Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In accordance with the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 9 January 2020 No. PP-4563 “On measures to implement the Investment Program of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020-2022”, Uzbekneftegaz carries out several works.

In particular, the Shurtan Oil and Gas Production Department is implementing an investment project to upgrade three plants (UPPBS-3 / 1,2,5) for the production of propane-butane mixture worth US$49 million.

The project aims to increase production at three plants for the production of a propane-butane mixture of liquefied natural gas by an additional 61.0 thousand tons per year and to ensure growing demand among the republican consumers for this type of fuel.

To implement the project, 8 foreign contracts were concluded in the amount of US$19.32 million for the purchase of imported technological equipment manufactured at the factories of PJSC Sumy MNPO (Ukraine), KMPO JSC (Russia), NIPI NG PETON LLC (Russia), “Endress + Hauser” (Switzerland), “Elektrostandart-pribor” (Russia) and others.

The members of the Working Group, headed by the Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz, studied the state of preparation and delivery of equipment within the framework of this investment project.

Tasks were identified for several variable internal parts of the compressor station, such as several interchangeable internal parts, control valves and measurement automation, low-voltage electrical equipment, liquefied gas storage tanks, separators, and laboratory equipment.

During the visit of Chairman of the Board Mehriddin Abdullayev and members of the working group to the Shurtan oil and gas production department, the head of the general contractor, Muborakneftegazmontaj, received a strict warning due to the fact that only 20% of the project has been completed so far, and construction and installation works are being delayed for no reason.

In this regard, the head of Mubarakneftegazmontaj was instructed to complete construction work on the sites of the gas-loading unit No. 10, air cooler No. 1 / 2,4,5,6, the liquefied gas park, and the cable overpass with a volume of 8700 cubic meters by July 1 of this year. sand and gravel.