GAS PROCESSING- WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

April 16, 1990
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. ARCO ALASKA INC. Anchorage. GHX-1 expansion of Prudhoe Bay field gas handling facilities, Design: RM Parsons. Completion: 1990. ARCO OIL & GAS. Fruitland, Colo. Gas gathering dehydration. Completion: 1990. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. Durango, Colo. 250 MMcfd coal degas compression facilities. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: Nov. 1990. Oak Grove, Ala. 26 MMcfd coal degas compression system. Engr: Knight Crawford. Completion: 1990.

*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.

UNITED STATES

ARCO ALASKA INC. Anchorage. GHX-1 expansion of Prudhoe Bay field gas handling facilities, Design: RM Parsons. Completion: 1990.

ARCO OIL & GAS. Fruitland, Colo. Gas gathering dehydration. Completion: 1990.

AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. Durango, Colo. 250 MMcfd coal degas compression facilities. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: Nov. 1990.

Oak Grove, Ala. 26 MMcfd coal degas compression system. Engr: Knight Crawford. Completion: 1990.

Wilburton, Okla. 24 MMcfd compression station. Completion: 1990.

Ulysses, Kan. 400 MMscfd plant under construction. $140 million. Engr: Fluor Daniels Inc. Completion: 1992.

AMERADA HESS. Tioga, N.D. Expansion of treating facility under construction.

B.P. EXPLORATIONS. Prudhoe Bay, Alas. Expansion of gas handling system in the engineering stage. Engr: Parsons. Completion: 1990.

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. Rangely, Colo. 45 MMcfd compression expansion-Train 111. Completion: Dec. 1990.

60 MMcfd NGL recovery plant. Completion: Feb. 1991.

Lost Hills, Calif. 70 MMcfd LTS plant. Completion: Dec. 1991.

70 MMcfd C02 plant, Completion: Dec. 1991.

Whitney Canyon/Carter Creek, Wyo. 75 MMcfd south end compression addition. Completion: March 1991.

COASTAL JAVELINA INC. Corpus Christi. $104 MM plant that will recover 26,000 b/d of ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane, butanes, and hydrogen from 145 MMcfd of offgas from area refineries. Completion: July 1990.

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. West Texas. Upgrade of compressor station in the engineering stage. Design: Fish. Completion: 1992.

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE INC. Texarkana, Tex. Cryogenic gas liquids-nitrogen rejection unit for 25 MMscfd gas gathering and processing facility. Contr: Union Carbide Industrial Gases, Inc. Completion: second-quarter 1990.

PANHANDLE EASTERN CORP. Liberal, Kan. $25 million upgrade to extract 800 MMcf/y of crude helium. (joint venture with Air Products & Chemicals Inc.).

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. Tulsa, Okla. Boost compression at 25 MMcfd Creek gas processing plant including two 1,160 hp compressors. Planning.

Laverne, Okla. Compressor revamp under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: May 1990.

SHELL OFFSHORE INC. Birmingham, Ala. 200 MMcfd sour gas treatment/processing plant. The plant will yield 60 long t/d of sulfur and some natural gas liquids. Engr: Davy McKee & BE&K Inc.. Completion: Nov. 1991.

TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE. Lockport, N.Y. New compressor station under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: June 1990.

TEXACO INC. Erath, La. 10,000 bbl expansion. Debutanizer. Under construction.

Ferndale, Wash. 6,000 bbl additional propane storage. Completion: July 1990.

TEXACO U.S.A. Hatters Pond field. 45 MMcfd replace amine regeneration tower. Completion: May 1990.

Move 8 MMcfd compressor from Rabbit Island & install at Hatters Pond. Completion: July 1990.

ALGERIA

SONATRACH. Bethioua near Arzew. Revamp and improve LNG2 natural gas liquefaction complex. Contr: Kellogg.

ARGENTINA

YACIMIENTOS PETROLEUM FISCALES. Campo Duran. 250 MMscfd expansion in engineering stage. Product: LPG. Eng-design: Fish. Completion: 1990.

AUSTRALIA

WESFARMERS LPG PL. Kwinana. 282.5 MMcfd plant. 190,000 mt/y LPG. Contractors: Randall Corp., Clough Eng., T. O'Connor & Sons PL-Adelaide.

WOODSIDE OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PTL. Withnell Bay, Burrup Peninsula (near Karratha). 2 MM mt/y LNG train No. 3 in design stage. 6 MM tons LNG total capacity. Contr: Kellogg-JGC-Kaiser. $900 MM. Completion: 1993.

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN NATIONAL GAS CO. Jebel Al Dukhan. 110 MM$cfd LPG plant in engineering stage. 111,888 g/d propane, 70,518 g/d butane, 154,434 g/d naphtha. Refrig-absorp (lean oil) method. Consult: Lummus Crest BV. Contr: JGC. Completion: Aug. 1990.

BANGLADESH

BAKHRABAD GAS SYSTEMS LTD. *Feni gas field. 40 MMscfd solid desiccant gas dehydration plant. Planned.

CANADA

AMOCO CANADA PETROLEUM CO.LTD. Empress, Alta. 1,500 MMcfd revamp of Empress Straddle plant under construction. Completion: 1990.

Leismer West, Alta. 16 MMcfd compression expansion to 58 MMcfd planned. Completion: May 1990.

Nipisi, Alta. Gas plant debottlenecking under construction. Completion: 1990.

West Pembina, Alta. 35 MMcfd natural gas plant expansion to 95 MMcfd in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991,

GULF CANADA. Strachan, Alta. Ethane recovery, NGL treating revamp and expansion in engineering stage. Design: Partec Lavalin. Completion: 1990.

MOBIL OIL CANADA. Rainbow, Alta. 20 MMcfd plant in engineering stage. Compression expansion method. $4.7 MM (US). Completion: 1990.

PLACER CEGO PETROLEUM. Medicine Lodge, Alta. 20-30 MMcfd plant. Preliminary design stage. Completion: mid 1991.

SHELL CANADA. Bearberry, Alta. H2S separating wellhead gas production under construction. Contr: Monenco. Completion: Sept. 1990.

Caroline, Alta. 300 MMcfd expansion in engineering stage. EPC: Delta Projects Inc. Completion: 1992.

Willesden Green plant, Alta. 15 MMcfd expansion that includes 31,093 g/d LPG, 5,600 g/d pentanes plus. Refrigeration process method. Completion: Fall 1990.

TOTAL PETROLEUM CANADA LTD. Spirit River, Alta. LOCAT hydrogen sulfide oxidation process unit. Contr: Colt Engineering.

CHINA

HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS CO. Hong Kong. 1,400 cu m/d, expansion of British Gas gas process in the engineering stage. Contr: Babcock

Shenzhen City, Guangdong. $150 MM processing complex. Capacities will be 86,200 mt/y LPG, 70,000 t/y polypropylene, 100,000 t/y gasoline.

Zhongyuan field. 45 MMscfd turboexpander associated gas plant. 50,000 mt/y ethane, 48,000 mt/y propane, 42,000 mt/y gasoline, 30 MMscfd dry gas. Lump sum contract: Linde.

COLOMBIA

ECOPETROL. Apiay. 15 MMscfd LPG recovery from natural gas. Transfer of residual gas into a pipeline to Bogota. Contr: TPL. Completion: May 1990.

EGYPT

AGIP S.p.A. El Oar'a. 500 t/d gas gathering and conditioning plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

BADR PETROLEUM. Western Desert. Gas/oil separation in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

*BAPET CO. (joint venture between EGPC & Shell). Western Desert. 180 MMcfd plant in detailed engineering stage.

142,800 g/d condensate. Cryogenic expander process method. Contr: Bechtel, Petrojet. Completion: June 1990.

*EGYPTIAN GENERAL PETROLEUM CO. Ameriya. 250 MMcfd plant in engineering stage. 112,354 g/d LPG, 41,580 g/d condensate, 19 MMcfd C2/C3 mix. Completion: Mar. 1992.

*GPC. (EGPC affiliate). Abu Sennan, Western Desert. 85 MMcfd plant in detailed engineering and procurement stage. 189,000 g/d condensate. Refrigeration process method. Contr: ENPPI. Completion: Aug. 1990.

*OPERATING PETROLEUM CO. Abu Qir gas field. 330 MMcfd onshore plant. Contr: Technip Geoproduction, Paris.

FRANCE

ARCO CHEMICAL EUROPE. Fos-sur-mer. 140% expansion. Polyols, deisobutanizer debottlenecking and TBA/MTBE debottlenecking. Engr. stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler Francaise. Completion: 1990.

NORSOLOR. Chaling. Polystyrene plant in engineering stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler Francaise. Completion: 1991.

GERMANY

VE AUBENHANDELS INDUSTRIEANLAGEN IMPORTS. VEB Leunawerke. Expansion of gas circulation compressor and gas compressor. $14 million. Engr: Mannesman Anlagenbau. Completion: Dec. 1991.

RWE-DEA, Infenham. Revamp of gas storage unit under construction. Contr: Edeleanu. Completion: 1990.

INDIA

IBP CO. LTD. Gujarat, Assam. 122,41 0 mt/y of LPG and other products will be produced at three plants, Gandhar and Batoda, Both in Gujarat and Lakwa, Assam.

GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. Auralya, Uttar Pradesh. $1.38 billion separation plant. Planned.

Guna, Madhya Pradesh. $490 MM gas processing plant. Planned.

MADRAS REFINERIES LTD. Thanjavur district. 10,000 b/d gas processing plant to handle crude and associated gas from Cauvery basin fields.

OIL & NATURAL GAS COMMISSION. Gandhar and Mehsana, Gujarat; Lakwa, Assam; offshore Krishna-Godavari basin; Agartala basin, Tripura. Five gas processing plants. 500,000 mt/y LPG.

INDONESIA

EXXON PRODUCTION. Natuna Is. LNG plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.

PERTAMINA. Bontang, East Kalimantan. Badak Ill. 1.5 MMt/y LNG train. Completion: 1990.

TOTAL INDONESIE. Tambora-Tunu fields, East Kalimantan. 250 MMcfd plant under construction. 400,000 g/d raw NGL mix. Absorption-glycol method. Completion: 1990.

ITALY

SNAM SpA. Panigaglia. 11 MM cu m/d LNG expansion under construction. Contractor: Snamprogetti. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

LIBYA

MOBIL OIL. 15,000 b/sd oil separation plant in engineering stage. Contr: FW Italiana.

OCCIDENTAL. Hakim. 24,000 b/sd oil separation plant in engineering stage. Contr: FW Italiana.

SIRTE OIL. 40,000 b/sd oil, 155 MMcfd gas separation-treating plant in engineering stage. Contr: FW Italiana.

MALAYSIA

PETRONAS. Kerteh, Terengganu. 250 MMscfd expansion. 32 MMscfd ethane, 566,000 propane, 360,000 butane, 378,000 pentanes plus. Eng: TEC. Cryogenic expander method. Completion: Sept. 1991.

Two 250 MMscfd gas processing plants (GPP-2 & GPP-3) in the engineering stage. Consortium leader: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.

Bintulu. 100 MMcfd gas processing plant. $750 MM. (joint venture with Royal Dutch/Shell). Planning. Yield 12,000 b/d.

MEXICO

PETROLEOS MEXICANOS. Cadereyta, NL. 4,000 b/d NGL fractionation unit under construction.

Morelos, Ver. 11,806 b/d NGL fractionation unit under construction.

Nuevo Pemex Tab. 500 MMcfd plant under construction. Process method: cryogenic.

24,000 b/d LPG sweetener under construction.

THE NETHERLANDS

AMOCO NETHERLANDS PETROLEUM CO. Offshore. 400 MMcfd gas production facility. Engr: Brown & Root. Completion: 1992.

NAM. Dalen. 1.25 MM t/d natural gas treatment plant in the engineering stage. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

NOGAT BV. Den Heider. Gas treatment plant in the engineering stage. Contractor: Comprimo BV. (joint venture of NAM, Petroland Group and Energie Beheer Nederland.) Completion: 1991.

NEW ZEALAND

SHELL BP AND TODD OIL SERVICES LTD. Maui, Taranaki. C6+ expansion. Products: 43,804 g/d LP mix 21,400 g/d condensate. Completion: Jan. 1993.

NIGERIA

NIGERIA LNG LTD. Benny Island. 4 MM tons LNG. early Completion: 1995.

OMAN

AL FURAT PETROLEUM CO. Omar field. 130 MMcfd gas plant. Completion: mid 1991. (joint venture of Syria Shell, Shell Pecten, Deminex and Syrian Petroleum Co.)

PAKISTAN

OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP. Lashari field. 30 MMscfd gas dehydration unit. TEG process.

Pirkoh field. 100 MMscfd gas dehydration unit. TEG process.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

CHEVRON OIL. Kutubu field. Gas/oil separator in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. LNG plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.

PERU

PETROLEOS DEL PERU. Aguaytia-Ucayali. 30 MMcfd plant. 29,400 g/d LPG, 25,200 g/d gasoline, 33,600 g/d kerosine-diesel. Refrigeration only. $40 MM. Contr: Pemex Condux Bruce, Upaca. Completion: 1990.

Camisea-Cuzco. 1,000 MMcfd plant. 600,000 g/d LPG, 400,000 g/d gasoline, 700,000 g/d naphtha. $1,300. MM. Completion: 1993.

QATAR

NATIONAL OIL DISTRIBUTION. Umm-Said. 10,000 b/d fractionation of heavy condensate (from North Gas field) in engineering stage.

QATAR GENERAL PETROLEUM CORP. North Field development project. Arabian Gulf.

800 MMcfd plant. Refrigeration method. Products: propane, butane, natural gasoline, light naphtha, and heavy naphtha. Completion: Nov. 1990.

2,400 MMscfd gas plant in engineering stage. Phase 1. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

SAUDI ARABIA

ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL. Safaniya. GOSP-4 complex: 1 00 Mscfd, 250,000 b/d in preliminary design. Lummus Crest.

ARAMCO SERVICES CO. Uthmaniyah. 360 MMscfd expansion of gas/oil separation facilities, #4 and #13 in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

SYRIA

AL-FURAT PETROLEUM CO. Tayyim field, ne Syria. (Syrian Petroleum 50%). 40 MMcfd associated gas treatment plant under construction. $30 MM. Contr: Propak Systems-Canada. Completion: 1991.

SWEDEN

SHELL RAFF. AB. Gothenburg. 170 t/d LPG, 70 t/d pentanes+. Contr: Linde.

SWITZERLAND

RAFFINERIE DE CRESSIER. Neuchatel. 25 t/d SCOT in the engineering stage. Engr: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

THAILAND

PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND. (25% PTT, 75% Thai Shell Exploration-Production). Sirikit field, Kamphaeng Phet. 40 MMcfd plant. 35,000 t/y LPG, 700 b/d condensate. Contr: Randall Process Systems (U.S.). Completion: 1990.

Map Ta Pud. 250 MMscfd gas processing/marine terminal in the engineering stage. Engr: Fish. Completion: 1990.

TRINIDAD

NATIONAL GAS CO. OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO LTD. Port of Spain, Trinidad. (joint venture with Conoco) 650 MMcfd gas processing plant. $95 MM. Yield: 8,000 b/d propane, isobutane, and normal butane; 10,000 b/d natural gasoline. Eng/con: Pan West.

UNITED KINGDOM

BRITISH GAS CO. Easington, Hemberside. 330 MMscfd expansion of gas receiving dew point methanol recovery condensate system under construction. Contr: Parsons. Completion: 1990.

B.P. PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT LTD. Dimundton, Humberside. 450 MMscf/d expansion of gas receiving dew point condensate unit under construction. Contr: Parsons. Completion: 1990.

SHELL-ESSO. Mossmoran, Scotland. 1.3 million t/y expansion. Contr: Costain Engineering Ltd. Completion: June 1992.

U.S.S.R.

MACHINOIMPORT. Tenguiz II. Natural gas and oil treatment plant including 2 Claus plants under construction. Contr: Lurgi/Partec Lavalin. Completion: 1990 Tenguiz Ill. Natural gas and oil treatment plant including 2 Claus plants under construction. Contr: Lurgi/Partec Lavalin. Completion: late 1991.

SOVIET MINISTRY OF OIL REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Surgut and Tobolsk. Gas processing plants. $10 billion. Feasibility study: Combustion Engineering, McDermott International, Mitsubishi, Mitsui. Completion: late 1990s.

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