LPG-NGL plant planned for Sindh Province, Pakistan

Oct. 29, 2003
Jamshoro Joint Venture Ltd. (JJVL) and Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to set up a $31 million LPG-NGL extraction plant at Jamshoro in Sindh Province, Pakistan. The agreement includes construction and commissioning, with Hanover Group of Companies from the US implementing the project.

By an OGJ Correspondent

KARACHI, Oct. 29 -- Jamshoro Joint Venture Ltd. (JJVL) and Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to set up a $31 million LPG-NGL extraction plant at Jamshoro in Sindh Province, Pakistan. The agreement includes construction and commissioning, with Hanover Group of Companies from the US implementing the project.

According to a statement, Hanover Compressor Co., Houston and Hanover Compression DR have been awarded a contract to set up the plant, which will process 200 MMscfd of natural gas and produce about 450 tonnes/day of LPG and 90 tonnes/day of NGL. Hanover will commission the plant by Sept. 30, 2004.

The facility will utilize state-of-the-art Turbu Expander Score-based technology licensed by Ortloff Engineers, to recover about 99.4% of propane and essentially 100% of butane (OGJ, July 21, 2003, p. 52). It will add about 40% to the country's LPG production, which ultimately will save foreign exchange and provide better environmental conditions, JJVL said.

The contacts were signed in Houston recently, and initial letters of credit have already been established.