Ruhrpumpen delivers API 674 pumps for Algeria gas dehydration package
Ruhrpumpen, a leading global centrifugal and reciprocating pump technology company supplying engineered solutions to the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, process, industrial and mining markets, has recently delivered two API 674 3rd Ed. reciprocating plunger pumps to Maloney Metalcraft for a gas dehydration package to be deployed in the Timimoun Field development project in Algeria.
Algeria is the world's largest natural gas producing country, and the Timimoun Field development project is located 800 km southwest of the capital, Algiers. The project is a JV between Sonatrach, Total, and Cepsa. This non-conventional gas project will ultimately include 40 wells, a gas gathering system, central gas processing facilities, and a connection to the export pipeline and is expected to produce 1.6 Bcmy of natural gas over eight years.
Maloney Metalcraft, under contract to Samsung, designed and manufactured the gas dehydration package for the project. The package prevents hydrate formation during the production process, reducing corrosion problems and protecting downstream equipment. The pumps are used to force glycol under high pressure into the contactor where the water vapor is extracted from the gas.
Maloney Metalcraft selected Ruhrpumpen following a competitive tender and in part due to Ruhrpumpen’s technical support and responsiveness. The pumps had to be contained within a compact footprint to fit within the gas dehydration package. Ruhrpumpen selected its reliable RDP 70 Series API 674 3rd edition triplex pumps, which have been proven in numerous gas dehydration applications, and then packaged the pumps with a vertical gearbox arrangement to fit within the available space.
Ruhrpumpen worked closely with Maloney Metalcraft during the design and manufacture of the pumps ensuring they were delivered on time to a tight 20-week deadline and ready for commissioning into the gas dehydration package in the UK before it is despatched to Algeria.
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