Name of client  :   KNPC – Kuwait National     Petroleum Company
Budget  :   $2 billion
Revised budget  :   900 million
Facility type  :  Gas Production
Status  :   EPC ITB
Feed   :  AMEC
Location  :   Mina Al Ahmadi

Project background
The Kuwait National Petroleum Company is on track to construct the fifth gas train. The project will be raised in Mina Al Ahmadi complex.

Project status
September 2014: KNPC has floated tenders for the construction of the fifth gas train. The deadline to submit bids is on 7th December 2014.

February 2014: Several pre-qualified companies were invited to submit the bids.

Project scope
The scope of the scheme involves:
Feed gas compressor;
Feed gas dehydration;
LPG dehydration;
NGL recovery;
Fractionation & product treating unit;
Substation;
Flare system;
Nitrogen generation & distribution system; and
Air compression system.
Current and future non-associated gas from the Jurassic and Dorra gas fields will also be considered in the gas train’s design.

Project schedule
Q3-2011  Feasibility Study
Q3-2014  EPC ITB
Q4-2014  Engineering & Procurement
Q1-2015  Construction
Q4-2017  Completion