SITE: KAZAKHSTAN
Kashagan, 80km south-east of Atyrau, in the North Caspian Sea, is the largest oil field discovered over the last thirty years world-wide and extends over a surface area of approximately 75km by 45km.
Its development represents one of the greatest challenges faced by the petroleum industry, given the deep, high-pressure reservoir, the high sulphur content, the shallow waters that freeze in winter and the marked shifts in temperature (from -30°C to +40°C).
The potential daily average production amounts to 1.2 million barrels, with estimated reserves of 38 billion barrels.
End user
Agip KCO
A consortium comprising
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Skema has been awarded the contract for the provision of 7 Local Equipment Rooms (LERs) and for 2 Emergency Diesel Power Station (EDGs) for the Kashagan Experimental Programme. As the EPC Contractor, Skema co-ordinates and monitors every aspect of the project, from feasibility studies and cost/performance optimization to the design of structural, electrical, HVAC and safety systems, procurement, construction, assembly, commissioning, final inspection andsupervision of on-site installation.
The LERs are pre-fabricated steel-structure modules (measuring on average 8.3m in height, 15.3m in width and 44m in length), which have the following systems installed: medium and low voltage switchboards, transformers, distribution switchboards, UPSs and relevant batteries, supervision and control equipment, HVAC with provisions for explosive/dangerous gas injections, electrical networks, fire-detection and fire-fighting systems and telecoms equipment.
In detail:
The LERs are being built in our yard in Ravenna and will be shipped to the Caspian Sea on barges.The LERs will be located on artificial islands in the Caspian Sea, and will provide electrical power with management and control features to the process and utility installations for the Kashagan Experimental Programme.
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