The Challenges of Selecting the Right Compressor Solutions
Compressed air is one of the key resources that helps drive the energy and petrochemical industry. As hazardous and combustible gases flow through the facilities of these industries on a daily basis, the air compressor you choose must be focused on the unique needs of energy and petrochemical operations. This is imperative to ensure everyone’s safety while promoting work productivity on the site.
Despite that, finding the right compressed air or gas system is not less than a challenge for contractors, project engineers, and end-users. The difficulties they face while searching for specially engineered air compressors are as follow:
- Products do not meet specification compliance standards
- Compressors do not boast reliability and high-quality engineering
- Multiple vendors mean multiple points of contact
- Non-availability of local support and spare parts
- Confusing and unclear pricing plans by companies
Have you faced any of the above-mentioned challenges? Atlas Copco meets the expectations of its customers by designing and delivering products that adhere to specification compliances and offer decisive advantages.
Cruciality of Specification and Compliance
The technical nature of the work in the Energy & Petrochemical industry necessitates having in place certain prerequisites standards to guide operations. As the compressed air for the industry serves significant applications, the system you select must meet the requirements of specifications and standards defined by legislation in addition to optional recommendations.
To select the right compressor system for your petrochemical facility, you can read more information from Specifications Compliance for the Oil and Gas Industry.
As a reliable partner to the Energy & Petrochmical industry, Atlas Copco is very proud of having been consulted most recently by the IOGP to provide direct vendor input in the development of specific JIP33 Industry Standards. Watch the video below to know more about JIP33.
Application, Technology and References
1. Instrument Air
Throughout upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas applications, compressed air for the energy industry has tremendous uses. Whether used in pneumatic controls on the platform, sandblasting metal components, cleaning vessels and pipes, or kick-starting your mechanical rotating equipment, a reliable compressed air system plays a vital role.
Which air compressor you choose depends on your specific application requirements.
➡️ Reading our article: Compressed Air Utility & Instrument Packages can help you learn more about applications requiring compressed air and the type of compressor you should choose.
2. Industrial Gas Package
Nitrogen is also widely used for a variety of applications in the drilling, workover, and completion phases of oil and gas wells, as well as in pigging and purging pipelines for the oil and gas industry. There are two types of technologies involved to produce Nitrogen: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) and Membrane.
➡️ Our article: Nitrogen Generator Used in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industries will walk you through how they are used in these industries.
3. Low Pressure Blower Solution
Air Blowers are important to the downstream sector of the oil & gas industry. Low-pressure air blowers in particular play a key role in powering petroleum refining. And they also power the processes used to convert crude oil to useful products, such as gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, and diesel oil.
➡️ Read Air Blower Solutions for Energy and Petrochemical Industry to discover their usefulness in detail.
Local Competence and Support
In Atlas Copco Middle East, we have a dedicated Energy & Petrochemical team, focusing on delivering customer-defined, fit-for-purpose compression and treatment solutions for air & nitrogen. We provide reliable and safe equipment for the many challenging applications along the entire global segment value chain.
The benefit to the customer is the complete process guaranteed by a single supplier. Using a single supplier will also reduce project management and logistics costs for the client. Find out more about our capabilities by studying a few project case studies described below. Although exact project details are confidential, the case studies provide basic details for the output, scope, and location of the projects.
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Breaking down the true cost of an air compressor
Do you know the buying price of an air compressor amounts to only 20% of its lifecycle costs? Whereas, 80% make up for maintenance and energy expenses. Hence, you cannot just consider the purchase price and overlook the follow-up costs.
When you put Atlas Copco air compressors in place, you will be able to save in the long run by restricting compressor operating costs. In addition, there are soft costs like investing in a silent compressor, compact compressor, or energy-efficient compressor that should be taken into account.
To clear your confusion, our experts will be happy to advise you on how to calculate ownership costs, operating costs, and so on. Here’s a payback calculator to help you obtain a clear price estimation
Innovations & Products
With a comprehensive product offering, Atlas Copco is trusted partner to the Oil and Gas industry. We provide reliable equipment for many challenging applications along the entire Energy & Petrochemical value chain.
