289 MMSCFD Aguada Pichana (Argentina) Hydrocarbon Refrigeration + Dew Point Control Plant

Contract Type

• Turnkey EPC

Critical requirements

• A contractor meeting quality, cost and schedule objectives
• Imperative to get the product to the market ASAP
• Tight schedule to meet sales delivery commitments
• Plant handling 10% of Argentina’s total gas production

Project Milestones

• Ten and a half (10-1/2) months from award to start-up
• 117 days from arrival of first skid at site to start-up

Key Dates

• Award: March 1995
• Completion Start-Up: January 1996

Project Scope

• Refrigeration hydrocarbon dew point control plant producing 6,160 BPD of stabilized condensate: Inlet receiving facilities, 2,700 HP gas chilling train, 1,400 HP stabilization system, 20 MMBTU/Hr hot oil system, 9.6 MW power generation system, fire water system, Scada, radio & telemetry system, DCS, permanent camp facilities & office infrastructure.

Modules fabricated in 18-24 weeks, and arrived at site on week 32, after ocean freight transportation. Plant start-up and operation in 10.5 months from contract award