Emdad receives ADCO Contract.

Tespec L.L.C. is a United Arab Emirates company based in Abu Dhabi, with shareholders being Transfield Services (International) Pty. Limited and Emdad L.L.C.. Emdad has won a contract with Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) for five years to provide an Oil Based Mud (OBM) recovery processing plant. The OBM plant processes the waste mud produced from oil and gas well drilling operations and treats the “cuttings” as they are known to remove the diesel and waste using a heat and centrifuge process.

Tespec has been awarded the contract with Emdad to operate and maintain the OBM treatment plant in Abu Dhabi for five years from Jan 2007 To Jan 2012, including a 6 month transition period. During this transition the new Brandt-Varco plant will be installed on the site. Below is a photo of the same plant operating in Bolivia. The client; Abu Dhabi On Shore Oil Company (ADCO) have very stringent HSE requirements to ensure that the plant operates to a very high standard. The plant produces waste oil which can be sold for use in heating plants and of course treated sand which is highly compactable and used as a base for new roads and under building foundations. Who said you could not sell sand in the desert?

This new contract allows Tespec to establish a more prominent presence right in the oilfields and facilitate leverage for other works in the area using the OBM facilities and staff accommodation. The size of the OBM facility also allows for expansion of workshops and yards to accommodate other major projects such as shutdowns for Tespec and Intergulf. The 30 plus staff that Tespec intend to take over from the outgoing contractor are all experienced in the operation of the facility. We will be conducting intensive training in the transition period to establish our own high HSE standards and comply with the ADCO stringent requirements for the overall operations.

The accommodation area of the plant is unusual in that it has a significant green area which will be watered from the waste water we produce. This gives the site a green look in the middle of a barren landscape making life a little better for those who have to endure the 50 degree Celsius days and the ever present sand for months on end. Even the main roads have fences to keep the wild camels from causing accidents on the high speed roads that crisscross the area. At night the oilfields have a garish look lit by the flares from the pressure release equipment required for the safe operation of the oil and gas fields.