Expanded OGDCL membrane-technology gas plant in service

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL), Islamabad, has started up its newly expanded membrane-technology natural gas processing plant in Qadirpur, Pakistan. The plant's 235 MMscfd membrane capacity was expanded to 400 MMscfd of sales gas and by yearend will increase to 500 MMscfd.

April 7, 2004

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Apr. 7 -- Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL), Islamabad, has started up its newly expanded membrane-technology natural gas processing plant in Qadirpur, Pakistan, the world's largest operating membrane plant in natural gas service. The plant's 235 MMscfd membrane capacity was expanded to 400 MMscfd of sales gas.

UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Ill., which licenses the technology to OGDCL, installed and certified a newly enhanced pretreatment system that included a chiller, a MemGuard unit, and an improved Separex membrane system using cellulose acetate plus technology.

UOP also delivered two new membrane skids that will enable OGDCL to further increase sales gas production before yearend to 500 MMscfd.