HOUSTON, Oct. 24
10/24/2016
By Robert Brelsford
OGJ Downstream Technology Editor
Belayim Petroleum Co. (Petrobel), a joint venture of wholly owned Eni SPA subsidiary IEOC Production BV and Egyptian General Petroleum Corp., has let a contract to a division of Siemens AG to provide processing equipment for a gas plant connected to the first-phase development of deepwater Zohr natural gas field on the the Shorouk block offshore Egypt (OGJ, Sept. 7, 2015, p. 60).
Siemens Power & Gas’ Dresser-Rand business will deliver three of its proprietary SGT-400 industrial gas turbines, including associated electrical generators, to supply electric power to a gas plant currently under construction in Egypt dedicated to processing natural gas production from Zohr field, Siemens said.
24/10/2016
Offshore staff
MUNICH, Germany – Belayim Petroleum Co. (Petrobel) has ordered three model SGT-400 industrial gas turbines and associated electrical generators from Siemens’ Dresser-Rand business.
Petrobel, a joint venture between Eni and Egypt’s General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC), is developing the Zohr gas field offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.
The order scope also encompasses a service package that includes spare parts supply and on-site maintenance. The turbine-generator sets are slated for delivery in early 2017.
Christopher Rossi, CEO of the Dresser-Rand business, said: “Following the major billion-euro power plant order Siemens secured from Egypt last June, our power generation technology will further support the nation’s efforts to grow its economy and expand its reliable energy supply.
