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Mar 14, 2010 - 4:46:24 PM |
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| An Iraqi oil worker sorts through the readings at the South Ramaliyah Central gas compressor station. (USACE photo by B.J. Weiner) |
Blackanthem Military News, BASRAH, Iraq – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently turned over the biggest gas compressor station in Basrah to the Southern Oil Company which will help to boost Iraq’s economic position in the global marketplace.
“The $19 million South Rumalyah Central SRC project will help increase the gas pressure and remove the moisture from the gas before it is pumped into the North Rumalyah Natural Gas Liquid plants and Khor Az Zubair Liquid Petroleum Gas production plant,” said Marek Kaszuba, a project manager with the Gulf Region Division oil sector in Basrah.
The compressor station was designed and built jointly by Nippon Kokan – Bechtel in 1976.
Kaszuba explained the rehabilitation of the SRC compressor station enables gas to be processed from the gas or oil separator at five pressure levels. “The compressor station is one of four South Rumaylah gas compressor stations refurbished in Southern Iraq. It has two glycol dehydration trains and four multi-stage compressor trains,” he added.
Ray Gonzales, a construction representative with Basrah Area Office, said, “The compressor station was extensively damaged during the 1991 and 2003 wars.” He explained that the ancillary equipment that was installed includes instrumentation and controls, air compressors, valves, piping and fittings.
“This effort is part of an overall refurbishment package to meet the SOC requirement to produce 3,000 metric tons per day of liquid petroleum gas,” Gonzales said.
According to Kaszuba, “Improvements at this project help in the recovery of flared gas and contribute 1,026 metric tons of LPG per day, respectively.”
He explained that experts say that Iraq has about 110 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, and approximately 150 trillion cubic feet of probable reserves, concentrated mainly in the South.
According to Iraq’s Oil Ministry, 60 percent of all natural gas in Iraq is uselessly burned as a result of the refinement process because Iraq lacks sufficient infrastructure to capitalize on it. By increasing the country’s natural gas output, oil can be freed up for other purposes such as petrochemical production and export, said Kaszuba.
“Of the four top priority compressor stations, SRC is the highest gas producer and the biggest South Rumaylah Compressor Station with significant impact on the daily LPG production,” he added.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region South District Basrah Oil Office has also repaired two more compressor stations located in North Rumaylah.
Editor’s note: Mr. A. Al Bahrani is a public affairs specialist with Gulf Region South District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Iraq.
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| A worker files away grime from a pipe fitting at the South Ramaliyah Central gas compressor station. (USACE photo by B.J. Weiner) |
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| Workers adjust settings on pipes at the South Ramaliyah Central gas compressor station. (USACE photo by B.J. Weiner) |
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