IRAQ ADDS 400MW OF POWER AS FLARED GAS RECOVERY KICKS IN

[Wiljor]

World Bank says volume of flared gas is among world's highest

Iraq, November 16, 2017  Iraq has added around 400MW to its power grid from the first wave of flared gas recovery this year, according to the US oil services firm Baker Hughes General Electric, which works with the country’s oil ministry to process gas associated with oil production from the country’s vast southern fields. “The figures vary when it comes to the flared gas but it’s very obvious that it’s one of the highest globally. I would say that we’re able to take Nassiriya and Al Gharraf field and, just by addressing that flared gas from these two fields, provide 400MW to the grid,” Rami Qasem, the BHGE president Middle East North Africa, Turkey and India told The National in Abu Dhabi. Iraq is one of the biggest flarers of gas associated with oil production as it lacks infrastructure to process it, according to the World Bank, despite the country's significant power requirements. The World Bank estimates around 16 billion cubic metres of gas from Iraqi fields was flared in 2015, costing the economy billions in lost revenue. Power outages in the war-torn country, particularly in the summer when temperatures often reach 50°C have led to widespread protests against the government. The Iraqi oil minister Jabbar Al Luaibbi has prioritised the recovery of gas that would otherwise be flared and outlined plans in April to build three new plants to process the fuel from its southern fields. BHGE signed a contract with the Iraqi oil ministry in July to develop a modular natural gas liquids plant to recover 200 million cu ft a day of dry gas, liquefied petroleum gas and condensate from gas currently being flared from the Nassiriya and Gharraf fields. “There are a couple of plants we’re working on based on a ministry direct negotiation and our ability to provide financing support. There's another one being tendered for another company. They’re evaluating a couple of proposals on the table,” said Mr Qasem. “We’re using very simple math to see how much we can treat and take the gas through our single model equipment, which will help us to have the installation within 8 to 12 months from the day we’re awarded the contract. The ministry, especially the minister himself, is driving the projects in the country. The shortage of gas they have in some of the areas in the south makes this all the more important,” he added. Lorenzo Simonelli, the president and chief executive at BHGE said the company was bullish on growth opportunities in Iraq, where the energy ministry is looking to upgrade the country’s refining and power infrastructure after the liberation of cities such as Mosul that were previously controlled by the ISIL. “Iraq remains a country with opportunities and it’s continuing to redevelop its economy and with stability comes the opportunity for further growth,” Mr Simonelli said. Baker Hughes merged with General Electric in July to create the world’s second-largest oilfield services provider, BHGE. thenational   http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z16224018

[BigJake]

Another positive step in the right direction

[10 YEARS LATER]

Gas recovery = $$$$$$$

[Jmcc]

3 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

Gas recovery = $$$$$$$

The flared gas can be separated into a pure form of natural gas with by-products of propane and butane allowing Iraq to be an exporter of both. So yet another way to add cash to the till.

[Rockymtnhi]

Every country should be producing energy from it's flared gas instead of wasting it. 

[Jmcc]

19 hours ago, Rockymtnhi said:

Every country should be producing energy from it's flared gas instead of wasting it. 

I grew up in the oil patch in, of all places, southern Illinois. The guys that would check the wells(pumpers) would use a home made still to catch the flared gas and turn it into  liquid. Hence know as drip gas. Did not have the lead in it to keep the motor from knocking, but they had ways to get around that. So they had free fuel to make their rounds. Old timers here that were involved in the oil patch would know this. And, yes, southern Illinois has many, many producing wells today. Just high sulfur stuff and the market is limited.

[Markinsa]

They just need to build the pipeline infrastructure from each of the wells to a collection point.  They're doing that in south Texas.  There's lots of gas down there.

 

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[Wiljor]

GE AGREES TO DEVELOP IRAQ'S GRID

Iraq, November 27, 2017  Iraq and General Electric have signed a deal to develop Iraq's power infrastructure, which would help bring electricity to areas facing significant shortages across the country. GE says in a statement released Wednesday that the more than $400 million contract will help building 14 electric substations and supply critical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers and other outdoor equipment to revamp existing substations. GE says the substations will hook up power plants in the provinces of Ninevah, Salahuddin, Anbar, Baghdad, Karbala, Qadissiyah and Basra to the national grid. Despite billions of dollars spent since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, many Iraqi cities and towns are still experiencing severe power cuts and rolling blackouts. Uber to buy Volvo self-driving cars Volvo Cars plans to sell tens of thousands of self-driving cars to Uber, which is expanding to become an operator and owner of its own car fleet. Volvo said in a statement last week that it would provide the San Francisco ride-sharing company with its XC90 premium SUVs complete with autonomous driving technologies, from 2019 until 2021. The framework deal is non-exclusive. “The automotive industry is being disrupted by technology and Volvo Cars chooses to be an active part of that disruption,” Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. The carmaker, owned by China's Geely Holding since 2010, didn't disclose the agreement's value or the precise number of vehicles. Media reports suggest Uber is buying up to 24,000 autonomous Volvo cars. Whitley UTV makerto open new HQ American LandMaster will hold the ribbon-cutting for its new corporate headquarters at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Columbia City. The facility, located at 2499 South 600 East, right on U.S. 30, includes manufacturing and administrative operations, as well as a retail showroom offering consumers the opportunity to buy UTVs factory direct. The new facility represents a consolidation for American LandMaster, and brought more than 50 production jobs to the area that had been in Louisiana, according to a news release. journalgazette   http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z16277279

Edited November 27, 2017 by Markinsa
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[SnowGlobe7]

deal done

[skeetdog]

Thanks Wiljor...Hopefully GE will use US codes in the designs of these substations...