Penspen secures Feruka-Harare pipeline contract

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Penspen secures Feruka-Harare pipeline contract

Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract by Petrozim Line (Pvt) Ltd to provide engineering, procurement services, construction and commissioning supervision for the latest phase of capacity expansion of the Feruka-Harare multiproduct pipeline.

After successfully completing a study on the project over the last six years, Penspen will provide its services at three separate sites, Feruka, Wilton and Harare.

The existing network includes the Companhia Do Pipeline Mozambique – Zimbabwe Limitada (CPMZ) pipeline which runs from Beira in Mozambique into tanks at Feruka in Zimbabwe. Products are then pumped from Feruka via the Petrozim 295km Feruka-Harare multiproduct pipeline to the Msasa Terminal in Harare. This pipeline was designed and installed by Penspen in the early 1990s. The company also constructed a 61,000m3 storage depot and automated road and rail loading facility.

In order to expand the capacity of the Feruka-Harare pipeline and meet increasing product demand, Penspen will establish a series pumping operation at Feruka. The existing CPMZ and Petrozim pipelines will be used as a single pipeline with Feruka acting as an in-line booster pump station.

In addition to this project, Penspen was awarded a contract in December 2016 by CMPZ to work on series pumping on the Mozambique side of the pipeline system to enable the same process to proceed for Petrozim on the Feruka to Harare side. The two projects are interrelated as Petrozim is dependent on CPMZ to increase the flow.

Penspen’s executive vice president Europe & Africa, Neale Carter, said: “We are pleased to continue our involvement with Petrozim Line (Pvt) Ltd. We have a 25-year relationship with the company dating back to the early 90s and are delighted to work again on the pipeline we originally installed.

“We started with a scoping study for the project in 2011 followed by front end engineering and design for series pumping and capacity expansion studies. We are looking forward to continuing our strong relationship with Petrozim and CPMZ in the future.”

About Penspen

Penspen is an energy services company that is committed to shaping the delivery of tomorrow’s energy by helping its clients engineer and operate their assets across the entire project lifecycle, maximising returns and delivering technical excellence.

We have over 60 years of experience helping our clients develop new energy assets by providing customised engineering and project management services, and by assisting them with the rehabilitation of existing energy assets to maximise productivity and efficiency.

Penspen was founded in the UK in 1954 as Spencer & Partners and has grown to become a global organisation with major offices in London, Aberdeen, Houston, Villahermosa, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok and Singapore.

More info: www.penspen.com

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