Project Management Theory and Practice Report for Oman LNG

This report provides a detailed analysis of the project management theory and practice applied to the implementation of gas-driven power plants by Oman LNG. It begins with an introduction to gas power plants, their components, and the benefits of their use in the context of Oman LNG's operations. The report then delves into the five key knowledge areas of project management: scope, cost, time, communication, and quality, offering a critical evaluation of each. For each area, the report identifies and analyzes past, current, and future project scenarios, including positive, neutral, and negative outcomes. Furthermore, it explores strategies to achieve project management excellence, suggesting actionable steps for the company and project management team. The report also includes detailed figures, diagrams, and tables to illustrate the key concepts and data. Finally, the report offers recommendations to enhance the company's overall project management capabilities, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to understand the complexities of project management in a real-world setting.

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Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES....................................................................................................................3
LIST OF DIAGRAMS...............................................................................................................4
LIST OF TABLES.....................................................................................................................5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................6
Introduction (500)......................................................................................................................7
Project management knowledge analysis...................................................................................9
Project Scope........................................................................................................................10
Project Cost..........................................................................................................................14
Project Time.........................................................................................................................15
Project Communication:.......................................................................................................15
Project Quality.....................................................................................................................16
Project Scenarios......................................................................................................................16
Achieve project management Excellence................................................................................19
Communication....................................................................................................................19
Quality..................................................................................................................................19
Time.....................................................................................................................................20
Cost......................................................................................................................................21
Scope....................................................................................................................................22
Recommendation......................................................................................................................22
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................23
References:...............................................................................................................................24

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Appendixes:..............................................................................................................................25

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Oman LNG gas driven power plant
Figure 2: Operating Zone of the Oman LNG
Figure 3: Emission Test of the gas driven power plant

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LIST OF DIAGRAMS
Diagram 1: a typical open gas power plant
Diagram 2: A graph showing the relation between the temperature of the atmospheric gas and
the efficiency of the system.
Diagram 3: WBS structure for the project

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: WBS dictionary
Table 2: Overnight cost of gas driven power plants

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to showcase the project management of implementing the gas
driven power plants by the Oman LNG. The report describes the knowledge area of the
project management regarding the gas driven power plant. The report mainly focuses on the
management skills in the implementation of the power plant. Lastly, the report concludes that
the system should be cost effective for the company and the product is also effective in
customers perspective.

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Combustion Chamber
Exhaust Gas
TurbineCompressor
Fuel
Air
Introduction
Gas power plants are the usual power generators that are used in power generation
and propulsion systems. Maximum gas power plants are internal combustion system and the
other systems are fired externally. The capacity of the gas power plants varies from 500kW to
250MW with respect to the applications. Gas power plants are usually utilized for the
applications which require high power. The typical gas power plant significantly comprises
of three basic components combustion chamber, turbine and the compressor. The compressor
compresses the atmospheric air which is then heated in the combustion chamber and then
expanded by the turbine (Yan 2013). Some percentage of the total work produced by the
turbine is utilized by the compressor and the balance work is known as the net work of the
gas power plant.
Diagram 1: a typical open gas power plant

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Temperature of the atmospheric pressure 0C
Efficiency (Joules)
In the design stage of every gas power plant, the thermodynamic features influencing the
gads power plant performances are optimized. The objective of this paper is to implement
highly efficient, highly reliable system for the energy environment for the Oman LNG
organization (Charabi and Al-Badi 2015). The efficiency of the gas power plant basically
depends on the temperature of the atmospheric air which is passing through the machine. The
efficiency gets reduced as the air gets heated up. The following diagram shows the
temperature of the atmospheric air vs the efficiency of the system, therefore to make a system
efficient the incoming air should be cooled before it enters in the compressor.
Diagram 2: A graph showing the relation between the temperature of the atmospheric
gas and the efficiency of the system.

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Gas power plants can be operated at full capacity in just ten to twenty minutes after the
starting of the machine. They can be built in simple way and the operational cost is low too.
They are durable as well with low functional failure and operational time. It is environment
friendly too. The operation is based on combine cycle mode, where it operates same as the
simple cycle mode but in combined mode, the exhaust gas is passed in thee heat recovery
boiler to incest the pressure of the steam then it is passed to the conventional steam turbine
generator which coverts the energy to power. As Oman LNG is a liquified natural gas-based
industry, the gas turbine power plants are an excellent approach by the organization as this
approach is beneficial for them in many perspectives like efficiency, operational cost and so
on (Krane 2015).
Figure 1: Oman LNG gas driven power plant
(Source: Jørgensen et al. 2019)

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Project management knowledge analysis
An area of knowledge is the obtained region of the project management which is
represented by the knowledge necessities and is defied in terms of initial data, practices,
processes, techniques, tools and the results. The five discussed knowledge area for this
project are:
Project Scope
 Collect Requirements: The company Oman is a liquefied natural gas-based industry
so the organization focuses on the methods that are cost effective. The
implementation of the gas turbine power plant in Oman LNG requires some
requirements to build such type of power plants to implement the system successfully
and will also ensure the efficient performance of the system (Dunham and Iverson
2014). The organization should hire some expert who can handle the system
effectively and efficiently. The system requires many software and hardware
requirements. The requirements are collected from well-known specialist who
guarantees the quality of the product which correspondingly ensures that the system
operates efficiently and the system is durable to use. The requirement list of the
systems is quite big and are collected successfully to implement the system in the
organization (Weis, Jaramillo and Michalak 2014).
 Defining Scope: Oman LNG is the partner venture organization which functions
under the laws of the Sultanate of Oman. The organization produces and sells LNG
(Liquefied Natural Gas) so the gas turbine power plant is an effective approach taken
by the Oman government. The Government also helped to collect the requirements of
the system. The strategic objectives of the organization are creating the values for the
stakeholders, managing the system reliably, efficiently and safely, development in the
business activities (Liu et al. 2015).