LUKOIL announces tender for construction within Kandym project in Uzbekistan

The tender is open for local and foreign organizations, which have average annual turnover at the size of at least US$50 million in 2012-2014 and experience of implementation of one completed contract with the cost of each for US$20 million.

The bidders should have experience of implementation of at least two completed contracts on designing constructing of objects of gas-condensate field construction with the cost of carried out works at least US$200,000 on each agreement, as well as have necessary certified equipment, which can be used in Uzbekistan.

The tender applications will be received till 2 April 2015.

LUKOIL has been implementing the Kandym project in partnership with the National Holding Company Uzbekneftegaz since 2004 as part of the Kandym-Khauzak-Shady-Kungrad PSA. The Kandym group consists of 6 gas condensate fields – Kandym, Kuvachi-Alat, Akkum, Parsankul, Khoji and West Khoji.

The first phase of the project envisages mining and preparing 2.1 billion cubic meters of gas a year from Kuvachi-Alat field and Northern Shady area at Khauzak-Shady field with supply of gas to Mubarak gas processing plant.

The project envisages construction of Kandym gas processing complex. The capacity of Kandym gas processing plant will make up 8 billion cubic meters. The volume of investments estimated at US$3 billion. Kandym group includes six gas condensate fields. It is also planned to construct over 120 wells, gas compressor stations, points for collecting gas, terminals for loading liquid hydrocarbons and granulated brimstone, camp, electricity line, etc.

LUKOIL and a consortium headed by Hyundai Engineering (South Korea) signed a contract for procurement and construction of the Kandym Gas Processing Plant in Uzbekistan in February 2015. The contract cost is US$2.662 billion and envisages supply of equipment and construction of the complex.