Megha Engineering wind contract to develop $225.5 mn gas-sweetening plant in Kuwait
New Delhi: Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd has received a $225.5 million project from the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to develop a gas sweetening and sulfur recovery plant in the oil fields of Western Kuwait.
The project includes design, construction, operation and maintenance of the facility, Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering said in a statement. The project will be developed on a build-own-operate basis, with Kuwait Petroleum’s option to buy back the facility.
Gas sweetening is the process of removing acidic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide to make natural gas safe, efficient and environmentally friendly.
The project consists of two phases: implementation, which is expected to be completed in 790 days, followed by five years of operation and maintenance. The purified gas will be dried and transported via Kuwait Petroleum’s pipeline network to the liquefied petroleum gas facility at Mina Ahmadi Refinery for further processing. The project supports Kuwait’s focus on sustainable energy, cleaner fuel production and environmental safety.
The company said that the relevant sulfur recovery unit of the project will consist of two trains, each with a capacity of 100 tons per day. The advanced plant is designed to treat sour gas containing up to 4% hydrogen sulfide and 10% carbon dioxide and process 120 million standard cubic feet per day.
Rajasthan, Mongolia
The company is installing similar SRUs at its Barmer refinery in Rajasthan and a crude oil refinery in Mongolia. The project expands Megha Engineering’s global footprint in energy and infrastructure. The group has a presence in infrastructure in countries such as Mongolia, Tanzania and Italy, and in other countries in areas such as hydrocarbons, energy projects and drinking water.
India has diversified its portfolio in the field of energy. In April, the company received a letter of approval. ₹12,800 crore engineering, supply and construction contract with state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd to build two 700 megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear reactors (Kaiga units 5 and 6) in Karnataka.
The company is Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd. has become the first private Indian firm to be awarded the project to develop the second phase of the crude oil underground storage cavern in Padur, Karnataka.
