Design · Engineering · Consultancy
Process control and instrumentation engineering, from FEED to handover.
System Engineering Consulting Limited is a UK design, engineering and consultancy firm for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power and utilities sectors. Our engineers carry FEED and EPC scopes in process control, instrumentation, telecommunications and electrical systems, working inside client teams or as an independent contractor, on projects from the Jazan refinery and the Fadhili gas plant to the Oman LNG trains.
- 2011incorporated in England, and built on referrals since
- UK · Oman · USAoffices and delivery across three regions
- 25+ yearsof experience behind each of our senior engineers
Services
What we take responsibility for
From early feasibility and CAPEX justification through FEED, detailed design, EPC and commissioning, the scope of a project passes through our hands as a single accountable package.
- MACMain Automation ContractorComplete process control system packages: specifications, the MAC bid package, vendor selection, and witness of FAT through to SAT.
- D&EDesign & EngineeringProcess-led multidiscipline design from concept to detail: PFDs and P&IDs, datasheets, HAZOP and SIL support, HV and MV commissioning.
- P&SPlanning & SchedulingCritical path and earned-value control in Primavera and Microsoft Project, from conceptual design through commissioning.
- PMCProject Management ConsultancyIntegrated or independent project teams, from technology selection to handover, on projects of all sizes.
- SISystem IntegrationPlant-wide integration of the systems beyond the PCS: fire and gas, condition and rotating-machinery monitoring, asset management.
- R&AReview & AdvisoryIndependent FEED and third-party package review, flow assurance across all technologies, RAM studies and operations support.
- TARTurnaround ReadinessReadiness assessment against structured checklists, contingency analysis, and close-out reviews that capture the lessons.
- EDMEngineering Data ManagementSPI and SPP&ID database build, administration and merge, interface databases, and GIS, well and seismic data management.
Track record
Selected projects
- PMCJazan Refinery & IGCC, Saudi ArabiaProject management support through a 28-month FEED and into EPC, embedded with the client in KBR’s London and Houston offices.
- FEED·EPCFadhili Gas Plant, Saudi ArabiaTwo years of FEED support followed by eighteen months of EPC support as PMC, from review of the IFP package through design and procurement.
- EPCOman LNG, SurA series of brownfield control-system upgrades across Trains 1–3: propane and mixed-refrigerant compressors, gas turbine generators, safeguarding and F&G systems.
- EPCHawiyah Gas Plant expansion, Saudi ArabiaDetail engineering for the process control system as sub-contractor to Saipem: design, engineering and system testing.

“It would be very difficult for OLNG to finish the project on time without SECL timely help.”
Senior Manager, Major Projects — Oman LNG, January 2019, in a letter of appreciation for the barrier and power-supply upgrade on LNG Trains 1–3.
Sectors
Where we work
- Upstream oil and gas, onshore and offshore
- Refining
- Petrochemicals
- LNG and gas processing
- Power generation
- Pipelines and SCADA
- Water and utilities
Presence
Three regions
- United Kingdom — Worthing, the registered office and engineering base.
- Sultanate of Oman — System Engineering Middle East LLC, Muscat.
- United States — SECL USA, Houston.
Training
Courses for operations, maintenance and projects
Operation and maintenance of refinery process units, HSE, QA/QC and project management, taught by trainers who have commissioned and run the plants themselves. Delivered at your site, in Muscat, or at our UK training centre.
Contact
Start with a conversation
Tell us about the project, the plant or the problem. We will respond with a clear view on scope, schedule and the team we would put on it.
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