Petrochemical

BBA offers a complete range of engineering services to successfully carry out and implement your petrochemical projects through our multidisciplinary team of experts.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Electrical Engineering

General studies

• Technical and economic prefeasibility and feasibility studies
• Technical audits
• Master plans
• Facilities modernization and upgrading programs

 Specialized studies 

• Coordination of protections
• Exposure to arc flashes
• Power factor correction
• Short circuit stability and power flow
• Harmonics and filters (including in lieu of impedance)
• Wave quality
• Motor start-up
• Reliability
• Grounding

 Automation 

• Control architecture
• Programmable controllers (PLC), DCS, operator interface (HMI), SCADA (programming and commissioning)
• Instrumentation and P&ID (selection, engineering and commissioning)
• Ethernet networking; control, instrument and electrical systems
• Wired, fibre optic and wireless telecommunications (design, deployment and implementation)
• Advanced controls
  • Process modelling
  • Analysis and optimization of processes
  • Optimization of control loops
• Operational support (at the client's location or remotely)
• Accredited training

 List of accreditations and strategic expertise services: 

• CSIA (Control System Integrator Association)
• OSIsoft (PI System Integrator)
• GE Fanuc (Premier Solution Provider)
• Rockwell Automation, Schneider, Siemens, Wonderware, ABB, Areva
• CEI-61850 Protocol 

 Tests, checks and commissioning 

• Complete planning of test and commissioning programs 
• Definition of safety procedures and criteria
• Systems testing and commissioning

Mechanical engineering

• Design and analysis of industrial mechanical components 
• Analysis of the operational efficiency of equipment
• Pumping and piping systems
  • Analysis of the capacity of pumping systems
  • Piping systems: sizing and specifications

• Equipment sizing, specification and implementation
  • Performance assessment of existing systems
  • Process optimization

• Assessment and optimization of the energy performance of industrial applications
• Thermal systems
  • Development of design and assessment methods for thermal systems
  • Design, simulation, construction and analysis of thermal systems
  • Analysis of thermal system constraints

• HVAC
• Energy master plans
• Optimization of power generation systems
• Environment
  • Treatment of NOx, SOx, VOCs, etc.
  • Filtration/dust control
  • Effluent treatment

TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING

The following technical services apply to all project phases: 

• Planning and feasibility studies
• Technical and economic studies
• Preliminary and detail engineering
• Construction drawings and specifications
• Procurement
• Site supervision
• Start-up and commissioning