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IPSI EXPERIENCE

 

CLIENT

  TITLE/DESCRIPTION    LOCATION
 

Chevron Energy Technology Company

(2007)

Study to determine optimum propane refrigerant condenser (air cooler).  Design variables were:  approach temperatures, impact of instantaneous ambient air temperatures on annual NGL/LNG production and condenser surface area.

 

Houston, Texas, USA

 

ConocoPhillips Company
(2006)

 

Pre-FEED Study to evaluate options for developing two sour gas fields; review technology options; assess existing gas processing technology, exploring novel, longer term solutions; develop screening-level cost estimates.

 

Abu Dhabi

 

Chevron Energy Technology Co. (2006)

Review U.S. and Australian codes to determine applications of Carbon Steel and Low Temperature Carbon Steel for propane refrigeration system design and assess cost differences; determine impact of off design and depressurization operation.

 

Australia

 

Cheniere LNG

(2006)

Sabine Pass LNG Import Terminal – BTU Management Study.  Evaluation of N2 injection and NGL recovery options.

 

Louisiana, USA

 

Pemex E&P

Mexico

(2004 – 2007)

Master Planning and Technical assistance related to onshore and offshore oil/gas production, transportation and processing facilities in the Southern Region of Mexico.  Key issues are crude blending and processing of light, medium and heavy crudes to achieve contract specifications while optimizing the use of existing infrastructure. (See IPSI/Pemex Experience) (MAP)

 

Southern Region, Mexico

 

Saudi Aramco

(2005)

Khursaniyah Gas Plant.  Third party “due diligence” review of process design for 95% ethane recovery, 1 bcfd capacity.

 

Saudi Arabia

 

Nexant ChemSystems

(2005)

 

Kazakhstan Ethane Extraction Project.  Prepared 85% C2 recovery plant design (6.4 bcm/year) including PFD’s, material and energy balance, equipment list and capital and operating cost.

Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

Sempra Pipeline and Storage (2005)

 

 

Revaporized LNG Phase Behavior. Mapped phase envelope for multiple composition LNG sources mixed with domestic pipeline gas.

USA

 

ChevronTexaco

(2004)

 

For Gassi Touli LNG Plant, prepared conceptual design and cost estimate for 4 MM TPA LNG/NGL liquefaction plant.

 

Algeria

 

Nexant Ltd.

(2004)

Venezuela LNG Technology Comparison Study.  Provided design and cost information based on the COP liquefaction process.

 

Venezuela

 

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO)

(2004)

 

Habshan Gas Complex Expansion. Third party “due diligence” review of the process design including material and energy balances.  Review limited to NGL recovery, treating plants and design documents related to retrofitting existing equipment.

 

Habshan, UAE

 

Enterprise Products/
Marathon Oil Corp.

(2004)

IPSI Enhanced NGL Recovery ProcessSM License for expansion of Neptune II plant. FEED based on IPSI LLC licensed process for Neptune II Gas Plant to achieve high ethane and propane recovery (capacity 350 MMscfd). (See Technical Papers’)

 

Near Morgan City, Louisiana

 

ExxonMobil

(2004)

 

 

 

Big Escambia Creek Plant (BEC).   Prepare rebuttal and support mediation on behalf of Exxon Mobil on issues related to operation and design of BEC plant vs. royalty owners.

Alabama

 

Norsk Hydro

Oslo, Norway

(2003)

“Due diligence” review of the Ormen Lange hydrate inhibition/flow assurance design with emphasis on the MEG/water treating technology selection

 

North Sea

 

Pemex E&P

Mexico

9/2001 – 12/2003)

Master Planning assistance related to the Cantarell field and other offshore oil/gas production, specifically:

1.     Evaluation/conceptual design and placement of N2 rejection facilities required to meet Mexico’s utility gas specifications.

2.     Evaluation of N2 injection into other oil fields in the Campeche region.

3.      Feasibility study of replacing the Cantarell gas cap with N2 to free up gas for domestic use.

4.     Evaluation of light crude production and surface handling for new fields developed in the South region.

 

Southern Region, Mexico

 

Repsol Investigaciones

Petroliferas SA

(RIPSA)
(2003)

CASA CO­2 feasibility study to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of recovering CO2 from the Tarragona Refinery flue gases for EOR injection at RIPSA’s Casablanca offshore platform.

 

 

 

BP Amoco

Houston, Texas

(November 2001)

Process study to expand the current condensate stabilization system to handle 10,000 BPD raw condensate feed and the gas plant by 500 MMscfd additional gas flow in the dew point control mode.

 

Pascagoula, MS

 

 

PDVSA/Intevep

Caracas, Venezuela

(April 2001)

Assist PDVSA in the conceptual development of N2 injection into oil/gas reservoirs in both eastern and western Venezuela to displace associated natural gas for sale.

 

Venezuela

 

 

Norsk Hydro

Oslo, Norway

(July 2001)

Performed a third party audit of the Fram Vest subsea and topside production facilities including water separation, treatment and sales gas compression.  Investigated procedures for hydrate prevention under normal operation, startup and shutdowns; identified problem areas and recommended solutions. 

 

Norwegian North Sea

 

BP Exploration

Houston, Texas

(April 2001)

Mardi Gras Plant.  Engineering services to provide process screening/evaluation for an onshore NGL plant to be located in South Louisiana.

 

South Louisiana

 

ADNOC, Abu

Dhabi (2000)

Feasibility study to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of recovering CO2 from boilers, gas turbines and sulfur recovery units for EOR injection into the Bab Field.

 

Saudi Arabia

 

BP Amoco Egypt

Cairo, Egypt
(May 2000)

Study to determine optimum size of an LNG plant at Damietta that would use as feed gas the residual gas from an NGL facility designed for maximum propane recovery;  also estimate total installed costs for both plants.

 

Damietta, Egypt

 

 

Phoenix Park Gas
Processors Ltd. (Conoco)

(1999)

Process Licensor Package for upgrade of Train I from C3 to C2 recovery using IPSI’s LRP process.  Currently evaluating Train II upgrade.

 

Point Lisas, Trinidad

 

Phoenix Park Gas
Processors Ltd. (Conoco)
(1999)

Process Licensor Package for upgrade of Train I from C3 to C2 recovery using IPSI’s LRP process.  Currently evaluating Train II upgrade.

 

Point Lisas, Trinidad

 

Atlantic LNG Company
Houston, Texas
(1999)

Feasibility study, FEED package, process engineering and construction of 2nd 3+ MTPA LNG plant.  EPC by Bechtel.

 

Point Fortin, Trinidad

 

Conoco Inc.

(1999)

Screening study to evaluate cost for an LNG facility for a confidential location.  The 2.1 MTPA facility would treat, dehydrate, process to recover and fractionate a C3+ stream, produce LNG, and provide storage.

 

Confidential

 

 

Shell, The Hague
(1997)

Produced FEL package for 1.6 billion cfd natural gas plant to recover ethane and/or propane and heavier hydro-carbon liquids complete with recompression of export sales and reinjection gas. 

 

Camisea, Peru

 

Kinhill Engr. Pty. Ltd.
Adelaide, Australia
(1997)

 

Process simulation and heat/material balance for amine treating plant

Kampung Baru, Indonesia

 

Pioneer Natural Resources
USA, Inc.,
Dallas, Texas (1997)

 

Process design and trouble-shooting for two facilities offshore.

Grand Bay and Eugene
Island Block 208

 

Norsk Hydro

Oslo, Norway

(1996)

 

Third party design verification for the Sture Terminal crude stabilization facilities.

Norway

 

Wesfarmers LPG Pty. Ltd., Kwinana,

W. Australia (1996)

Performance Test and evaluation for 300 MMSCFD expander plant with fractionation and product treating (6300 BPD LPG)

 

Kwinana, W. Australia

 

Norsk Hydro, Norway

Third party verification for Karsto Ethane Treatment facility.  Raw ethane feed to the facility is 86 tonnes/hour; feed contains maximum 14% CO2.  Specified purified ethane is less than 100 ppm.

 

Asgard Terminal, Norway

 

ARCO Int’l. Oil & Gas,
Plano, Texas
(1995)

Evaluate workability of a heavy crude stabilizer (<10% asphaltene) and identify problem areas in design/operability of the tower concept.

 

 

 

British Gas Tunisia Ltd.
Houston, Texas
(1995)

Process design and engineering, HAZOP, and procurement support for the Hannibal Gas Plant.  Continued support during engineering, design and construction of the facility that included acid gas removal and nitrogen rejection (266 MMSCFD, 4200 BPD condensate).  EPCM by Bechtel.

 

Sfax, Tunisia

 

ARCO Int’l. Oil & Gas,
Plano, Texas
(1995)

 

Assist ARCO process team with process problems, eg. HP dehydration, gas treating, and liquid recovery.

Qatar

 

 

Solgas
Lima, Peru
(1995)

Recommended a conceptual design for storage and unloading of propane and butane into a single refrigerated LPG tank; also cost estimate for EPC facilities.

 

Callao, Peru

 

Trident NGL, Inc.
The Woodlands, TX
(1995)

Review and Evaluation of Fractionation train to identify bottlenecks and equipment short- falls.

 

Waskom, Texas

 

Colorado Interstate
Gas Company
Colorado Springs, CO
(1995)

Conceptual studies, Bid Package preparation, and cost estimates for the Lakin Gas Plant.  Scope included conversion of existing oil absorption plant to MDEA plus turbo-expander/cold box for He and NGL recovery with N2 rejection.  Capacity is 70 MMSCFD.

 

Lakin, Kansas

 

Pemex Exploracion
y Produccion
Mexico City

Conceptual design study for the development of the Cantarell Field located in the Gulf of Mexico.  Study identified a number of projects to remove short-term production bottlenecks and increase long-term production of the field.

 

Gulf of Mexico

 

Trident NGL Inc./Amoco
The Woodlands, Texas
(1995)

Conducted studies, prepared bid package, and cost estimates for replacement of the existing Jayhawk NGL/He recovery/nitrogen rejection plant (550 MMSCFD, 20,000 BPD NGL, 1.83 MMSCFD Helium)

 

Jayhawk, Kansas

 

Kinhill Engineering Pty. Ltd.  Adelaide, Australia
(1995)

Assisted with detailed Engineering Procure-ment, and Construction Management support on the Santos Ethane Treatment Project.

 

Moomba, Australia

 

BPOI/Department of Energy
(1994)

Process Assistance to the Elk Hills Petroleum Reserve

 

Bakersfield, California

 

Mesa, Inc.
Amarillo, Texas
(1993)

Conducted Feasibility studies, FEED and Bid Package preparation, cost estimates, and EPC Bid Package evaluation for the Mesa Satanta Gas Plant (250 MMSCFD).  Continued support during engineering, design, and construction of the facility which included a cold box with helium recovery, nitrogen rejection and NGL recovery

 

Ulysses, Kansas

 

Mesa, Inc.
Amarillo, Texas
(1993)

Conducted Feasibility studies, FEED and Bid Package preparation, cost estimates, and EPC Bid Package evaluation for the Mesa Fain II Gas Plant (120 MMSCFD).  Continued support during engineering, design, and construction of the facility, which included a cold box with helium recovery, acid gas removal, and NGL recovery.

 

Amarillo, Texas

 

Trident NGL, Inc.
The Woodlands, TX
(1993)

Provided process design package to expand LPG fractionation plant capacity from 90,000 to 112,000 BPD.  Represented client as project manager for EPC.

 

Mt. Belvieu, Texas

 

Bechtel Energy
Houston, Texas
(1993)

Feasibility study for 500 MMSCFD gas production, recycling and condensate production on the North Urengoi Field Development Project (500 MMSCFD, 26,000 BPD NGL)

 

Western Siberia

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Bartlesville, OK
(1993)

Various feasibility studies, FEED package preparations and compressor studies for LNG plants using Phillips Optimized Cascade Liquefaction Process.

 

Various

 

Total, France

Feasibility study for 1.1 and 3 MTPA LNG plants

 

Yemen

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Bartlesville, OK
(1993)

Optimization study applying Pinch technology for LNG plant design using Phillips Optimized Cascade Liquefaction Process.

 

 

 

CIPI
Mexico City, Mexico
(1993)

Process study to optimize the 34 existing Pemex production facilities to improve efficiency and safety (1.7 BSCFD, 600 BPD Oil).

 

Mexico

 

Maxus Exploration Corporation
Dallas, Texas
(1992)

Conceptual studies, Bid Package preparation and process design/evaluation for two plants, 80 MMSCFD each; included cold box technology with NGL/Helium recovery/N2 rejection, H2S/CO2 removal and sulfur plant; also turboexpander design for NGL recovery only.

 

Sunray,Texas

 

Conoco Global Power Inc., Houston, Texas

Conceptual design and cost estimate for natural gas purification plant as part of the utilities outsourcing package.

 

Hainan Island,  China

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Bartlesville, OK

FEED package preparation for 3.3 MTPA LNG plant

 

Darwin, Australia

 

Statoil Company
Norway

Conceptual study for 3.6 MTPA LNG plant

 

Sleitner, Norway

 

Mobil Power Inc.
Singapore

 

Conceptual study for LNG receiving terminal

Limay, Philippines

 

Texaco/Mobil
Houston, Texas

Feasibility study for 6.6 MTPA LNG plant in two trains

 

Barrow Island, Australia

 

PAC RIM

Feasibility study and FEED package for 3.5 MTPA LNG plant

 

British Columbia, Canada

 

British Petroleum
Houston, Texas

Conceptual study for 3.3 MTPA LNG plant

 

Papua New Guinea

 

British Gas/Amoco
Houston, Texas

Conceptual study for 3 MTPA LNG plant

 

Brighton, Trinidad

 

Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company

Assistance in the gas development project for treating 1.2 BSCFD of sour gas, NGL recovery and 3000 T/D of sulfur recovery, plus fractionation, product treating, and condensate stabilization and pipelines (113,000 bpd NGL)

 

Abu Dhabi

 

Corpoven,
S.A. Venezuela

Prepared plant and personnel for performance test to determine maximum throughput of extraction plant to determine feasibility of upcoming revamp

 

Anaco, Venezuela

 

Intevep S.A.
Matura, Venezuela

Consulting Services related to solving asphalt deposition problems on gas pipelines in Eastern Venezuela

 

 

 

Texaco Chemical Company

Process design and preparation of a front end engineering package to produce 400 MM lbs/year of propylene oxide and 14,000 bbls/ day of MTBE

 

 

 

Wesfarmers LPG Pty. Ltd., Kwinana,             
W. Australia (1991)

Identification of bottlenecks created by changes in feed composition for the Kwinana gas liquid recovery plant

 

Kwinana, W. Australia

 

ARCO Research & Dev.
Plano, Texas (1990)        

 

Design and fabrication of fuel test separator with very short residence time.  Partners with H. O. Mohr Research & Engineering.

 

North Slope, Alaska

 

QGPC Qatar
(1991)

Technical assistance related to the process control of the North Field Development Facilities. Included offshore stabilization and onshore cryogenic gas processing. Continued support during engineering, design and construction of the facility.  EPC by Bechtel.

 

Umm Said, Qatar

 

Lagoven S.A.
Caracas, Venezuela
(1989)

Feasibility study for H2, LPG and olefins recovery facilities in refinery.  Evaluated oil absorption, membrane, PSA, and cryogenic processes.

 

Amuay, Venezuela

 

Norsk Hydro
Oslo, Norway
          

Hazop study/technical audit of Oseberg II production, processing facilities.

 

Norwegian North Sea

 

Phillips Petroleum Co. Midland/Odessa, TX
(1989)

 

Technical audit of four (4) gas treating plants in west Texas converted to UCARSOL

Various Texas Locations

 

Amoco Production
Houston, TX

Technical assistance related to LOCAT and Enhanced Oil Recovery facilities in several locations, including operator training, at Anschutz N2 EOR, Wasson CO2 EOR, Painter N2 EOR, Anton Irish CO2 EOR

 

West Texas and Wyoming

 

 

Corpoven,
S.A. Venezuela
(1989)

Study to minimize production losses of 55,000 BPD extraction facility to increase throughput from 800 MMSCFD to 1000 MMSCFD. Included 70,000 BPD fractionation facility being modified to handle 100 MBPD.

 

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

 

Phillips Petroleum
Bartlesville, OK

Debottlenecking Study including developing Predictive Model

 

Kenai, Alaska

 

Phillips Petroleum
Bartlesville, OK

 

Expansion Study of the Kenai LNG Plant

Kenai, Alaska

 

Texaco Chemical Co.
Houston, TX

Process Design and Engineering Support for Cryogenic LPG/H2 Recovery Plant

 

Pt. Arthur, Texas

 

Star Chemical Company

Engineering Support for 1450 GPM MEA Treating and 400 TPD SRU

 

 

 

Amoco Production Co.
Denver, CO

Miscellaneous Support: Gas Plant Auto-mation, Operational Support

 

Denver Region

 

Alta Mesa Resources
Houston, Texas

Miscellaneous Support of Blackjack Creek Plant Acquisition

 

Florida

 

Amoco Canada
Calgary, Canada
(1990)

Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery Training Workshop

 

Calgary, Canada

 

Intevep S.A.
Caracas, Venezuela

Technical Assistance Related to a CO2 EOR Pilot Project in Eastern Venezuela

 

San Tome, Venezuela

 

Corpoven S.A.         

Technical assistance related to the expansion of the San Joaquin gas plant and CO2-removal facilities.