Intergraph CADWorx 2014 Plant Professional, an intelligent 3D plant
design and modelling solution has been selected by Process Group, a company of
Degremont, Suez Environment Group to help deliver BP’s Shah Deniz 2 project.
Located in the Caspian Sea region, Shah Deniz 2 is one of the largest
natural gas field developments in the world. When complete, the project will be
responsible for delivering 6 billion cubic metres per year of gas to Turkey,
and an additional 10 billion cubic metres per year to markets in Europe. The
current concept for Shah Deniz 2 includes 500 kilometres of subsea pipelines,
which will link 26 gas production wells with the onshore terminal.
Process Group executed the design for the project in Australia and the
fabrication in the United Arab Emirates. Intergraph’s AutoCAD-based CADWorx
2014 Plant Professional was selected by Process Group for its ability to
deliver one of the major goals of the project – the allocation of unique part
details to all piping components to integrate with finance and procurement
systems.
Paul Tautor, Process Group’s Senior Piping Designer explains that CADWorx
2014 Plant Professional offers a highly capable piping and structural solution
at a cost-effective price; being AutoCAD-based, it offers exceptional
flexibility and collaboration with tremendous efficiency gains driven by the
new and improved features including enhanced routing capabilities; quicker, more
intuitive modifications; and more powerful component catalogues and piping
specifications.
Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine President said
that the selection of CADWorx 2014 Plant Professional by Process Group to
fulfil its piping and structural requirements on Shah Deniz 2 demonstrates
Intergraph’s expertise in, and commitment to the global LNG sector.
Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions products allow design and
engineering teams to share relevant information seamlessly, thereby maintaining
accuracy and improving efficiency. These solutions include CADWorx Plant Design
Suite for AutoCAD-based intelligent plant design modelling, process schematics
and automatic production of plant design deliverables; CADWorx DraftPro for
intelligent 2D design and layout; CAESAR II, the world’s most widely used pipe
stress analysis software; PV Elite for vessel and exchanger design and
analysis; TANK for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks; and GT STRUDL,
one of the most trusted, adaptable and fully-integrated structural analysis
solution in the world.
Leading industry analyst firm ARC Advisory Group has ranked Intergraph
as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering design tools for plant
design according to its global market research study, ‘Engineering Design Tools
for Plants and Infrastructure: Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2017’.