Qatar Shell has awarded a seven year contract to Stork Oryx JV for the overhaul of rotating equipment at the Pearl GTL site in Ras Laffan. The JV - Stork Oryx Turbo Machinery Services - will be responsible for the overhaul of rotating equipment.
The contract includes minor and major overhauls of steam turbines, compressors, pumps, blowers, expanders and fans from various manufacturers, which are scheduled to be done during turnaround events.
Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services for the oil and gas, power and chemical utility sectors and Oryx Energy Projects & Services, a Qatar-based service provider for the oil and gas, petrochemical and utility sectors, established the JV in November 2013 to serve the entire Middle East North Africa (Mena) market.
As an independent service provider, Stork Oryx Turbo Machinery Services has experience with servicing almost all brands of steam turbines, compressors and pumps.
Stork said it has comprehensive experience in the overhaul of rotating equipment and offers the Oryx Engineering Solutions Centre, ideally located in Ras Laffan.
At this centre, state-of-the-art tools and machines deliver outstanding services on a wide variety of equipment, with effective responses and short lead times enabling customers to maximise their productivity and keep downtime of their installations to an absolute minimum.
Richard Janmaat, Stork vice-president (turbo machinery services) said, "I am confident that this contract award reflects Stork's commitment to developing our relationship with Qatar Shell and successfully delivering a service at the highest levels of productivity, fastest response times, and with maximum attention to HSSE and quality standards."
Stork has been a supplier to Shell for more than 30 years. Over time, Stork has offered Shell a range of services and gained extensive experience in the turnaround of rotating equipment and fully understands the complexities and challenges of these projects.
As part of Oryx Energy Projects & Services, Oryx Engineering Solutions (OES) has built a market leading platform to deliver world-class services through combining local knowledge, outstanding infrastructure, technical capability and partnering with leading specialists.
Rob Sherwin, Qatar Shell deputy country chair, said, "We are extremely proud to include Stork Oryx Turbo Machinery Services as a local supplier to the Pearl Gas to Liquids facility in Qatar. I am delighted to see Stork bring their global experience and expertise to Qatar in a joint venture with Oryx. Such a transfer of knowledge and technology is in line with our ambition, shared by our partner Qatar Petroleum, to increase the local content of our contracting. This directly supports the economic development pillar of the Qatar National Vision 2030."
Abdulla Mannai, Oryx founder and managing director, said, "We are delighted we have been awarded this contract by Qatar Shell. By supporting local companies Qatar Shell is creating a sustainable environment for local industry to further develop, ensuring that world class standards and know-how are transferred and available locally to the industry."
© Gulf Times 2014
