Bluewater FPSO Glas Dowr ICSS Upgrade Case Study

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Bluewater FPSO Glas Dowr ICSS Upgrade Case Study

Case study of Bluewater replacing Emerson DCS with Invensys Foxboro/Triconex ICSS on FPSO Glas Dowr to meet First Oil deadline.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Bluewater upgraded the integrated control and safety systems on FPSO Glas Dowr ahead of Kitan Field operations. The project replaced legacy Emerson ProVox and DeltaV DCS hardware, migrated applications, and integrated Foxboro I/A Series, Triconex safety systems, and Wonderware Historian. Real-time onshore and offshore monitoring was enabled while maintaining 95% uptime targets and achieving First Oil on schedule.

Key takeaways

Replaced obsolete Emerson DCS and legacy safety systems with Foxboro I/A Series and Triconex controllers

Completed ICSS migration and commissioning within tight schedule to meet First Oil date

Enabled real-time monitoring of control and safety systems from both onshore and offshore locations

Maintained existing safety systems operational with only hours of downtime during cutover

Used collaborative 'change the game' project approach with shared teams across Netherlands and Singapore

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