ไดอะแฟรม has delivered two separate orders of API 610 pumps, collectively value £1.2 million, for the West Qurna-2 expansion project in Iraq.
One of the Amarinth API 610 OH1 pumps with specialist Plan 53B seal support system previous to shipment to Cannon Artes.
West Qurna-2, positioned roughly sixty five km north-west of the seaport town of Basra, is certainly one of the world’s greatest onshore oilfields. The enlargement venture is predicted to extend the oilfield’s manufacturing capacity from the current 400,000 barrels oil per day (bpd) to 480,000 bpd, with a target to realize a total manufacturing capacity of 800,000 bpd by 2025.
The first order, from Cannon Artes, was for seven super duplex API 610 OH1 pumps. The bespoke designed pumps are for a low shear application and required specialist Plan 53B seal help methods incorporating air cooled seals and stainless-steel accumulators. All electrical items had been IECEx certified for use in an ATEX Zone 2 hazardous space. Despite the global Covid-19 pandemic in the course of the design and manufacture, delivery was achieved within the required time of simply 32-weeks from order.
The second order, from SICIM, was for 3 super duplex API 610 OH3 vertical in-line pumps for produced water therapy. The large pumps had impellers of over 500mm diameter and the casings, that weigh 1.5 tonnes, were forged in a foundry in the UK. Plan 53B seal support methods were designed to fit within a constrained footprint and as the pumps had been destined for an ATEX Zone 2 space, the motors, seal assist techniques, and instrumentation were IECEx licensed. Witness testing and inspection was undertaken by Bureau Veritas and a full legalised Iraq documentation package was delivered with the pumps. Delivery was achieved on a brief 38-weeks, despite the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic.
Oliver Brigginshaw, managing director of Amarinth, mentioned: “We are delighted to have delivered these pumps to the West Qurna-2 enlargement venture, further underlining our commitment to projects in Iraq and the Middle East. We have efficiently delivered orders beforehand to Cannon Artes, but this was the primary order Amarinth has obtained from SICIM, and we look ahead to enterprise further business with them sooner or later.”
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