Engineering & Construction

Unaoil’s evolution and growth has organically led to the establishment of a dedicated Engineering & Construction division. As a member of the Unaoil Group, Unaoil E&C is responsible for implementing projects from conception to commissioning and includes the following main activities:

Project management, including planning, scheduling, resource management and project control, project coordination, risk assessment and management, health, safety and the environment, quality control and document control.
Conceptual design
Feasibility studies
Basic engineering
Preparation of technical and commercial proposals
Detailed design including preparation of materials take off (MTO) sheets, materials specifications, data sheets, materials requisitions (MR) and procurement engineering services
Procurement through related organisations in the Unaoil Group.
Construction with the help of local contractors.
Construction supervision.
Construction site engineering.
Pre-commissioning.
Assistance to commissioning
Training

Most recently, our significant presence in Iraq has meant that we have executed projects and continue to work with a number of partners in this growing market. With “boots on the ground” we have been approached by our partners to act as their local E&C partner to execute onshore elements of their projects or install and commission their products at site.

We are using this experience and these relationships as a springboard to access other markets where the Group is present, in particular Libya and Angola.

Recent Projects

Provision of Rolls Royce gas generators to SOC Iraq

During 2009 Unaoil successfully supplied, installed and commissioned 3 brand new Rolls Royce Avon 1535 Gas Generators to SOC Iraq. The project was executed ahead of schedule and allowed SOC to increase its oil output.

At a time when many Western companies are starting to consider returning to Iraq, Unaoil are ahead of the field and as part of this contract had a highly skilled, fully trained ex-pat team based in Iraq. They worked closely with the Unaoil in-country Iraqi experts.

This project once again demonstrated Unaoil’s unique capability to supply innovative technical and commercial solutions in the most challenging of environments ahead of schedule and exceeding the customer’s expectations.

Provision of production chemicals in Iraq

Unaoil’s involvement with Production Chemicals began in 2004 when we started supplying the Iraqi South Oil Company with desperately needed Emulsion Breaker (Demulsifier).

By 2006 Unaoil had established ‘Unachem Ltd’ which employed a dedicated and experienced team of locals and ex-pats. Combining this with the Group’s existing resources and infrastructure, we were able to cover all the skills and resources required of an independent Production Chemical company while at the same time providing on-site support to clients in Iraq. The integration of local capability with leading technology meant that by 2008, Unachem had engineered and prequalified several products including Demulsifiers and Corrosion Inhibitors, set up a blending and logistics facility in Ajman (UAE) and secured a revolving US$10m structured facility with BNP Paribas to support its production chemical business. Between 2006 and 2008 we secured greater than 90% of the production chemical market in Southern Iraq, delivered 40,000 drums of Demulsifier to SOC and were amongst the pioneers in qualifying and winning large contracts for the supply of Corrosion Inhibitor for SOC’s water injection facilities.

Our Group had several technical partners who provided innovative chemistry, lab support and QA/QC standards. We leveraged this platform to devise and refine products that were tailored for the Southern Iraq oilfields. One of our technical partners, Weatherford International, went on to purchase Unachem in 2008 and Unaoil remains their commercial advisors for all their Production Chemicals business for several countries in the Middle East.

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