Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekneftegaz is working together with companies with world experience. Including cooperation with the American company Honeywell UOP. The technologies developed by the company are used at the enterprises of the oil and gas industry, subordinated to Uzbekneftegaz.

The visit of Honeywell UOP specialists was dedicated to the company’s new technological solutions for the implementation of advanced technologies in gas cleaning systems in the Shurtan oil and gas production department and the Shurtan gas chemical complex.

Environmental requirements and improvement of the quality of processed gas raw materials at the Shurtan gas chemical complex contribute to the improvement of existing technologies. This issue is relevant not only from an environmental point of view, but also from the point of view of establishing technologically safe production.

Honeywell UOP specialists familiarized themselves with Separex ™ licensed technology for gas cleaning at production sites and in management.

This technology consists of a membrane system that allows for deep purification of acid gases from natural gas. It was noted that Separex ™ technology has been used commercially for over 30 years and membrane systems can be formed and individually adapted depending on the composition of the natural gas and operating conditions.

With the use of Separex membranes, it is possible to send an additional volume of natural gas feedstock to the purification of a gas treatment plant with amines with a decrease in the concentration of significantly acidic gases by capturing gases such as SO2, H2S from the composition of natural gas and to obtain the possibility of ethane gas for the polymerization process. As a result, it will be possible to produce additional polyethylene granules and sell products to meet the needs of the domestic and foreign markets.

During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the current state of technological installations, as well as on positions that can be included in the reconstruction and modernization. An agreement was reached to study the technical condition of the plant’s facilities and consider preliminary project concepts based on the composition of natural gas.

This will allow in the future to introduce modern highly efficient technologies for natural gas purification and ensure uninterrupted operation of the installations.