Descon has been executing projects on EPC basis since the early 1990s based on in-house facilities for engineering design, manufacturing/procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance wrapped up with the overall project management expertise. The EPC Division is at the forefront of the Company’s strategic direction to ascend the value chain by providing turnkey solutions tailored to the clients’ requirements. The three operational Business Units in the Division include Engineering & Technology, Power and Oil & Gas with various projects executed worldwide and regionally.
Engineering & Technology: Applied technologies, basic & detailed engineering
Power: Thermal, Wind, Co-generation
Oil & Gas: Gas processing plants and pre-engineered package equipment
Basic & detail engineering
Thermal power plants
Wind power plants
Co-gen power plants
Early Production Facilities (EPF)
Gas processing plants
Pre-engineered skid packages
Retrofit/Upgrades
Project Title: | Gurguri Gas Plant |
Location: | NWFP, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC for new gas processing plant with allied utilities and offsites. |
Project Title: | Zamzama Gas Field Development |
Location: | Dadu (Sindh), Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Electro-mechanical works, tanks, structure, equipment erection. Plant site earthworks, roads, process area foundations, construction of accommodation, office, chemical storage shed, ware-house & switch room. Construction of aerodrome 1,600 m length. |
Project Title: | Rehmat Gas Field Development |
Location: | Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC for new gas processing plant with allied utilities and offsites. |
Project Title: | 50 MW Khorfakkhan Power Station |
Location: | Khorfakkhan, Fujairah, UAE |
Scope of work: | Engineering, Procurement and Construction Man-hours : 0.15 million Completion Date : December 2009 Project Description : This is a single cycle power plant with a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine. Descon executed this project jointly with Pratt & Whitney. |
Project Title: | 225 MW Halmore Power |
Location: | Bhikki, Punjab, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC, Manufacturing of HRSGs Man-hours : 3.5 million (construction scope) Completion Date : November 2010 Project Description : This is an IPP with pipeline gas as base fuel. The power island is based on GE Frame 6F gas turbines + GE steam turbine and Descon manufactured HRSGs under license of Vogt Power International (VPI), USA. |
Project Title: | 400 MW UCH-II CCPP |
Location: | Dera Murad Jamali, Baluchistan, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Project development and EPC of an IPP based on gas fired turbines. Man-hours : 4.7 million (construction scope) Completion Date : October 2013 Project Description : This IPP project is located next to the existing 500 MW Uch-I Combined Cycle Power Plant. The majority shareholder in both Uch-I & II is International Power. The EPC contract was awarded to a consortium of Hyundai Engineering Co. (HEC) and Descon. Power island is based on GE Frame 9E gas turbines + Fuji steam turbine. |
Project Title: | Habshan Acid Gas Flare Recovery Project |
Location: | Abu Dhabi |
Scope of work: | Mechanical works Man-hours : 0.8 million Completion Date : February 2013 Project Brief : Recovering the flare gases from the acid gas flare systems and compress for injecting back into the processing facilities at the suction of MP Compressors. Hydrocarbon liquids and sour water separated in the acid gas flare recovery system sent to suitable location within existing sour water stripper unit. |
Project Title: | Onshore Gas Development (OGD) |
Location: | Sahil, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Scope of work: | Prefabrication, Supply and Erection of Supports and Structures Completion Date : July 2003 Project Description : New gas gathering and processing facilities. |
Project Title: | Fertil Urea De-bottlenecking Project |
Location: | Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Scope of work: | EPC works to convert 90,000 tpa surplus Ammonia to Urea. CO2 Recovery Unit: Capacity: 400 tpd (MHI technology). Urea Plant Modifications: Conversion of surplus ammonia to urea (Urea Casale technology). Urea Granulation Unit: Capacity: 2,500 tpd(Uhde technology). Man-hours : 5.0 million Completion Date : August 2009 Project Brief : Debottlenecking of the existing facilities to increase the capacity of urea production from 1,500 tpd to 2,700 tpd. |
Project Title: | Asphalt Blowing Unit |
Location: | Mehmood Kot, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC of an asphalt production plant. Man-hours : 2.4 million (construction scope) Completion Date : April 2012 Project Description : This unit is an addition to an existing 100,000 BPD refinery. Production of asphalt provides the necessary flexibility to Parco for diverting its furnace oil during the off-season when the demand is low. |
Project Title: | Borouge Poly Olefins Flare Gas Recovery Project |
Location: | Ruwais, UAE |
Scope of work: | Design, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of the Project, Washing and Transfer Facility (Area?A), Membrane Unit and Hydrocarbon Recovery Area (Area?B), INTERCONNECTING PIPING (AREA?C), MODIFICATION WORKS INSIDE EXISTING PLANTS OF B1, B2 & B3. |
Project Title: | ADCO Tie-in Works at South East |
Scope of work: | Site data verification and Tie in location finalization in coordination with Client and its approval from Client. |
Project Title: | 49.5 MW FFCEL Wind Power Project |
Location: | Jhimpir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacturing of 21 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines, substation as EPC |
Project Title: | Wind Power Project 50 MW FWEL-I |
Location: | Gharo, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Wind Power Project 50 MW FWEL-II |
Location: | Gharo, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Gul Ahmed Wind Energy Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Metro Wind Power Company Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines,substation. |
Project Title: | Yunus Energy Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Atyrau Refinery Reconstruction Project |
Location: | Kazakhstan |
Scope of work: | Addition of new Gasoline and Diesel Hydrotreator / Dewaxing and Sulfur Recovery Units. Expansion of Utilities & Offsite Facilities. |
Project Title: | ADCO BAB Field Expansion Project |
Location: | UAE |
Scope of work: | New Central Degassing Station Comprising of 02 Trains incl. 1st and 2nd Stage Separation, Crude Heating, H2S Stripping Water Separation, Supporting Utility, Fire Protection & Safety System etc. Also includes Remote De-gassing Station incl. Production Manifolds, Headers, Test Separators, Flare Knock out Drums, Closed Drain System, Chemical Injection Package, Pig Launcher & Utilities. |
Project Title: | Dolphin Energy Upstream & Compression Facilities Project |
Location: | Qatar |
Scope of work: | Flare, Waste Effluents Disposal/ Water Re-Injection, Sour Water Stripping, DSO / Off-Spec Condensate Storage, Sulphur/Chemical Storage, Sea Water/ Air N2, CCR /FW Tankage, Off-Plot Pipe Track & Condensate Storage |
Project Title: | Jubail Chevron Philips Project |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | FEED Fraction Unit, Ethylene Unit, Ethylbenzene Unit, Styrene-Monomer Unit, Storage Tanks & Utilities |
Project Title: | ExxonMobil EPC-3 BRT Expansion Project |
Location: | Nigeria |
Scope of work: | 65,000 BBL / Day Fractionation Train, 300,000 BBL Pentane Storage Tank (Floating Roof), Solar Taurus 60 Power Generator 4,700 kW, Expansion of Existing Utilities (N2 Membrane Unit, IA / PA Compressor and New Substation). |
Project Title: | Saudi Aramco Manifa Project |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | Power Water Injection, Separated Water Injection, Utilities & Offsite. |
Project Title: | Sonatrach Gassi Touil Project |
Location: | Algeria |
Scope of work: | Process Area, Utilities & Offsite. |
Project Title: | Dung Quat Refinery Project |
Location: | Vietnam |
Scope of work: | RFCC Area includes Unit Pipe Rack, Disk Engager & Regenerator, Wet Gas Compressor, LTU, Slurry, LPG & PRU etc. |
Project Title: | KNPC Clean Fuels Project |
Location: | Kuwait |
Scope of work: | Upgradation, Expansion and Integration of existing Refineries while reducing Sulphur and Carbon Pollutants at Mina Abdulla and Mina Al-Ahmadi. Capacity: 800,000 bpd |
Project Title: | Mari Gas Company - ITB & FEED for Zarghun South Field Development |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | The FEED package covered the development of 03 well head surface facilities, Gas Gathering System, Compression and downstream treatment, with allied utilities and offsite to deliver 30 MMSCFD of sales gas. |
Project Title: | SEC Sharourah Power Plant Expansion Project (DAR Engineering) |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | 3x17 MW, GTG Units, Balance of Plant (BOP) Units, Raw Water / Fuel supply & transfer system, Fuel Treatment Unit, Water Treatment Unit, Air Compressor Unit, Power Distribution System, DCS/Inst. & Control System |
Project Title: | Design House Services Contract for UEP |
Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Projects mainly pertain to field development, pipelines, upgrades and modifications to existing facilities, preparation for drilling locations, roads, bridges, culverts, civil foundations etc. |
Project Title: | OMV Concept Selection Study for Sawan-Latif Flowline Engineering Solution |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | -To devise an optimum conceptual solution for separation and subsequent handling of liquid. -Development of Basic Engineering Package for selected option. -CAPEX / OPEX of selected options. |
Project Title: | ICI 75 KTPA Light Ash Expansion (Phase-I) |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Brine Manufacturing Plant (SD Basin) Brine Purification Plant Wet Plant Utilities Integration |
Project Title: | Gurguri Gas Plant |
Location: | NWFP, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC for new gas processing plant with allied utilities and offsites. |
Project Title: | Zamzama Gas Field Development |
Location: | Dadu (Sindh), Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Electro-mechanical works, tanks, structure, equipment erection. Plant site earthworks, roads, process area foundations, construction of accommodation, office, chemical storage shed, ware-house & switch room. Construction of aerodrome 1,600 m length. |
Project Title: | Rehmat Gas Field Development |
Location: | Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC for new gas processing plant with allied utilities and offsites. |
Project Title: | Habshan Acid Gas Flare Recovery Project |
Location: | Abu Dhabi |
Scope of work: | Mechanical works Man-hours : 0.8 million Completion Date : February 2013 Project Brief : Recovering the flare gases from the acid gas flare systems and compress for injecting back into the processing facilities at the suction of MP Compressors. Hydrocarbon liquids and sour water separated in the acid gas flare recovery system sent to suitable location within existing sour water stripper unit. |
Project Title: | Onshore Gas Development (OGD) |
Location: | Sahil, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Scope of work: | Prefabrication, Supply and Erection of Supports and Structures Completion Date : July 2003 Project Description : New gas gathering and processing facilities. |
Project Title: | Fertil Urea De-bottlenecking Project |
Location: | Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Scope of work: | EPC works to convert 90,000 tpa surplus Ammonia to Urea. CO2 Recovery Unit: Capacity: 400 tpd (MHI technology). Urea Plant Modifications: Conversion of surplus ammonia to urea (Urea Casale technology). Urea Granulation Unit: Capacity: 2,500 tpd(Uhde technology). Man-hours : 5.0 million Completion Date : August 2009 Project Brief : Debottlenecking of the existing facilities to increase the capacity of urea production from 1,500 tpd to 2,700 tpd. |
Project Title: | Asphalt Blowing Unit |
Location: | Mehmood Kot, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC of an asphalt production plant. Man-hours : 2.4 million (construction scope) Completion Date : April 2012 Project Description : This unit is an addition to an existing 100,000 BPD refinery. Production of asphalt provides the necessary flexibility to Parco for diverting its furnace oil during the off-season when the demand is low. |
Project Title: | Borouge Poly Olefins Flare Gas Recovery Project |
Location: | Ruwais, UAE |
Scope of work: | Design, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of the Project, Washing and Transfer Facility (Area?A), Membrane Unit and Hydrocarbon Recovery Area (Area?B), INTERCONNECTING PIPING (AREA?C), MODIFICATION WORKS INSIDE EXISTING PLANTS OF B1, B2 & B3. |
Project Title: | ADCO Tie-in Works at South East |
Scope of work: | Site data verification and Tie in location finalization in coordination with Client and its approval from Client. |
Project Title: | Atyrau Refinery Reconstruction Project |
Location: | Kazakhstan |
Scope of work: | Addition of new Gasoline and Diesel Hydrotreator / Dewaxing and Sulfur Recovery Units. Expansion of Utilities & Offsite Facilities. |
Project Title: | ADCO BAB Field Expansion Project |
Location: | UAE |
Scope of work: | New Central Degassing Station Comprising of 02 Trains incl. 1st and 2nd Stage Separation, Crude Heating, H2S Stripping Water Separation, Supporting Utility, Fire Protection & Safety System etc. Also includes Remote De-gassing Station incl. Production Manifolds, Headers, Test Separators, Flare Knock out Drums, Closed Drain System, Chemical Injection Package, Pig Launcher & Utilities. |
Project Title: | Dolphin Energy Upstream & Compression Facilities Project |
Location: | Qatar |
Scope of work: | Flare, Waste Effluents Disposal/ Water Re-Injection, Sour Water Stripping, DSO / Off-Spec Condensate Storage, Sulphur/Chemical Storage, Sea Water/ Air N2, CCR /FW Tankage, Off-Plot Pipe Track & Condensate Storage |
Project Title: | Jubail Chevron Philips Project |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | FEED Fraction Unit, Ethylene Unit, Ethylbenzene Unit, Styrene-Monomer Unit, Storage Tanks & Utilities |
Project Title: | ExxonMobil EPC-3 BRT Expansion Project |
Location: | Nigeria |
Scope of work: | 65,000 BBL / Day Fractionation Train, 300,000 BBL Pentane Storage Tank (Floating Roof), Solar Taurus 60 Power Generator 4,700 kW, Expansion of Existing Utilities (N2 Membrane Unit, IA / PA Compressor and New Substation). |
Project Title: | Saudi Aramco Manifa Project |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | Power Water Injection, Separated Water Injection, Utilities & Offsite. |
Project Title: | Sonatrach Gassi Touil Project |
Location: | Algeria |
Scope of work: | Process Area, Utilities & Offsite. |
Project Title: | Dung Quat Refinery Project |
Location: | Vietnam |
Scope of work: | RFCC Area includes Unit Pipe Rack, Disk Engager & Regenerator, Wet Gas Compressor, LTU, Slurry, LPG & PRU etc. |
Project Title: | KNPC Clean Fuels Project |
Location: | Kuwait |
Scope of work: | Upgradation, Expansion and Integration of existing Refineries while reducing Sulphur and Carbon Pollutants at Mina Abdulla and Mina Al-Ahmadi. Capacity: 800,000 bpd |
Project Title: | Mari Gas Company - ITB & FEED for Zarghun South Field Development |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | The FEED package covered the development of 03 well head surface facilities, Gas Gathering System, Compression and downstream treatment, with allied utilities and offsite to deliver 30 MMSCFD of sales gas. |
Project Title: | SEC Sharourah Power Plant Expansion Project (DAR Engineering) |
Location: | Saudi Arabia |
Scope of work: | 3x17 MW, GTG Units, Balance of Plant (BOP) Units, Raw Water / Fuel supply & transfer system, Fuel Treatment Unit, Water Treatment Unit, Air Compressor Unit, Power Distribution System, DCS/Inst. & Control System |
Project Title: | Design House Services Contract for UEP |
Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Projects mainly pertain to field development, pipelines, upgrades and modifications to existing facilities, preparation for drilling locations, roads, bridges, culverts, civil foundations etc. |
Project Title: | OMV Concept Selection Study for Sawan-Latif Flowline Engineering Solution |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | -To devise an optimum conceptual solution for separation and subsequent handling of liquid. -Development of Basic Engineering Package for selected option. -CAPEX / OPEX of selected options. |
Project Title: | ICI 75 KTPA Light Ash Expansion (Phase-I) |
Location: | Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Brine Manufacturing Plant (SD Basin) Brine Purification Plant Wet Plant Utilities Integration |
Project Title: | 50 MW Khorfakkhan Power Station |
Location: | Khorfakkhan, Fujairah, UAE |
Scope of work: | Engineering, Procurement and Construction Man-hours : 0.15 million Completion Date : December 2009 Project Description : This is a single cycle power plant with a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine. Descon executed this project jointly with Pratt & Whitney. |
Project Title: | 225 MW Halmore Power |
Location: | Bhikki, Punjab, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC, Manufacturing of HRSGs Man-hours : 3.5 million (construction scope) Completion Date : November 2010 Project Description : This is an IPP with pipeline gas as base fuel. The power island is based on GE Frame 6F gas turbines + GE steam turbine and Descon manufactured HRSGs under license of Vogt Power International (VPI), USA. |
Project Title: | 400 MW UCH-II CCPP |
Location: | Dera Murad Jamali, Baluchistan, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | Project development and EPC of an IPP based on gas fired turbines. Man-hours : 4.7 million (construction scope) Completion Date : October 2013 Project Description : This IPP project is located next to the existing 500 MW Uch-I Combined Cycle Power Plant. The majority shareholder in both Uch-I & II is International Power. The EPC contract was awarded to a consortium of Hyundai Engineering Co. (HEC) and Descon. Power island is based on GE Frame 9E gas turbines + Fuji steam turbine. |
Project Title: | 49.5 MW FFCEL Wind Power Project |
Location: | Jhimpir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacturing of 21 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines, substation as EPC |
Project Title: | Wind Power Project 50 MW FWEL-I |
Location: | Gharo, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Wind Power Project 50 MW FWEL-II |
Location: | Gharo, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Gul Ahmed Wind Energy Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |
Project Title: | Metro Wind Power Company Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & Installation of Wind turbines,substation. |
Project Title: | Yunus Energy Limited |
Location: | Jhampir, Sindh, Pakistan |
Scope of work: | EPC: Civil design, manufacture of 20 towers, complete construction & installation of wind turbines, substation. |