Key Role for NW Ventilation Expertise in Russian Gas Field Development 

Development of onshore facilities for the processing of gas from the Sakhalin II field in the Russian Pacific is proceeding rapidly.  Matching this speed, Bury based ventilation ductwork fabricator, Senior Hargreaves, have completed a contract for the delivery of over 200 linear metres of heavy duty stainless steel ductwork.  The order, valued at £450,000, for the general extract and emergency ventilation ductwork was only received in November.  This required a super fast turn-around for the Lancashire based ventilation ductwork contractor to make the tight delivery schedule.

Hargreaves is developing special capability in bespoke fabrication that has won them other high speed energy industry supply contracts.  In a five month period in 2005 they supplied to the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan 140 tonnes of ductwork at an ex-works cost of £600,000.   

The Sakhalin order is for complete sections of rigid ductwork designed for quick and easy positioning and installation by local labour.  Hargreaves’ ventilation systems will be used to discharge excess heat from plant to ensure general comfort and will play a vital role of emergency smoke evacuation if there is an incident.   The emergency ductwork is similar in construction to Hargreaves’ fire tested and certified HFD Series fire duct and has a proven two hour fire rating.  Ductwork is installed in an aggressive environment where ambient annual temperatures vary from minus 48 degrees Celsius to plus 35 degrees Celsius.

The Sakhalin development is part of a multinational effort to develop a new energy source for the Asia Pacific region. The facilities will be operated by a consortium in which Russia’s Gazprom is the major shareholder, Royal Dutch Shell provides management and technical resources and Japan’s Mitsui and Mitsubishi Corporations also have substantial interests.  The Hargreaves order was placed by WorleyParsons, a world-wide contractor for energy industry infrastructure with headquarters in Australia, on behalf of SIEC.


More Information
Phil Johnson, Senior Hargreaves, Tel. +44 (0)161 764 5082 Fax. +44 (0)161 762 2336
E-mail: phil.johnson@senior-hargreaves.co.uk Web: www.hargreaves-ductwork.co.uk
Senior Hargreaves, Lord Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0RG, UK

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March 15, 2007