Siemens in the Upstream and Midstream Oil & Gas Business
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) recently briefed ARC about their Oil & Gas business, which can be seen as three segments: upstream (oil and/or gas recovery and production), midstream (gas processing, pipeline and transportation – whether to or from the refinery, and storage) and downstream (refining). Upstream is the first segment to attract investment within an overall project lifecycle followed by the midstream and downstream segments.
Siemens, presently in the upstream and midstream segments, has the firm belief that it will attract the next wave of investments. Siemens’ presence includes a wide range of technologies and services that collectively support their claim. Besides DCS and SCADA offerings, the company supplies field instrumentation and analytical equipment and systems, such as gas chromatographs, AC and DC Motors and Variable Speed Drives, electrical power distribution components and systems, and safety technology.
Another large area for Siemens is security systems and services. Siemens has invested heavily in this sector. For example, not only do they have controls and measurement technology for pipeline operations, but they also have built their own pipeline “test bed”. It includes a pipeline simulation installation presenting all of Siemens offerings for a pipeline transmission system, including valve stations, compressor stations (both electrically and traditionally driven) that allows the demonstration of the process and controls of various configurations in normal and abnormal circumstances. This is part of their Competence Center for Oil and Gas, located in Fuerth, Germany.
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