Occidental Petroleum Corporation – PS1Q Accommodation HVAC Survey

Background

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a Houston-based oil and gas exploration Company with operations in the United States, the Middle East, North Africa and South America.

Occidental is the second largest oil producer offshore Qatar.

Requirement

Oxy required a company with oil & gas HVAC expertise to undertake a FEED study on a platform off Qatar. The current HVAC system was outdated and had been performing poorly for some time.
This FEED and detailed estimate was required urgently to enable a capital project to be approved so to improving living conditions on the platform.

Response

Haden Freeman along with its sister company, HFL Building Solutions, carried out the offshore survey and produced the detailed FEED study and costings from its Doha office.

Result

Haden Freeman completed the survey ahead of schedule and produced a report detailing modifications required to modify/replace the systems.
Oxy was able to create a capital project to replace the existing platform HVAC system and to improve living conditions for the platform personnel.