BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jul. 17
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Activities within the framework of the modernization of existing infrastructure at Kazakhstan’s North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) are currently underway, NCOC official told Trend.
The official said that the company signed the agreement on engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning of its water treating facilities on July 1, 2020.
These facilities are designed to treat water from Complex Oil and Gas Treatment Unit which goes to the liquid technological waste disposal site, as well as to monitor the content of pollutants in the water, in particular, iron, oil, hydrogen sulfide and suspended solid particles and that they meet the norms approved by Kazakhstan’s legislation.
The NCOC official added that work within the agreement is being carried out in accordance with the COVID-19 restrictions.
“At the moment, personnel mobilization is underway. Detailed design of a new installation, development of detailed plans and work schedules are implemented taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic,” the official said.
The official also noted that indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every sector of the world's economy, and NCOC has also had to make adjustments to its working methods. However, despite the difficulties, the company continues to carry out most of its activities as planned.
The Kashagan field is one of three largest oil fields located in the northern part of the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. Its recoverable reserves reach approximately 9-13 billion barrels (1-2 billion tons) of oil.
The first commercial oil production started at Kashagan in 2016. The project operator North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) shipped the first million tons of oil for export in early 2017. NCOC has reached a record-breaking volume of oil extraction at the field (390,000-400,000 barrels a day) in 2019.
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