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Oil & gas UPS system applications

Why does the Oil & Gas industry need UPS systems?

From upstream oil and gas field development, offshore or onshore, to downstream petrochemical and refining units, every oil & gas related installation must firstly focus on the safety of those working on site, whilst maintaining production capabilities to avoid huge financial losses.
 

Oil & Gas related UPS system applications

There are several oil & gas subsectors that benefit from the use of a reliable UPS system:

  • Offshore or onshore fields (jack-up rigs, unmanned platforms, wellhead platforms, barges, tension-leg platforms & Floating Production Storage & Offloading units - FPSO)
  • Pipelines (booster stations & compression stations)
    • as processing (compression & desulphurisation units, LNG trains, GTL processing units, export, import & storage terminals)
  • Refining (steam & catalytic crackers)

 

UPS systems increase safety for personnel in the Oil & Gas industry

The most important applications for UPS in the oil & gas sector relate to the safety of workers, due to the high risk of explosions in this industry. Subsequently, UPS systems are used to ensure continuous power to fire and gas detection devices, Emergency Shutdown Devices - ESD, emergency lighting, helicopter landing area signalling, telecommunication systems, navigational instruments and onboard weather stations.
 

Oil & Gas processing protected by UPS systems

Processing is another key application where UPS systems are needed to provide clean and reliable power to process control systems, instrumentation, motor starting and data processing.
 

UPS systems protect power generation systems

Power management is critical to the oil & gas sector as a mains shutdown could cause huge financial losses. That is why UPS systems are needed to protect power generation turbine process systems and high-voltage switchgear. UPS systems must also ensure a specific oil & gas operational requirement: the black start, which ensures the UPS is able to start on a battery, even when mains power is not present.

 

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