Identifying goals
Chiyoda Corporation, a frontrunner in the EPC industry, leverages the knowledge and technology from its extensive experience in plant construction to offer ‘Plant Lifecycle Engineering.’ This service supports every stage of a plant’s lifecycle, from business planning for process plants and social infrastructure development to design, procurement, construction, operations and maintenance.
This project involves the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) work for an LNG plant and ancillary facilities with an annual production capacity of 32 million tons, (eight million tons x four trains). The plant will liquefy approximately six billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, newly processed from the eastern part of the Qatar North Field, the world’s largest single gas field. By executing this project, Qatar can increase its LNG production capacity from 77 million tons to 110 million tons annually.
Overcoming challenges
Regardless of the scale of the project, construction, commissioning and completion activities are executed on-site under site leadership. Operating often with limited real-time reporting, this makes it difficult for headquarters to grasp the exact execution status. As a result, it becomes hard for them to recognize when and where support is actually needed. Additionally, switching from a traditional paper-based approach to a fully digital execution was needed to improve productivity.
Key focus areas were the digitalization of the Inspection Test Record 9 (ITR), alongside the project completion dossier.
Realizing results
The cloud
With cloud adoption, construction, commissioning and completion status can now be monitored from headquarters, making both tool support and execution support easier. Remote status monitoring is also possible.
Digital execution
Workflows for ITR, punch list, preservation, etc., have been established, resulting in time savings.It is no longer necessary to create separate communication records for ITRs, reducing personnel needs and shortening closure time.Improved visibility of work status allows for easier identification of current issues.Managing all functions (tag, ITR, punch list, preservation, etc.) in a single database simplifies data management and saves time.Eliminating paper loss has removed the need for rework and storage space, reducing costs (no longer requiring20-foot containers).Time and personnel required for client handover documentation has been reduced.
Introduction of work packs
The introduction of Work Packs through AWP (Advanced Work Packaging) execution enables detailed tracking of construction status, making it easier to develop more precise strategies.
Data integration
Previously, report data preparation took time, but API-based automatic data retrieval has shortened report creation time.System-level data integration displays warnings for open ITRs and Punches during certificate closure, preventing oversights and reducing rework.
Moving forward
To expand the scope of execution using tablets, Chiyoda plans to improve the functionality of the mobile app and enhance the on-site environment.
