Kazatchiya Compression Station

As part of the "South Stream" project, the pipeline that brings Russian natural gas to central and south-eastern Europe across the Black Sea, Siirtec Nigi S.p.A. has been awarded a contract by Gazprom for the largest natural gas processing plant in the world for the removal of hydrocarbons and water, based on a new gas treatment concept.

The agreement provided for the supply of technology, the design, the supply of equipment and materials necessary for the construction of the two trains forming part of the plant put into operation respectively in 2015 and 2016. Furthermore, Siirtec Nigi was responsible for the supervision of the construction, commissioning and start-up works of the plant. The unit, with a treatment capacity of 195.2 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day, is located at the Kazachya gas compressor station, near the Russian city of Anapa, in the Krasnodar region, and has the purpose to dehydrate the gas and reduce the dew point of the hydrocarbons before entering the pipeline. This helps ensure compliance with the stringent specifications required for long-distance submarine transport.

LMSTEEL Consulting sagl has developed the 3D BIM Design for Manufacturing of all the steel structures supporting the plant: pipe racks, walkways, platforms, multi-storey buildings, pipe supports. All written in English and Russian. To meet the project deadlines, the LMSTEEL Consulting technical office identified more than 14 external studies to coordinate in the development of the various items, finding themselves coordinating more than 30 Tekla Structures workstations at the same time.