A Great Feat for the Great Team Simemis

The team SIMEMIS participated together with the company United Engineers and the team of the management of transition and startup GTA de PDVSA, in the start-up of the turbochargers of the project Jusepin 200 of PDVSA gas. This feat has become one of the undisputed surprises of the season with its particular tranquility before a great project in which many contractors previous to this team could not surpass; A mix of cultures among their professionals from Germany, England, Scotland and Venezuela gave way to taking the best of every nation.

What was the target?

To solve the necessity of PDVSA to start its turbochargers Siemens where specialized knowledge of expert technicians was required, a work team trained to put in Operation 4 turbines Sgt-400 and compressors STV Siemens, as well as the required procurement of software, licenses, parts and components required. Many of the tasks required were the revision of the precommissioning, as well as the commissioning, start-up and start-up of the control systems, electric, fuel gas, lubricating and starting oil, instrument air, vibration, fire and gas. Carrying out all the necessary activities in the different mechanical disciplines, electricity, instrumentation and control until the ignition of the machines with ignite, coupling, recirculating gas and placing it operative compressing 200 MMPCSD (millions of cubic feet standard daily) of methane gas to 1200psig.

But not everything is here, apart is achieved a technology transfer provided to PDVSA. This is the most important value given by this team as all the machines are now released and PDVSA’s staff can access them and set up parameters without requiring the manufacturer.

But in what time?

Many were asked to listen to this great project that would take years to achieve all this but many talk about what was the conviction, proactivity, companionship or jokes in several languages that became very pleasant the working environment, which was achieved all this in such a short time of execution. The immediacy in the scope of the procurement provided by United Engineers, it is another value that indisputably also was of great help to buy and to reach door to door any component required in the project, with all this only took 8 months to achieve the correct funcioanmiento of the 4 units turbochargers although they were 10 years of being procured.

A great team that has left a lot to talk about and just left the question, what will be the next challenge?