATIZATSIYA'" LLC. The acceptance committee included representatives of "Gazprom Invest" LLC, "Gazprom LNG Portovaya" LLC, "NIPI NG 'Peton'" LLC, and "NTC 'ENERGOAVTOMATIZATSIYA'" LLC.
In the course of the factory tests, ODMS equipment and application software were provided as objects under test. The committee performed inspection and test works to determine the compliance of ODMS software and hardware complex with the requirements of the technical assignment and the approved selection sheet.
The committee members from "Gazprom Invest" LLC and "Gazprom LNG Portovaya" LLC underlined the adequate organization of the tests by "NTC 'ENERGOAVTOMATIZATSIYA'".
"The factory acceptance test of the ODMS is the first large-scale inspection of such systems. There is a clear general overview, the system is made well. There are certain minor deficiencies which can still be brought to perfection during the commissioning works. Anyway, in the current stage, the impressions are positive," said Dmitry Yurievich Puklin, Head of Communication Service of "Gazprom LNG Portovaya" LLC.
The following engineering technicians of "NTC 'ENERGOAVTOMATIZATSIYA'" deserve to be mentioned with gratitude for their valuable contribution to the overall performance during the development, preparation and conduction of the tests: Yevgenii Nedorezov, Ratmir Gusmanov, Danis Agliullin.
Based on the test results, the committee issued its approval of ODMS shipment to the construction site of "Gazprom LNG Portovaya" LLC.