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World Pipelines
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JANUARY 2015
Rotork selected for pipeline project in Colombia
Rotork electro-hydraulic (EH) actuators have been selected as a
reliable solution for failsafe valve control on a pivotal new oil
pipeline under construction in Colombia.
The Colombian Bicentennial Pipeline will improve the
country’s crude oil transportation infrastructure and keep pace
with burgeoning production. The three stage project will run for
nearly 1000 km from the Lianos region of the country to the port
of Coveñas on the Pacific coast. The pipeline will encompass
42 in. and 36 in. dia. pipe and have a capacity of up to 600 000 bpd
of crude oil when completed in early 2016.
The first phase of the project includes the laying of a 226 km
pipeline from Araguaney to Banadia, for which Rotork EH
actuators have been ordered for the control of 42 in. Class 900
pipeline ball valves. Situated at strategic locations along the route
of the pipeline, these valves perform vital safety functions.
Designed specifically for critical safety applications, Rotork EH
actuators combine the simplicity of electrical operation with the
precision of hydraulic positional control and a programmable
failsafe function. Failsafe operation for the actuators on this
project is secured with stored energy provided by custom-built
Rotork HPU hydraulic power units.
EH actuators utilise Rotork’s non-intrusive setting,
commissioning and data communication technologies. In
combination with Rotork Insight2 software, the data made
available can help to maximise plant utilisation by identifying
potential valve wear problems and facilitating predictive
maintenance.
IEnova wins Mexico natural gas pipeline
contract
IEnova, the Mexican subsidiary of US firm Sempra Energy, has
been awarded a 25 year contract to build and operate a natural
gas pipeline in the north of the country, by Mexico’s state power
company CFE. CFE has said that the 254 km Ojinaga-El Encino
pipeline project in northern Chihuahua state will need an
investment of approximateley US$400 million.
In 2014, CFE announced various infrastructure projects near
Mexico’s northern border with the US that are part of the
company’s aim to boost US natural gas imports and help lower
electricity rates via cheaper inputs and more modern power
infrastructure.
Under the terms of the contract, IEnova will provide the
transportation services of natural gas to the CFE for a term of
25 years. The pipeline is expected to begin operations during 1Q17.
The company noted that the 42 in. dia. pipeline will have a design
capacity capable of transporting approximately 1.4 billion ft
3
/d of
natural gas.
Carlos Ruiz Sacristan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
IEnova, said: “This is a result of our experience in building energy
infrastructure projects and our commitment with the
development of Mexico. I would like to highlight that the tender
process was conducted by the CFE with transparency and
professionalism. This was a competitive bid in which five other
companies participated.”
Technip awarded Tupi BV contract
Technip has been awarded a contract from Tupi BV, a
consortium controlled by Petrobras Netherland BV, and
constituted also by BG and Galp, for the ongoing
development of the Iracema North field, located in the Santos
Basin pre-salt area, Brazil.
Aiming to meet pre-salt challenges, the contract covers the
supply of 114 km of flexible pipes, including gas lift, gas injection
and gas export lines.
Technip’s operating centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will
perform the engineering and project management. The highly
technological flexible pipes are designed to meet Petrobras’
requested service life for up to 30 years, sour service
application, water depths of up to 2500 m and high pressures
to inject gas in the reservoir. Delivery is scheduled to start in
the first half of 2015.
The flexible pipes will be produced at Technip’s
manufacturing sites of Vitoria and Açu, the new state-of-the-art
plant of the Group, which has already delivered its first
products for the pre-salt developments in Brazil.
Adriano Novitsky, President of Technip in Brazil,
commented: “This award confirms the flexible pipe as a reliable
and optimised solution for the pre-salt challenging applications
and Technips’ technological leadership in this business. It
follows the flexible pipe supply contract awarded last year for
the Iracema Sul field.”
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Wood Group secures major BP contract
Wood Group has been awarded a five year contract with an
estimated value of US$750 million from BP. Under the
contract, Wood Group PSN will deliver engineering,
procurement and construction services to six UK continental
shelf offshore upstream assets and the Forties Pipeline
System (FPS) onshore midstream facilities in Grangemouth.
Effective January 2015, the contract will create 150 new
jobs and will secure more than 700 existing positions. The
contract is WGPSN’s largest award in 2014 and includes an
option for two, one year extensions.
WGPSN already provide engineering, procurement and
construction services for six BP offshore assets – Clair,
Magnus, ETAP, Andrew, Bruce, and its new Glen Lyon FPSO,
which is currently being constructed and is due to come
online in 2016. This is the first time WGPSN has secured a
contract for the FPS onshore facilities and adds to the
company’s current contract to support BP’s Sullom Voe
Terminal in Shetland.
Dave Stewart, UK Managing Director of WGPSN, said:
“Wood Group has more than 40 years of experience working
with BP globally and this new contract is testament to the
partnership and understanding we have developed.
“Providing this combined service across upstream and
midstream operations for the first time positions us well for
continued excellence in delivering safe, collaborative and
innovative services directed at maximising productivity and
efficiency across BP’s assets in the UK.”
