Offshore Water Clean-up and Containment
Project Name
Offshore West Africa Project
Location
Offshore West Africa-Block 14
Type
Open Drain Caisson-Skim Pile
Size
100,000BWPD
12’ x 120’
Environment
Offshore Compliant Piled Tower-CPT
Year Awarded
2006
Project Value
$1 MM
Scope
Skim Pile Package
Status
Delivery-2007
Project Description
The platform in Offshore West Africa, in Angola’s deep water Block 14, is expected to come onstream in 2009 and reach peak production of 100,000 bpd of crude by 2011.
With the focus squarely on environmental compliance for this operating platform, the customer chose NATCO Skim Pile technology as the best answer for offshore storm water clean-up and containment.
The Skim Pile was sized for 100,000 BWPD and includes a large vertical vessel, as well as valve skids and pretreatment equipment including filtration and separation. The efficient design minimizes weight and footprint for the restrictive offshore environment.
Scope of Supply
The Skim Pile Package was sized for 100,000 BWPD with a retention time of 20 minutes.
NATCO provides turnkey equipment supply for skim pile cassions, including process design, valve skids and pre-treatment equipment including separation/filtration, detailed engineering, and equipment fabrication.
The Equipment Package includes following equipment:
- One (1) x 100% Skim Pile vertical vessel, 12’ od x 120 s/s
- Two (2) x 100% Diaphragm Pumps c/w Inlet Air Filter and air outlet silencer
The project was managed by NATCO Houston execution centers as a turn-key project. Equipment and skid fabrication occurred in the NATCO New Iberia, LA fabrication facility.
Milestones
- Project awarded-September 2006
- Equipment delivered-November 2007
- Start-up-TBA
Achievements
- Project was completed and equipment delivered to customer on-time and on-budget
- Customer satisfaction and established relationships have led to additional opportunities for Skim Piles with the customer for other platforms.