The deployment of an offshore EMCS system in Tabasco, Mexico — Preparing the grounds for a more technologically advanced and comprehensive automation solution

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and deployment of an Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) for the monitoring and control of MV switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), and low voltage (LV) loads on an exploration company's offshore oil site. This paper also reviews constraints faced during EMCS design, which took place in conjunction with a local Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company, and the exploration company, the project's customer. Finally, we show how the EMCS design prepared the customer for the future deployment of a SCADA HMI, fast load shedding, load restoration, and load sharing operational across the site's multiple production centers and platforms - the customer's ultimate goal.