Saneg Announces new Project to Capture Waste Flare Gas in Uzbekistan for the First Time

Saneg Announces new Project to Capture Waste Flare Gas in Uzbekistan for the First Time

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Saneg Announces new Project to Capture Waste Flare Gas in Uzbekistan for the First Time

Sanoat Energetika Guruhi (“Saneg”), Uzbekistan’s largest private oil and gas company, has announced a project to capture flared Associated Petroleum Gas (APG) for its Kashkadarya region gas fields to reduce waste emissions and increase the volume of gas available to domestic markets.

 

Saneg will use modular compressor units to capture the APG. It will then be dried and purified at separate processing plants, readying it for sale at gas stations and to generate electricity at gas-piston power plants. The first stage of the project will be implemented at Saneg’s "Severny Shurtan" and "Turtsari" fields, where the total APG output is currently 53,000 cubic meters per day (2,200 cubic meters per hour). Preparations are also underway for expansion of the project to capture low-pressure gas from the Yangi Karatepa, Karatepa, and Ruboyi fields, where the output is expected to be 60-70,000 cubic meters per day.

 

Tulkin Yusupov, Saneg’s Executive Director, said: “The main obstacle to APG utilization is a large remoteness of the fields and underdeveloped infrastructure. By optimizing resources, we will be able to efficiently use APG instead of aimlessly burning it. This project will significantly improve Saneg and Uzbekistan’s energy efficiency and environment, benefitting our company, our customers, and our country. We expect to generate additional profits over the course of the project, all the while contributing to making Uzbekistan’s energy supply as robust as possible and benefitting consumers with ready supplies.”

 

APG is a natural hydrocarbon gas dissolved in oil or located in the gas caps of oil fields. It is usually burnt as flare gas, causing damage to the environment, human health, and leading to significant economic losses. By capturing and using APG gas, Saneg will significantly reduce harmful emissions, while also improving its own and Uzbekistan’s economic and energy efficiency.

 

The US$12.5 million project will be the first of its kind in Uzbekistan and will be completed by December 2023. Saneg is working on the project in partnership with the GRDC Scientific and Technological Center, which initiated and developed the strategy for APG utilization. Enter Engineering is EPC contractor and has completed construction, installation and commissioning works within the first stage of the project.