Transporting the compressors to site by barge.
Assembling the tandem driven main gas compressor for the Tomskneft station.
The 14 300 kW compressor train is gas turbine driven and will operate
at a minimum ambient temperature of -54 °C.
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The Tomskneft project in Siberia
Bateman Project Holdings Limited (BATEMAN) is providing a large
gas compression and treatment station for the Tomskneft Production Association.
The station is situated at Leuginetskoye on a tributary of the river
Ob in Western Siberia, 800 km north-west of Tomsk.
When fully operational the station will compress and process 1,5 billion
m 3 /yr of associated natural gas at the Leuginetskoye oil field, which
is currently being flared. BATEMAN is in charge of the overall project
management of both the supply and construction portions of the project.
Equipment supply
The design and supply portion of the contract for the project involves
over US$ 100M of equipment and materials. Deliveries to site commenced
in January 1997 and should be largely completed by the first quarter
of 1998. The most significant single shipment worth US$ 39M was delivered
in April. This comprised two 20 000 hp Cooper Rolls compressor trains
and a two year supply of spare parts. One complete train was mechanically
tested at Cooper’s Mt Vernon, Ohio, fabrication facility prior
to shipment and the test was done in the presence of a delegation from
OAO Tomskneft. BATEMAN prepared the operating manuals for this station.
Construction
While early planning for construction started in mid 1994, pile driving
and construction of pile caps and foundations began only after the delivery
by barge of piling, cement, sand and gravel during the barging ‘window’
from mid-May to mid-June. This work continued through summer and fall
of 1997. The next major construction thrust commenced once materials
and equipment could be transported over the ice road, which traditionally
becomes available in December.
A piping prefabrication shop was established in Tomsk and about 900
tonne of piping prefabricated in anticipation of the iced road.
BATEMAN has a fixed price US$ 63M contract with OAO Tomskneft for the
construction of the compressor station. At peak activities the construction
management team comprised 11 BATEMAN engineers supported by eight clerks
and translators. GAMA, a Turkish construction contractor was subcontracted
for the lump sum construction of the project and is providing all construction
equipment, materials, small tools, supervision and labour to construct
the station. GAMA has a total staff complement of about 500 on-site,
which includes 450 Russian and Turkish construction workers.
Financing the project
A significant factor contributing to the implementation of this project
was BATEMAN’s ability to successfully structure and secure financial
packages in support of international projects.
The supply contract is financed by a consortium of banks guaranteed
by the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States of America. The
financing is governed by the oil and gas framework agreement (OGFA)
between Russia and the Ex-Im Bank and the project is the first to become
operative under this programme.
The supply contract for the Tomskneft project was originally awarded
to BATEMAN in November 1993. The contract was executed in March 1994
and after protracted negotiations involving 17 different organizations
the Ex-Im / IFTRIC loan guarantees were eventually secured in September
1995.
More details may be obtained from Shaul Morgenstern on email o&g@batemanengineering.com
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