Proserve has recently carried out a power generation project with Agiba Petroleum Company in the western desert of Egypt to utilize the waste free flare gas instead of the very expensive fossil diesel fuel to power the oil production wells ‘pumps.

The project faced several technical challenges. The associated gas has a low methane number” less than 45”,  which necessitated a special gas engine from Guascor Power. The fuel gas also had to be treated upstream of the gas generators using a chiller type gas treatment unit to remove condensate.

The project succeeded in reducing fuel and maintenance costs by more than 5 million USD per year, and in providing more reliable power generation with fewer emissions “less than 70 %”. Oil production was also increased, producing an overall successful project for the company.