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to immediately start construction work on the 15-month contract, worth up to US$65 million. The contract involves the construction of a 182 km, 24 inch pipeline from Al Ain to Qidfa, in Fujairah, and the construction of a pressure reducing metering station at Qidfa. The pipeline will have overall capacity to pump up to 360 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to the 656 MW power generation, and 100 million gallons a day water desalination project of the Union Water & Electricity Company (UWEC), presently under construction. The pipeline is to be commissioned by September 2003 to meet the feedstock needs of UWEC’s project, which is to be completed in August 2003.
CB&I SUPPLIES SEPARATION FACILITY TO QATAR CBI Eastern Anstalt, a Middle Eastern subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co, has been awarded a lump sum turnkey contract by Occidental Petroleum for the engineering, procurement and construction of new oil/water separation facilities offshore Qatar. Known as the PS-1 Produced Water Handling Facilities on Halul Island, CB&I will have turnkey responsibility for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of new oil/water separation facilities for crude oil and produced water from Occidental’s offshore PS-1 production complex. The facilities will be able to process up to 435 000 barrels per day of liquids. The project involves the construction of two 150 000 barrel capacity separation tanks, crude oil pumping and fiscal metering facilities, pumping and filtration facilities, a remote flare system, a local
Filtration Industry Analyst
equipment and control room and associated facilities. CBI Eastern Anstalt will be responsible for the engineering, supply and on-site construction of the facilities. The project is expected to be completed in the autumn of 2003.
BHEL EXPANDS REFURBISHMENT ACTIVITIES India’s BHEL has secured a Rs2290 million contract for the refurbishment of on-land drilling rigs for Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC). The order, to be executed in a tight schedule of 18 months, involves refurbishing and upgrading 12 Indian onshore oil-rigs. BHEL and ONGC have recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply, upgrade and refurbishment of oilfield equipment, used by the latter for onshore and offshore applications. The agreement also covers a wide range of equipment for oil and gas exploration, production and related activities.
WATER & WASTEWATER GOVERNANCE VITAL TO IMPROVE WATER SERVICES Good governance is crucial to improve water services, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) expert has told a Multistakeholder Dialogue on Water Services for the Urban Poor. Bradford Philips, director of ADB’s Rural Development, Social Sectors, Agriculture and Natural Resources Division, said the need for better water governance in the region was critical and a challenge in each country, but that there was no standard approach that fits all
needs. Good governance in the water sector, argued Philips, means sound management and involves stakeholder participation, transparency and accountability. The meeting was part of ADB’s preparatory activities for the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto in March 2003, under the Water and Poverty Initiative. One in three Asians lacks access to a safe water source within 200 meters of home. “Water for All” is the vision but, to fulfill it, governance and financing water services are critical issues, said Philips. Financing water services requires accessing “international and domestic capital markets, including local communities and individual consumers,” said Philips. “We advocate the improvement and expansion of water services through autonomous and accountable service providers, together with cost recovery, good regulation, and increased public awareness. We expect to see more private sector participation in the delivery of water services.” He stressed the need for cost recovery to sustain and expand water services and said ADB’s experience “is that water users, including the poor, are willing to pay for improved water services.” Decisions on water charges need to be taken in consultation with users, he said.
FIRST WATER SECURITY GRANTS ISSUED The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the first round of water security grants to help large US drinking water utilities assess their vulnerabilities in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks. Over the next few weeks, some 400 grants will be provided to assist utilities with security planning. EPA has
allocated US$53 million for security planning at large drinking water utilities. To date, a total of 384 grant applications have been received. Each award will be up to US$115 000. Any remaining funds will be directed to other security planning needs. For more information about Water Infrastructure Security, see www.epa.gov/safewater/ security/.
SNC-LAVALIN AWARDED FILTRATION PROJECT Pacific Liaicon and Associates Inc, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Inc, has been awarded a US$4 million contract by the Greater Vancouver Regional District for work on one of the world’s largest greenfield filter plants. Pacific Liaicon will provide project management services for the definition and design of the Capilano and Seymour Filtration Project. The project involves the construction of an 18 000 horsepower high lift pump station, twin 7.5 km water conveyance tunnels and a 2000 megalitreper-day filtration plant for the treatment of water from the Capilano and Seymour reservoirs in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Construction is expected to begin in early 2004 and is scheduled to be completed in 2007.
CHEMICALS AIR LIQUIDE HYDROGEN PLANT FOR BASF Air Liquide is to invest in a hydrogen production unit on BASF’s site in Antwerp, Belgium. Construction work is set to begin in July, and the plant is
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to immediately start construction work on the 15-month contract, worth up to US$65 million. The contract involves the construction of a 182 km, 24 inch pipeline from Al Ain to Qidfa, in Fujairah, and the construction of a pressure reducing metering station at Qidfa. The pipeline will have overall capacity to pump up to 360 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to the 656 MW power generation, and 100 million gallons a day water desalination project of the Union Water & Electricity Company (UWEC), presently under construction. The pipeline is to be commissioned by September 2003 to meet the feedstock needs of UWEC’s project, which is to be completed in August 2003.
CB&I SUPPLIES SEPARATION FACILITY TO QATAR CBI Eastern Anstalt, a Middle Eastern subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co, has been awarded a lump sum turnkey contract by Occidental Petroleum for the engineering, procurement and construction of new oil/water separation facilities offshore Qatar. Known as the PS-1 Produced Water Handling Facilities on Halul Island, CB&I will have turnkey responsibility for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of new oil/water separation facilities for crude oil and produced water from Occidental’s offshore PS-1 production complex. The facilities will be able to process up to 435 000 barrels per day of liquids. The project involves the construction of two 150 000 barrel capacity separation tanks, crude oil pumping and fiscal metering facilities, pumping and filtration facilities, a remote flare system, a local
Filtration Industry Analyst
equipment and control room and associated facilities. CBI Eastern Anstalt will be responsible for the engineering, supply and on-site construction of the facilities. The project is expected to be completed in the autumn of 2003.
BHEL EXPANDS REFURBISHMENT ACTIVITIES India’s BHEL has secured a Rs2290 million contract for the refurbishment of on-land drilling rigs for Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC). The order, to be executed in a tight schedule of 18 months, involves refurbishing and upgrading 12 Indian onshore oil-rigs. BHEL and ONGC have recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply, upgrade and refurbishment of oilfield equipment, used by the latter for onshore and offshore applications. The agreement also covers a wide range of equipment for oil and gas exploration, production and related activities.
WATER & WASTEWATER GOVERNANCE VITAL TO IMPROVE WATER SERVICES Good governance is crucial to improve water services, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) expert has told a Multistakeholder Dialogue on Water Services for the Urban Poor. Bradford Philips, director of ADB’s Rural Development, Social Sectors, Agriculture and Natural Resources Division, said the need for better water governance in the region was critical and a challenge in each country, but that there was no standard approach that fits all
needs. Good governance in the water sector, argued Philips, means sound management and involves stakeholder participation, transparency and accountability. The meeting was part of ADB’s preparatory activities for the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto in March 2003, under the Water and Poverty Initiative. One in three Asians lacks access to a safe water source within 200 meters of home. “Water for All” is the vision but, to fulfill it, governance and financing water services are critical issues, said Philips. Financing water services requires accessing “international and domestic capital markets, including local communities and individual consumers,” said Philips. “We advocate the improvement and expansion of water services through autonomous and accountable service providers, together with cost recovery, good regulation, and increased public awareness. We expect to see more private sector participation in the delivery of water services.” He stressed the need for cost recovery to sustain and expand water services and said ADB’s experience “is that water users, including the poor, are willing to pay for improved water services.” Decisions on water charges need to be taken in consultation with users, he said.
FIRST WATER SECURITY GRANTS ISSUED The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the first round of water security grants to help large US drinking water utilities assess their vulnerabilities in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks. Over the next few weeks, some 400 grants will be provided to assist utilities with security planning. EPA has
allocated US$53 million for security planning at large drinking water utilities. To date, a total of 384 grant applications have been received. Each award will be up to US$115 000. Any remaining funds will be directed to other security planning needs. For more information about Water Infrastructure Security, see www.epa.gov/safewater/ security/.
SNC-LAVALIN AWARDED FILTRATION PROJECT Pacific Liaicon and Associates Inc, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Inc, has been awarded a US$4 million contract by the Greater Vancouver Regional District for work on one of the world’s largest greenfield filter plants. Pacific Liaicon will provide project management services for the definition and design of the Capilano and Seymour Filtration Project. The project involves the construction of an 18 000 horsepower high lift pump station, twin 7.5 km water conveyance tunnels and a 2000 megalitreper-day filtration plant for the treatment of water from the Capilano and Seymour reservoirs in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Construction is expected to begin in early 2004 and is scheduled to be completed in 2007.
CHEMICALS AIR LIQUIDE HYDROGEN PLANT FOR BASF Air Liquide is to invest in a hydrogen production unit on BASF’s site in Antwerp, Belgium. Construction work is set to begin in July, and the plant is
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