Gas Compressor Station Construction Project

Project Description

The project provided natural gas from the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic's (SOCAR) Gas Processing Facilities in Karadag to the 400 MW Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant being constructed at site located approximately 40 km Northeast of the City of Baku. While the Project, upon the completion, served the needs of the Severnaya Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant, it was in the intention of JSC Azerigaz to utilize the Project as a component of its future expansion plan to supply gas to other end-users on the Apsheron Peninsula.

The Main Contractor was TOYO Engineering Corporation. TML-Borova was the main subcontractor for civil works and mechanical/electrical/instrumentation installation works. The compressor station received natural gas from SOCAR treatment plant and delivered compressed natural gas into a 90 km long pipeline feeding the Severnaya Power Plant.

Scope of Work

Construction of the Compressor station that consisted of:

• Two gas turbine driven (approx.11 MW each) compressors each rated at 5 million cub. meter /day at 37 barg discharge pressure to deliver natural gas to the Severnaya Power Plant,
• Air/Gas coolers for intermediate and after cooling,
• Emergency auxiliary diesel/gas generator set,
• High voltage electrical connection to the power supply including the aerial line connection and high voltage switching system,
• Microprocessor based automatic control system,
• Required Auxiliaries.

Major Civil Work Items:

• 355 nos of , 400mm x 400mm RC Piles,
• 3,500 cub. meter of Reinforced Concrete with 350 tons of reinforcement and
• 11,000 sq. meter of formwork,
• 275 tons of Steel Structure,
• 17,000 cub. meter of Earth Works,
• 500 cub. meter of Asphalt Roads.

Major Erection Works Items:

• Mechanical Installation Work of nearly 600 tons (major items: Compressor & Blower of 200 tons, Air Fin Cooler of 200 tons, Vessel & Tanks of 120 tons, Platform of 50 tons).
• Electrical (90 km of cabling) and Instrumentation (500 no of indoor and outdoor instruments) Installation Works.
• Design, Supply and Installation of HVAC System, Telephone System, Lightning System, Steel Structure Erection.
• Supply of Electrodes, Paint, Cables, some Structural Steel and Architectural Materials.
• Assistance to Commissioning

Client

JOINT STOCK COMPANY AZERIGAS

Date of Commencement

July, 2002

Date of Completion

October, 2003