BJ completes pipeline pre-commissioning in Turkey
Posted: 01 May 2006
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BJ Process and Pipeline Services said it has completed a challenging pipeline pre-commissioning operation in Turkey on the Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan (BTC) crude oil pipeline project, which is owned by a joint venture consisting of several Turkish pipeline construction companies, including Streicher, Haustadt & Timmerman, Gunsayil and Alarko (STA).
The BTC pipeline network runs from Baku, Azerbaijan to Ceyhan, Turkey. BJ provided a variety of critical pipeline pre-commissioning services for Lot B, the 42-inch x 465km section of pipeline in Turkey that extends from Erzurum to Sivas. More specifically, BJ PPS supplied pipeline pre-commissioning services, including initial air cleaning and the preliminary c aliper survey. This was followed by flooding, hydrotesting, bulk dewatering, swabbing, air-drying services and the final c aliper survey.
BJ said it has faced the logistical challenge of transporting equipment, and servicing the pipeline that stretches across three mountain ranges at elevations as high as 2800 meters above sea level.
“Due to the high elevations, BJ provided high-pressure multi-stage flooding pumps to ensure that the pipeline pre-commissioning would be completed swiftly and effectively. The entire operation was carried out by BJ PPS personnel and speci alist equipment based at the division’s permanent Middle East facility in Dubai,” the company said.
“We welcome the opportunities and challenges that Turkey presents to BJ PPS. The BTC pipeline project was exceptional, not only in view of the rugged terrain and weather conditions, but because our client was under a considerable amount of pressure to complete the project as quickly as possible,” according to Lindsay Link, general manager of BJ Process and Pipeline Services.
“We were acutely aware of the urgency of the situation, so we pulled out all the stops to complete the project safely and efficiently. I’m happy to report that with the use of several large equipment spreads, operations were completed in just eight months, well within the pre-agreed period of completion,” he added.
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