SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance : Customer Story: Zhaikmunai LLP Launches Major Gas Treatment Plant

Zhaikmunai LLP is an oil and energy company based in Kazakhstan. The company required a major new gas treatment plant with a capacity of 200 million m3 of associated gas and 1.5 billion m3 of condensate gas per year.

The large-scale project required engineering and design of the associated gas treatment unit (AGTU) and condensate gas treatment unit (CGTU), and procurement and delivery of equipment and materials. It also required construction and commissioning of the AGTU, CGTU, power plant, LPG storage facilities, fire-fighting installations, technical water storage and sulphur storage facilities.

Due to the size and complexity of the project, Zhaikmunai LLP needed an independent management partner with international and local expertise to ensure the compliant execution of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and comply with the requirements for project financing.

They also required local expertise in Kazakh regulations, as well as international expertise in Industrial project management, construction management and supplier management, along with corporate integrity and independence.

With its reputation as the world's leading independent inspection company and extensive experience in major construction projects, SGS was chosen to provide project management and ensure that the EPC contract was executed correctly.

Conducting services on site, near Uralsk, Kazakhstan, the SGS project management team provided extensive technical assistance. This included review and implementation of the EPC project design document to ensure safe and technically feasible design and assistance to ensure approval from Republic of Kazakhstan regulatory bodies, including 'as built' verification and a commissioning survey.

SGS carefully executed the EPC contract, reviewing the project schedule and supervising milestones. SGS also provided inspection of long lead items during procurement, and quality audits of contractors and subcontractors. Construction and health, safety and environment supervision was also provided on site.

By setting up a global team of project managers and project engineers, together with local expertise and constant local supervision, SGS ensured that delays were reduced and equipment was supplied to international quality standards. Delays were minimized through SGS's specialized ad-hoc expertise via its international network for specific high-risk areas.

Thanks to SGS, the Zhaikmunai LLP Gas Treatment Plant is now fully operational, successfully providing 1,2754 billion m3 of natural gas, 737,020 tons of stable condensate, 143,810 tons of LPG and 5,256 tons of granulated sulphur per year.

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