Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Dec. 27 / Trend D. Azizov /
Uzbekneftegaz, the National Holding Company (NHC) of Uzbekistan has announced tender for the construction of energy supply facilities at Eastern Berdah field in Ustyurt (north-western Uzbekistan) with a maximum value of $26.6 million, holding's statement told Tuesday.
In accordance with the tender terms, the winner must construct, supply equipment and conduct engineering of four gas turbine power plants with a capacity of 1,120 kW each to provide electricity to the units of field development.
The bids will be accepted until January 27, with the results announced by the end of the first quarter of 2012.
As we previously reported, country's leaders decided to accelerate the implementation of the project on additional development of Eastern Berdah field worth $192.9 million.
Under the project it is planned to complete construction on the field of the booster compressor station (BCS) with a capacity of two billion cubic meters of gas per year. The tender for the construction of BCS with a maximum value of $113.76 million was announced in November 2011. Results of the contest will be announced in early 2012.
The project is financed by NHC Uzbekneftegaz ($96.5 million), the loan from the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan ($58 million) and loans from Uzbek banks ($38.4 million).
Capacities of NHC Uzbekneftegaz, monopoly operator of Uzbekistan's oil and gas complex, make it possible to provide natural gas production in the amount of 70 billion cubic meters and liquid hydrocarbons in the amount of eight million tons per year.
According to the holding, recoverable proven reserves of hydrocarbons in Uzbekistan constitute 2.517 million tons of oil equivalent, 65 percent of which is natural gas reserves.
As of early 2011, 232 hydrocarbon fields, including the 183 gas fields were discovered in Uzbekistan. From the discovered fields 103 are under development, 60 are prepared for development and exploration work is underway at 69 fields.
In 2010 natural gas production declined by 2.1 percent to 60.112 billion cubic meters.