Upstream Oil Gas Brochure

UPSTREAMFuture solutions for today’s challenges

It also requires innovation and creativity, and the passion todeliver. We have these attributes, combined with a proven trackrecord of upstream project delivery.

The upstream sector is a strategically important sector for us atFoster Wheeler and we’ve invested in acquisitions and in recruitinghighly qualified specialists, especially for offshore, to furtherenhance our offering to our clients.

From concept to commissioning, operations to abandonment,we add value:

• Strategic thinking• Expertise in industry applications• Innovative designs• World-class HSE performance • Project execution you can trust

Onshore and offshore, oil and gasproducers face increasingly complexchallenges in the exploration anddevelopment of energy resources.Successful execution must considermany variables: safety, technical,financial, environmental, regulatory,logistical and cultural, to list just a few.

FUTURESOLUTIONS

We deliver the right solutionsby listening and responding toyour needs.

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WHY FOSTER WHEELERUPSTREAM?Our professional and talented engineers are creative, flexible, committedand are able to think like an operator to develop innovative solutions totoday’s upstream challenges. As a global EPC contractor, we can successfullyimplement the selected design. In fact our experts are involved in projectsfrom concept to commissioning.

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We play a key role in helping independent,international and national oil and gas companiesrealize their objectives.

Our EPC track record and experience means that aswell as being technically innovative, our concepts areconstructible and practical, with cost estimates basedon real as-built data.

Whether it’s handling challenging-to-developreserves in deepwater, subsea and Arctic ‘frontier’areas, difficult reserves of heavy oil, oil sands orstranded gas, or facility upgrades for existing‘brownfield’ locations, we offer real added value.

“Our goal is to deliver high qualitysolutions – the best advertisement for thenext project is a previous job done well!”

Upstream, midstream and downstream, we add valueto all phases of your project investment; a one-stop-shop for the development of your assets.

And with an array of safety performance awards, ofwhich we are very proud, you can be confident thatyour project is in safe hands with Foster Wheeler.

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A FULLSERVICE From conceptto commissioningand beyond• Field development planning

• Feasibility studies

• Owner’s engineer

• Regulatory support & due diligence

• Conceptual design & pre-FEED

• FEED

• Project management

• Detailed engineering

• Procurement

• Installation management

• Construction management

• Commissioning

• Integrity management

• Abandonment

• Ongoing support through

alliances & service agreements

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Project developmentWith our extensive knowledge of global finance markets,all forms of financing, major export credit agencies, andglobal project execution, we can provide assistance withyour project development.

Front-end excellenceCritical to success is defining the right project and thengiving your project the right start. We provide objectiveassistance with technology evaluation and selection,coupled with high-quality conceptual and feasibilitystudies, pre-FEED and FEED packages. We apply valueimprovement practices during the early phases of aproject, where they deliver the greatest cost benefit.

Project managementWe have a reputation for providing world-class projectmanagement, as an integral part of our execution of anyphase of a project, or working with our clients as theirproject management consultant.

EngineeringWe deliver a quality product with engineering experts whodesign with a focus on safety, cost, constructability andoperability. We think it’s important that engineers follow

the project through to site and take an active role inconstruction and commissioning, to ensure smooth start-up and operations.

ProcurementWith our global network of procurement centers and ourlocal knowledge, supported by global e-procurement, wehave the expertise, negotiating power and flexibility tomatch the supply of materials and services to your cost,schedule, quality, local content and export credit needs.

ConstructionWe have a focus on construction, commissioning andoperability from the very start of our projects. Ourconstruction management personnel are highlyexperienced and work to the same world-class standardswherever they are in the world.

InstallationWe can manage or support the installation process,including evaluation, selection and management offabrication, construction and installation contractors forfacilities including structures, floating vessels, subseasystem and pipelines.

Delivering our service locallyWith a global network of execution centers, we can offera wide range of execution options to suit your project. Butit doesn’t stop there. We are developing our own newoperations centers to deliver the Foster Wheeler servicelocally to more of our clients. Sometimes, it makes sensefor us to work with a regional or local partner – we havea long list of successful projects where we have done justthat, through partnerships or joint ventures.

We have been at the forefront of developing new sourcesof equipment and material supply, helping local suppliersto develop the systems and quality processes that ourclients demand.

We have also played a key role in developing local skillsand expertise, ranging from sharing international projectmanagement best practice with our client’s personnel inIraq, to training a local workforce, comprised primarily ofsubsistence farmers, on safe construction techniques inMozambique.

So, whether you want your project engineered locally, orwhether you have challenging targets for local materialand equipment supply and use of local labor, we havethe experience and flexibility to meet your objectives.

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Foster Wheeler has played a key role inthe onshore and offshore upstream oiland gas industry for decades.

We pioneered crude oil stabilization inIraq in the 1930s. Since then, we’vesuccessfully delivered oil and gasprojects around the world, in theMiddle East, Africa, North Sea, Asia,the Americas, Australia and the FSU,including some of the world’s largestoil and gas field and gas processingdevelopments.

AN INDUSTRYLEADER

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We have a reputation for delivering very high qualityconceptual and feasibility studies, FEEDs, EPC andproject management.

Wellhead to Consumer

Our proven project management skills and quality technical designs, in both large and small EPC projects, mean thatyou can be confident in your selection of Foster Wheeler Upstream.

The scale of some of the projects in which we are involved is truly breathtaking. Developing, managing, engineering,integrating and building large, complex projects in remote locations is one of our key core skills. Let us help youmanage the risk of your large, strategic investments to deliver project success.

A Total Solution

Onshore and offshore• Field development planning• Conventional

- Gathering systems- Process plants and facilities- Pipeline and riser systems- Terminals- Storage (above/below ground)

• Unconventional- Oil sands- Heavy oils- Arctic- Acid gas- Coal-bed methane- Shale gas

• Shallow water• Deepwater• Subsea mechanical systems

• Subsea field architecture• Flow assurance• Downhole technology• Pipelines, flowlines & tiebacks• Jackets/structures• Topsides• FPSOs• Floating facilities• Marine & seismic zone engineering• SPMs• Wellhead production• Gas/oil separation• NGL/LPG extraction• Compression• Gas conditioning• Integrated SIS/BCS/SCADA & security systems

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Pipeline engineeringParticularly offshore, operators face unprecedentedchallenges as the industry moves into deep and ultra-deep water, with harsh conditions, regulatory andenvironmental pressures, and project execution issues. Inthese new frontiers, you need an entirely new level ofengineering expertise to deliver cost-effective solutions.

Our capability includes buckle arrestors, corrosion, routeselection, instability, vortex-induced vibration andengineering critical assessments for infield flowlines,export pipelines, trunk lines, chemicals/water/gasinjection lines, and specialty lines, including pipe-in-pipe,LNG and LPG.

MEETING THECHALLENGEThe oil and gas industry continues to face new challenges in the search anddevelopment of new production.

Foster Wheeler Upstream seeks to find the right balance of all factors thathave an impact on a field’s development and reduce CAPEX and OPEX costswhile maintaining a realistic development schedule and producing safe andenvironmentally acceptable solutions.

This ability is underpinned by our knowledge of technology and itsapplication, our global reach and the experience of our staff.

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Subsea engineeringOur subsea engineering team has expertise from reservoirto production interface, and in-depth knowledge ofsubsea equipment, control systems and umbilicals, subseaboosting and processing, raw water injection, ROVinterfacing and installation, and development andoperation of HIPPS subsea and other technologies.

Our systematic approach to subsea field development is supported by an expertise in flow assurance that uses a combination of state-of-the-art simulation software and field experience to deliver workable and practicalsolutions. Our experience includes reservoir andproduction fluid characterization, steady-state andtransient analyses, heat transfer FEM, slugging analysis,pigging studies, chemical injection studies andcommissioning and operating philosophy development.

We have developed a unique design tool to facilitate thedesign of subsea plate mudmats. Our design programme,which includes automation and built-in intelligence,significantly improves the engineering efficiency andreduces the potential for human error in mudmat design.

Acid gasIncreasing energy costs and growing demand for naturalgas have driven the development of sour gas fieldsaround the world. Acid gas composition in these reservescan be very high, emission regulations are getting tighterand there is increasing requirement to achieve higherlevels of sulfur removal and recovery.

We understand the many treatment processes availableand can help guide you through the key parameters such as composition, pressure, temperature, impuritiesand final product specifications to find a solutionthat can meet economic, reliability, versatility andenvironmental considerations.

Coal-bed methaneOur experience in coal-bed methane projects includesworking with client sub-surface teams to jointly developan optimized field development plan that minimizessurface facility cost while giving good operationalflexibility and recovery.

We recognize the challenges in designing gatheringsystems with the typically low wellhead flowing pressuresfrom coal-bed methane reservoirs and our models havebeen validated against actual brownfield hydraulic dataand confirmed by third party review.

We are also experienced in the injection of coal-bedmethane gas into conventional natural gas reservoirs for storage, and in the removal of heavy hydrocarboncontaminants from the residual natural gas. Our designexperience also extends to further processing of the coal-bed methane into LNG.

Shale gasShale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas and is expected to expandworldwide energy supply significantly. Our experienceincludes conceptual and detailed engineering andconstruction management services, incorporating phase separation, compression, dehydration, H2S andCO2 removal, tankage and metering. Our experiencein gas monetization options such as GTL and LNG is extensive.

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Our DeepwaterExperience

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Pipeline vs tankerStudy comparing tanker versus subsea pipeline transportationoptions to deliver crude from an offshore oilfield to anonshore refinery. We considered alternative subsea pipelineroutes and shore approaches. Shipping logistics havebeen analyzed to determine optimum tanker size and storage volumes.

LPG plant revampWe have completed a study analyzing options for process plant configurations for a gas plant revamp to accommodate a 75% increase in associated gasthroughput. The study included licensor evaluation andselection for the LPG recovery plant and determined theoptimum LPG recovery levels and existing plant utilization.

Deepwater offshore BrazilOur conceptual engineering of fast-track developmentschemes for heavy oil in deepwater included preliminary fielddevelopment plans for deep water discoveries, and outlinedevelopment concepts for deepwater leads and prospects, allbased on subsea completions, FPSOs, spars and TLPs.

Deepwater, South AmericaAnalysis of the design of FPSO topsides for a deepwater fielddevelopment, working with the client to identify the potentialof a current FPSO design, including analyzing processperformance, identifying bottlenecks and evaluating thecapability of the facility to handle alternative field fluids.

Blow-down systems in EuropeEPC contract from GASSCO AS for the implementation ofthe blow-down system modification at its Zeebrugge terminal,Belgium, and concept development, pre-engineering and EPservices for the blow-down system modifications at itsDunkerque terminal in France, following successful completionof the study phase.

Santos’ GLNG® upstream project, AustraliaFEED for the extraction, collection, compression andtransportation of coal-seam gas from fields in CentralQueensland to a transmission pipeline and to a plannedonshore LNG facility. Associated infrastructure and services,including power generation and water treatment facilities. We also completed a FEED for the planned CSG-LNG facility.

Deepwater pipelines in AngolaDetailed design for 17 subsea flowlines, plus PLETs, jumpersand umbilical systems for the second phase of a majordevelopment in offshore Angola, in 400 meters of water.

Deepwater pipelinesDesign, installation engineering, pre-commissioning andcommissioning for one of the deepest offshore pipelines in theGulf of Mexico, at a water depth in excess of 2500 meters.

Deepwater pipelines & topside engineeringDesign and installation engineering for a 34-mile oil and gaspipeline serving a floating production system in the Gulf ofMexico, in water depth in excess of 2000 meters.

Subsea pipelinesDetailed engineering and design of export gas pipeline, in-lineSLEDs, PLET, and associated jumpers for pipeline developmentin 1200 meters of water in the Gulf of Mexico.

Early production facilitiesPre-FEED and FEED for ENI/Repsol YPF JV for earlyproduction facilities at the Perla field in the Gulf of Venezuela.Includes offshore structures, trees, controls, offshoreprocessing, flowlines and pipelines, shore approach, utilitiesand tie-ins.

Pipeline system debottleneckingPre-FEED and FEED to define the debottlenecking of theForties Pipeline System crude degasification facilities for BPat the Kinneil Terminal in Scotland, and pre-FEED for therefrigerated LPG chiller upgrade.

A GLOBAL TRACK RECORD

Oil terminal expansion, IraqBasic engineering and project management consultancy forthe expansion of South Oil Company’s Al-Basrah OilTerminal, which is a vital export route for Iraqi crude. Theexpansion includes two 48-inch pipelines, three single-pointmoorings and an offshore control manifold and meteringplatform with the aim of increasing export capacity to 4.5 million bpd.

Ugandan oilfieldFeasibility study for the Ugandan Government, assessingoptions for the development of an oilfield, including crudetransportation, and an evaluation of the relative economics of developing a new 150,000 bpd refinery versus alternativeoptions, including pipelines, for exporting the crude oil.

Field development in AlgeriaBasis of design, development of technical data, specificationsand requisitions, and detailed cost estimate in order to definethe EPC scope of work for the In Salah Gas Southern FieldsDevelopment, the largest dry gas joint-venture development inAlgeria, involving the development of seven proven gas fieldsin the southern Sahara.

Integrated onshore and offshoreConceptual and basic engineering for the offshore andonshore facilities for a gas field located 100km offshore in the Middle East. Facilities included three offshore platforms,single-point mooring and wet sour gas pipelines, and risersfrom the offshore platforms to the onshore gas terminal.

Gathering and production facilitiesFlow modeling and FEED for multi-phase production handlingfrom large-scale drilling progressive programs, for natural gasshale plays throughout the USA and for two heavy oildevelopments in Venezuela. Defined the drilling and P&Aprogram for each to accommodate consistent target levels of production.

Challenging environmentsOur three-year involvement from concept through to EPCevaluation for a greenfield development comprising well sites,gathering network, in-field transfer lines, treatment andprocessing facilities and oil and gas export pipelines, involvedmany challenges. The field, in degraded marshland, hadsignificant problems of unexploded ordnance, seasonalflooding, weak and saliferous soils, and lack of roads andother infrastructure.

Underground salt cavern, rock & depletedreservoir storageComprehensive EPCm services for multiple facilitiesthroughout the USA providing multi-cycle injection anddelivery storage of natural gas, NGLs and refined liquid fuels.Governmental EPCm assistance services with crude oil storageand delivery.

Natural gas field enhanced recoveryEPCm services for multiple tertiary recovery facilities throughthe USA, involving water and CO2. Services included providing field system compression at numerous locations,centrifugal compressors and systems to significantly enhancerecovery, and providing boost to main facility primaryreciprocating movers.

Sour field redevelopmentRedevelopment of a large onshore sour field with multipleinstallations. Studies and pre-FEED for a 400,000 bpd facility.

Enbridge deepwater pipelinesDetail design for the deepwater Walker Ridge GatheringSystem export gas pipelines and the deepwater Big Footexport oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Manifa Arabian heavy crude programThis is one of the most significant and important projects for Saudi Aramco, adding 900,000 bpd of crude oil toSaudi Aramco’s production. We executed the FEED for thecentral processing facility and the Khursaniyah expansion.

Offshore NigeriaIn a JV with NETCO of Nigeria, we undertook further designengineering for the massive Tubu and Madu offshore oilfielddevelopments and also worked on the Olokola Gas SupplyProject, both for Chevron Nigeria Ltd.

Offshore super-complexes in the UAEThe Khuff Gas development for ADMA-OPCO in the UAEcomprises two major offshore super-complexes for which wewere the project manager. The new facilities included a newgas gathering network, two new gas-processing platforms and modifications to 15 existing platforms. We were the PMC contractor.

Arctic modularizationWe have completed several modularization studies, includingoptimum configurations for pre-assemblies in order tominimize site construction work for the Arctic environment. We addressed process, layout, procurement and constructionstrategies together with cost, schedule and risk assessment.

Acid gas managementOur expertise covers the evaluation and design of state-of-the-art options for safely handling large volumes of highlysour gas and product acid gas. We have experience rangingfrom world-scale acid gas removal, enrichment, and sulfurrecovery and handling facilities, to a detailed techno-economic study for potentially the world’s largest-ever acid gas injection facility, handling 40% acid gas.

Environmental enhancementThe objective of ADCO for the Sahil, Asab and Shah oilfield development in the UAE was not only to increaseproduction, but also to enhance the environmentalperformance of the fields and to provide adequate facilitiesfor their operations. We completed the FEED for thischallenging project.

Marginal fields in Asia PacificWe have been looking at the potential to convert tradingtankers to FPSOs to exploit marginal fields. A modularizedpre-fabricated design will enable rapid installation and hook-up of modules on the selected hull.

Supporting ADCO in Abu DhabiProject management consultancy for three strategic projects:Bida Al Qemzan oilfield development, Bab field expansionand Qusahwira field development.

Khurais - Saudi Arabia’s largest ever crudeincrement programWe completed the FEED for the whole development and, inJV, are the EPC contractor for the central processing facility.

Extending North Sea platform lifeWe worked with Aibel AS on modifications to extend the life of existing platforms in the Norwegian North Sea forConocoPhillips, providing FEED, engineering, managementand supply chain management services.

Novel Caribbean FLNGFeasibility study for Centrica Resources for a floating LNGfacility, developing and optimizing the configuration of thesubsea gas-gathering network, mooring system, risers, turretand the hull, liquefaction topsides, and storage and offloading facilities.

A GLOBAL TRACK RECORD

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FEED framework agreementFEED services to support the development of Statoil’s Kårstøoil and gas processing plant in Norway – the third largest LPGexport facility in the world.

Onshore gas plant, UKWe were the EPC contractor for Shell’s Goldeneye onshoregas processing facility, part of an innovative developmentconcept. A modular construction approach was adopted asthe new plant was built on a live operating facility.

Deepwater gas-to-powerWe executed the EPC, commissioning, maintenance, trainingand initial operations for Shell’s two-train plant producing900 mmscfd sales quality gas, part of its trailblazing gas-to-power project in the Philippines.

‘Made in Africa’ Feasibility study, FEED and EPC contractor for the upgrade ofthe natural gas pipeline which runs from the Temane gas fieldin Mozambique to Secunda in South Africa. We played asignificant role in the Temane field development, the firstmajor upstream development in Mozambique, serving as theFEED and EPC contractor for the Temane wellsites, flowlinesand the new central gas processing facility.

Floating LNG terminalProject management consultant for a new floating LNGreceiving terminal in Indonesia for PGN.

Marine terminal in ThailandFEED and project management contractor for a new marineterminal and associated facilities for PTT in Map Ta Phut.

Monetizing shale gasFeasibility study for a planned GTL facility in Canada,converting shale gas to GTL, naphtha, diesel and LPG, onbehalf of the Sasol/Talisman Energy partnership.

Karan gas fieldFEED and program management services contractor forSaudi Aramco’s Karan onshore gas processing facilities atKhursaniyah. The onshore gas processing facilities will process1.8 bscfd of gas from the Karan offshore gas field.

Offshore field development and LNGWe developed a technical definition and cost estimate for an integrated offshore field development and onshore LNGplant. The study also included a review of existing localinfrastructure and any required upgrades.

CO2 solution in Norwegian SeaConcept study and FEED associated with CO2/amineabsorption at the Åsgard B offshore production facilities for Statoil.

Heavy oil field development in VenezuelaWe worked on the Lasmo Dacion development, includingincreasing 18˚ API oil production from 30,000 b/d to120,000 b/d, heavy oil and water separation, gas separation,dehydration and compression, wellpads, manifolds, flowlinesand pipelines.

Cameroon LNGPre-FEED for an onshore LNG plant and offshore gasgathering infrastructure for GDF SUEZ and SNH.

Finding the right solution for ZADCOAvailability and reliability study for the expansion of theZirkum oil processing facilities in Abu Dhabi.

LPG expansion in BahrainFeasibility study and techno-economic evaluation for themodification and expansion of the BANAGAS LPG facilities to allow the plant to increase gas throughput.

Images (top left & second right): Courtesy of ADMA-OPCOFront cover: Courtesy of Øyvind Hagen/Statoil

ADCOADMA-OPCOADNOCAibelApacheBANAGASBAPCOBPCentricaChevronConocoPhillipsEnbridgeENIExxonMobilGASCOGASSCO

GDF SuezONGCPdVSAPETRONASPTTRepsolSantosSasolSaudi AramcoShellSouth Oil CompanyStatoilTalismanTNK-BPZADCO

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A truly global list of clients with whom we have worked: