Futureproofing fired heaters at the Mongstad Refinery

Collaborating to bring the best of Wood

The project was led by a core engineering team in Darlington and, 以便在项目的关键阶段处理特定的需求和复杂性, 该团队充分利用了Wood自己的燃烧加热器专家的专业知识，以及国内运营团队对挪威石油和天然气基础设施以及当地资源/后勤要求的广泛了解.

协作和利用团队的集体专业知识和能力来克服挑战是整个第一阶段的关键. For instance, 当所有的工程设计工作都必须在全球大流行最严重的时候进行时, 面对被迫在家工作的挑战，这两支团队都不为所动. Bringing their passion and ingenuity, 他们很快探索了不同的技术，使他们能够合作, communicate, share designs and manage deadlines, ensuring they maintained a joined-up approach with the client, with no impact to overall schedule.

During preparation for the installation phase, 达灵顿团队面临着为英国资源安排旅行和工作许可的挑战，同时还要遵守各种COVID-19规则, regulations and safeguards that were continuously evolving. The team collaborated with the Norwegian operations team, 利用他们丰富的经验和对当地资源需求的了解, 是什么使他们能够在炼油厂停工期间及时获得必要的资源.

Success is in the details

在网站, the installation of the infrastructure, including the three flue gas ducts and access platform, was carried out meticulously, with all modifications fitted to the millimetre.

最复杂的操作之一是吊装管道, with each weighing around 24 tons, 12.5 metres long and lifted in at approximately 35 metres high. Due to the methodical planning by the teams, 这些管道在大约20分钟内被安全抬起，考虑到它们的巨大尺寸，这是一个令人印象深刻的壮举.

事实上, 所有相关团队对细节的一丝不苟，意味着从FEED到调试和周转后的620天项目成功交付，没有发生可记录的安全事故, maintaining Wood’s exceptional HSE record.

With the upgraded fired heater now in place, 对流库顶部的热分布有了很大的改善, 导致管温度降低到450°C以下，并大大提高了燃烧加热器的使用寿命.

Wood已经开始了下一阶段的工作，使系统中的阀门自动化, 这将使围绕维护策略的决策更明智，并提高工厂的可靠性. The teams will continue to lead the way on collaboration, workshare and cross-location working to deliver project success, future-proofing the fired heater and enabling a next chapter to Mongstad’s refinery operations.