Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In accordance with the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 9 January 2020 “On measures to implement the Investment Program of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020-2022”, Uzbekneftegaz is implementing the project "Modernization of the existing three units for the production of a propane-butane mixture (UPPBS-3 / 1,2,5) in the Shurtan Oil and Gas Production Department. The total cost of this project is US$49.0 million.

The project is aimed at the production of additional 61,000 tons of propane-butane mixture per year at the existing plants for the production of propane-butane mixture and, on the basis of this, meeting the growing demand for these products in the domestic market.

In order to provide this project with equipment and materials, 11 foreign contracts totaling US$19.7 million, as well as 28 local contracts totaling 43.38 billion soums, were concluded with manufacturing enterprises and their official representatives. Currently, funding has been provided for all foreign and local contracts.

As part of the import supplies of equipment, contracts were concluded with the Ukrainian Sumy NPO, Russian KMPO, NIPI NG PETON, Electrostandard-instrument, Swiss Endress + Hauser and other foreign manufacturers.

Currently, the preparation and delivery of equipment is underway. Several interchangeable internal parts of the compressor station turbine units, control and instrumentation equipment, low voltage electrical equipment, liquefied gas storage tanks, separators, laboratory equipment, and a turbine engine arrived at the compressor station.

To date, the General Contractor Muborakneftegazmontazh has completed 71.2% of the total volume of work. Construction and installation work is planned to be completed in November this year.