05 April 2012
MUSCAT -- Aquatech, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, has been awarded a contract to provide water treatment services that will help to enhance the heavy oil extraction rate in the Amal oilfields in Oman. Under terms of the contract, Aquatech will construct a 237 cubic metres/hr produced water softening plant for Phase 1B of the Amal Steam Facilities project.
The Engineering-Procurement contractor for this project was the Worley Parsons group, through Worley Parsons Oman Engineering LLC. The facility is owned by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the premier hydrocarbon exploration and production company in the Sultanate.
In this project, Aquatech will supply a unique ion exchange technology based super softening plant for treating high TDS and high temperature produced water. The treated water will be fed to the steam generators for generating steam, which will be injected into the heavy oil wells to enhance the extraction rate of oil.
The technology involved will include a nutshell filtering unit (NSK), followed by a primary strong acid cation unit and a polishing strong acid cation unit (SAC), and finally by a weak acid cation unit (WAC).
The end product will have hardness reduced to less than 1 ppm, and will be used for process water.
"Aquatech is recognised as a leader for our experience in the oil and gas industry and our expertise in treating challenging waters. The awarding of this contract reflects our excellent track record in successfully executing projects having high specification requirements, especially in the Middle East region, in similar applications. This contract further deepens our relationships in the region, and further demonstrates our capabilities. In so doing, it represents a significant development for Aquatech," said Vikrant Sarin, Manager -- Technical & Business Development (Industrial Solutions), Aquatech Eastern (FZE).
MUSCAT -- Aquatech, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, has been awarded a contract to provide water treatment services that will help to enhance the heavy oil extraction rate in the Amal oilfields in Oman. Under terms of the contract, Aquatech will construct a 237 cubic metres/hr produced water softening plant for Phase 1B of the Amal Steam Facilities project.
The Engineering-Procurement contractor for this project was the Worley Parsons group, through Worley Parsons Oman Engineering LLC. The facility is owned by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the premier hydrocarbon exploration and production company in the Sultanate.
In this project, Aquatech will supply a unique ion exchange technology based super softening plant for treating high TDS and high temperature produced water. The treated water will be fed to the steam generators for generating steam, which will be injected into the heavy oil wells to enhance the extraction rate of oil.
The technology involved will include a nutshell filtering unit (NSK), followed by a primary strong acid cation unit and a polishing strong acid cation unit (SAC), and finally by a weak acid cation unit (WAC).
The end product will have hardness reduced to less than 1 ppm, and will be used for process water.
"Aquatech is recognised as a leader for our experience in the oil and gas industry and our expertise in treating challenging waters. The awarding of this contract reflects our excellent track record in successfully executing projects having high specification requirements, especially in the Middle East region, in similar applications. This contract further deepens our relationships in the region, and further demonstrates our capabilities. In so doing, it represents a significant development for Aquatech," said Vikrant Sarin, Manager -- Technical & Business Development (Industrial Solutions), Aquatech Eastern (FZE).
© Oman Daily Observer 2012
