Akhbar Al-Rumaila Issue 66 | June 2017 NEWS • PRODUCTION • PEOPLE • SOCIETY

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Note from the editor

Fast facts: June 2017
We open this edition with a
refreshed look to our front page
Field Operations – partly in celebration of the
announcement that the new power
plant’s construction phase has
Oil quality performance: improved in the North
been completed!
through control of DS1 D&D vulnerability and DS4
flow tank segregation
Everybody at Rumaila is excited by
this project, and the newspaper will
Dehydrator and Desalter (D&D) upgrades: continue to report on the next stages
in progress for Markezia Train B, Shamiyah of ROO’s biggest project as it reaches
Train B and Qurainat Train A commissioning in 2018. Among the
varied articles this month is a mix of
stories about the people helping to Do please continue to email us your
make a difference at Rumaila: from suggestions for stories and features at
the outstanding example of Ahmed newsletter@roobasra.com
Abdul Hasan Hussain – recognized
Editor:
by BP in their internal international
Kamil Al-Helfi
awards for his contribution to DS4’s
safety, to the story of Bahaa Tahmir Reporting and translation:
development to becoming a leader Bahaa A. Mohammed
within the Wells Team. Finally, and Ammar Aljubir
we have stories about continuing Photography:
developments around Rumaila – Muaed Zihraw
from roadworks to the D&Ds now in
place at two degassing stations.

Land released free of UXO: 815,149m²

Completion refurbishment of control room/WC:

at Janubia, M.Shamiya and Qarmat Ali chemical
warehouses 1 & 4

Wells

Wells online: 1 new ESPs and 3 replacement ESPs

Wells completed: 1 Main Pay, 1 Mishrif, 1

Dammam, 2 new ESPs, 5 replacement ESPs

Contracts signed: with IDC56 and IDC59

Projects and Support Functions

to bolt a large saddle to its underside

QAWTP new extension (Veolia): modifications to
Actiflo 5 SH-1 complete and other modification
work being executed D&Ds in place on either end. The SPMT’s jacks
(powerful hydraulic
were then lowered so that the
cylinders)

vehicle could drive away, leaving the

Free Water Knock Out (FWKO): Knock Out Drums
secured in all 4 FWKO sites and 4 separators
delivered to Qurainat & Shamiya
at DS3 and DS4 desalter resting on its new saddle.
“For the smaller dehydrator
vessel, which did not protrude
beyond the end of the SPMT,
A short ceremony has been held at DS4, in recognition of the vessel was raised by using
Production the efforts made to deliver the first six new production vessels jacks and special side extensions.
Average measured production was 1,445 vs. plan of Similar saddles were then bolted
1,446mbd. On target despite multiple facility leaks
of the phased implementation plan to bring new D&Ds into position, before ultimately
and electrical trips. to Rumaila. being lowered into the permanent
position and secured with very large
As reported in April’s Akhbar amount of oil from DS5, by tying- anchor bolts.”
Oil rate (mbd)
Al-Rumaila, the vessels were brought in a flexible line from DS5 to DS4’s The next step for the new D&Ds
1,600 to the Rumaila Supply Base (RSB) new D&Ds.” will see the piping, mechanical
from the port of Um Qasr and then The three dehydrators and and electrical works required to
1,500
made the 18km and 22km journey three desalters were transported integrate the vessels with the plants’
1,400
to DS3 and DS4 respectively. The using a Self Propelled Mobile infrastructure, a process which will
complex project took 18 months Transporter (SPMT). Once the see them commissioned in late 2017.
1,300 of planning and preparation, and vessels reached their designations, Mark Mathews, Civil
included the construction of a new they had to be carefully placed as Construction Manager, added:
1,200 dedicated bridge at DS4, so that the close as possible to the existing oil “These vessel moves have been
largest 200-tonne vessel could be production separators for ‘hooking- a remarkable experience. The
1,100
transported onto the southerly area in’ and integration, to ensure teamwork and effort from the
of the degassing station. maximum efficiency. Oilfield Police Force, RSB, Security,
1,000
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Commenting on the arrival of Because of logistical constraints ROO HSE and DS4 asset teams has
2016 2017
the vessels to the facilities, DS4 Site within the degassing stations, large been exceptional; in addition, our
Measured Unplanned Facility
Production Facility Losses
Engineer Faisal Gazi Al-Ghanim cranes could not be deployed to supporting contractors, CPECC,
Constraint Losses
said: “The installation of the two lift each vessel into place and so a Sarens and Lowether Rolton, Tareq
Curtailments Planned
Facility Losses new D&Ds is one of DS4’s most different solution was deployed for Altashyeed, Al Ameri and Aswar
important project. They will raise each of the major vessel types, as Oil Alarich have all done an amazing
Train-1 and Train-2’s capacity to Facilities Projects Manager Mark job. We started slowly to be sure
Water Injection: 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) each Taylor explained: that we managed safety at all times,
Average water injection was 580 vs. plan of 1,052mbd. – up from 80,000 and 40,000 bpd “With the larger desalter vessel, improving our operations each time
Deviance caused by 7-day shutdown to repair 48” respectively. DS4 will soon have the SPMT was driven to the pre- we repeated the steps, so that in the
pipeline leaks. four trains with four D&Ds units prepared foundation. Because the end we finished the programme
online, and we also have a project length of the vessel was actually safely with no incidents and 11 days
under way to process additional longer than the SPMT, we were able ahead of schedule.”