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Kashagan Utility Plant

The Kashagan Utilities Plant is part of the huge complex of Kashagan Oil&Gas plant near Atyrau city in Kazakhstan. Its duty is to supply steam, air-pressure, nitrogen, purified water and other utilities to the entire complex. The $240M Turn-Key contract was issued by AgipKCO in 2004 and was signed with Bateman-Kazkhstan. EPC contractors were GATE and SICIM. The project included three steam boilers 120 ton/hr each, which were delivered as complete skids from Italy. The plant also included a Nitrogen plant, Turbo-Compressors for pressurized air, tank farm for diesel, and a large pipe-rack. It was commissioned in 2008.

Services

Owner's Engineer

The Owner Engineer act on behalf of the Owner vis-à-vis the Project Manager of the Main Contractor, mainly on the technical aspects of the project, and serves as “Eyes and Ears” on the ground. He oversees the work of the Main Contractor from aspects such as: Quality of design and construction, compliance with contract’s specifications, Safety and regulation.

Owner Project Manager

The Owner Representative vis-à-vis the Project Manager of the Main Contractor. The Owner Project Manager oversees the contract with the main contractor on all levels: Technical, financial and legal.
He reports back either to the CEO of the Special Purpose Company or to the Board of Directors.

Lender Technical Advisor (LTA)

The Lenders’ Technical Advisor’s duty of care is to the Lenders financing the Project, to ensure that funding is delivered on time, keeping the project progressing, while assessing cost, risks and schedule.

Techno-Economic Consultancy

Providing assessments and reports on technological projects in areas such as: Power, Energy, Desalination, Green Energy, Energy Storage and transportation. The assessments cover aspects such as preliminary feasibility study, technical overview, and economic model robustness.