Hydrocarbon Accounting Systems

1. Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon Management Solution
Solution
Overview
Hydrocarbon+ is
a hydrocarbon
management solution
Introduction
Pressures in today’s dynamic and competitive energy market mean it is crucial for oil
that allows operators and
and gas operators to respond to the needs of their customers and suppliers in a timely
shippers to accurately
manner. Maximising their return on investment while complying with their contractual
manage their business
obligations and various regulatory bodies is a balancing act that requires specialist
across the full supply
software solutions such as Hydrocarbon+. Effective hydrocarbon management is
chain efficiently and cost
crucial for all operators in the oil and gas industry as management of this highly
effectively.
complex process requires accurate and efficient accounting, planning and reporting of
hydrocarbon processes.
Designed and built
using industry standard
Hydrocarbon+ Management Modules software, it utilises
commercial off the
shelf software tools for
the database (Oracle/
SQL Server) and web
server (Apache Tomcat)
functions.
Hydrocarbon+
Clients
• BP
• Hydrocarbon
Resources Limited
• ATP
• In Salah Gas
Services Ltd.
“
• Burlington Resources
Amor Group has in-depth technical and business • Centrica Energy
expertise in hydrocarbon accounting, production reporting • Sonatrach
and pipeline management. Their energy solutions have • Dragon LNG
consistently delivered tremendous value to BP in the • BG International
Southern North Sea since the early 1990s. On just one • Petronas
• ConocoPhillips
”
occasion the allocation forecasting system saved BP
• NGC Trinidad Tobago
several million pounds!
Paul Douglas, Senior Negotiator, MPO, BP
www.amorgroup.com/hydrocarbon+

2. Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon Management Solution
Hydrocarbon+
Features
In Action
Some of the features of Hydrocarbon+ include:
Hydrocarbon+ currently
Flexible Architecture supports three onshore
A highly flexible terminal and pipeline network model that allows fast adoption of terminals receiving gas
new wells, streams, fields, shippers and other entities to be easily configured as the from 21 fields. BP is
business changes. upgrading the pipeline
network for these fields
Web Interface to provide a single high-
A feature rich and intuitive graphical user interface means users require minimum pressure feed into the
training and can access the system at any time, from anywhere. National Transmission
System (NTS) at
Modular Design Dimlington near Hull on
An integrated suit of modules covering all aspects of hydrocarbon accounting and the east coast of England.
production management that can be tailored to meet individual customer’s specific The latest version of
requirements. Hydrocarbon+ is being
configured to model
Calculation Engine the physical alterations
The solution handles complex allocation, attribution, nomination and terminal taking place and to
agreements as well as standard type calculations. accommodate changes
to the commercial
Automation agreements between
System design ‘operationalises’ the complex commercial agreements and automates partners.
the business processes, minimising risks and errors, while maximising efficiencies and
flexibility for the operators and shippers. Hydrocarbon+ is helping
LNG cargoes to be
Data Management delivered into the UK gas
Interfacing with metering, SCADA and DCS systems using industry standard protocols. network at various LNG
Data repository stores all critical data for reporting and audit purposes. Terminals including the
Isle of Grain terminal,
Reporting and Security near Sheerness in the
Standard and custom reports. All data can be made available for use with customer south-east of England,
specific reporting tools. In built security and full audit traceability ensures compliance by joint capacity holders
with industry requirements. and shippers BP and
Algerian energy company,
Internationalisation Sonatrach. Amor Real
The system can be easily configured to display and report in various languages. Time successfully
delivered to the joint
Benefits shippers an LNG
nomination and inventory
• Reduced costs and commercial risks management system that
• Peace of mind that your hydrocarbon accounting solution is fully compliant with replicates the contractual
legislation including Sarbanes-Oxley relationship between the
• Ease of integration with other systems including our pipeline management and parties and interfaces with
08.03.10PR/Hydrocarbon+.UK.print
leak detection solutions the physical LNG systems
• Robust, flexible, industry proven product set of Grain LNG, the terminal
• Scalability to cope with future growth operator.
• Ease of use - no costly training requirements
Amor Real Time tel: +44 (0)141 814 3700 fax: +44 (0)141 814 3701
email:info@amorgroup.com web: www.amorgroup.com