Metito
awarded AED 56 million Kazakhstan oilfield contract
Posted: 12 May 2004
METITO, the UAE-based world leader in water, waste water and desalination
treatment projects and technology, has won an AED 56 million contract
to deliver a comprehensive range of industrial waste water and water
treatment services for a giant oilfield in Kazakhstan.
METITO was awarded the contract by the Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian
Operating Company (AGIP KCO), the operator of the mammoth Kashagan
oilfield in the Caspian Sea, on behalf of the consortium that operates
the concession of the world’s largest oil find in the past
three decades. METITO’s strong capabilities and long and distinguished
record of safeguarding the environment were important factors in
helping the company to win the contract.
A key element of the contract is safeguarding the sensitive marine
environment of the Caspian Sea, where all oil well operators are
obliged to ensure that the north Caspian ecology is unaffected by
the project. The plant will also be operating under the fiercest
climatic conditions with temperatures ranging from –34 degrees
centigrade in winter to 45 degrees centigrade in summer.
AGIP KCO operates the giant oilfield for a seven-member consortium,
which includes BG, ENI, ExxonMobil, Inpex, Phillips, Shell and TotalFinaElf.
Already active on a number of major projects worldwide, this will
be METITO’s first industrial waste water treatment project
in Kazakhstan.
METITO (Overseas) Limited Group Director for Business Development,
Mr. Bassem Halabi, said: “The Kazakh project is a very prestigious
contract in nature for METITO in this region. We are delighted to
be able to apply our world-class expertise in water treatment for
industrial purposes to this project.”
The company has a broad range experience in the oil and gas sector
on projects stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Iran and Indonesia.
The scope of work in Kazakhstan includes the design, manufacture,
delivery and supervision of the commissioning of surface water treatment,
brackish reverse osmosis and electrodeionisation treatment plant,
an effluent water treatment plant, an oily waste water treatment
plant and spent caustic treatment system. Apart from this, METITO
is required to commission a sludge dewatering system, potable water
plant, acid dosing packages as well as providing building materials
and services.
“We have extensive expertise in the petrochemical sector
around the globe. But this will be our first project in this sector
in Kazakhstan. A project of this nature requires highly specialised
systems and equipment to meet the highest international environment
standards – aspects that are fully met by all METITO projects”
added Mr. Halabi.
The Kashagan geological oil reserves run at over 38 billion barrels,
with estimated recoverable reserves of seven to nine billion barrels,
making it almost equal to the reserves of the whole of Algeria.
“The sensitive treatment and handling of industrial waste
water is an important part of the project, since the operation must
ensure that the north Caspian ecology remains unharmed,” said
Mr. Halabi.
“The Kashagan oilfield project is one of the most important
hydrocarbon developments around the globe and we are very proud
to award the waste water treatment contract to METITO,” said
Patrick Benzynie Senior Contracts Engineer, AGIP KCO.
The contract also involves training the local Kazakh personnel
in operation and maintenance of the facilities. “The contract
for main supply and design of the plants is for a period of 18 months.
Following that, we have to provide technical support on operation
and maintenance for two years during which the local Kazakhs will
be trained. Phase I will be managed by a team of 14 engineers from
METITO, while Phase II will involve sending our team for operational
support on site,” added Mr. Halabi.
As the leading international company in its field, METITO currently
operates its European, Asian and African operations from its regional
headquarters in Sharjah and has a factory and laboratory facility
in the Hamriya Free Zone. Work recently started on the company’s
new global AED50 million headquarters at Techno Park in Dubai. When
completed, the facility, built on an area of 500,000 square feet,
will house 500 engineers, scientists and executives in this strategic
location off the main highway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
For more information see http://www.metito.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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