ABERDEEN-headquartered Altra Energy has won an open tender for a “capacity trial” of the In Amenas Gas plant in Algeria.
The client is JV Gas, which is made up of BP, Sonatrach and Statoil and the piece of work is expected to last eight months.
While not especially large – the contract is worth £500,000 – it is important as Altra pushes out globally. Moreover, it is the second In Amenas assignment.
This time, Altra will provide process and mechanical support for the preparation, execution and reporting of the live capacity trial to allow an increase in processing capacity above the design capacity
The In Amenas LPG wet gas processing facility is located in southern eastern Algeria. An internal study by BP revealed the facility has the potential of increasing the gas throughput by over 10%.
The firm’s MD, Daniel McGowan, said: “The planned capacity trial will give JV Gas the confidence needed to increase all three of its product streams – natural gas, LPG and condensate – and ultimately make the plant more efficient. We are extremely pleased to win this tender following our earlier evaluation project.
“We are increasing our international portfolio and are currently servicing a number of live projects in the Middle East, North Africa and Norway. This surge in overseas activity complements the work we are doing closer to home which includes engineering and designing the bridge link platform for the Forties field in the North Sea.”
The consultancy which specialises in process, safety, maintenance reliability and structural engineering services to the global oil and gas industry has doubled in size since April and intends to grow turnover from £5million to £25million in the next three years and create around 200 new jobs.