Aco Marine has signed a contract to supply a bespoke version of its new Clarimar MF wastewater treatment plant to[ds_preview] the CFT 623 wellhead platform under construction for Dubai’s Dragon Oil. The specially adapted Clarimar MF-2 has capacity to treat 3.5m3 of black and grey wastewater a day and features a sludge tank for liquid discharges from drilling operations. Due to the platform’s location, the end-user required a system proven to meet the stringent environmental regulations governing oil and gas production in the ecologically sensitive Caspian Sea.
Aco Marine’s system, type-approved by Bureau Veritas according to new IMO MEPC 227 (64) requirements, incorporates a unique »Bio-Sword« filtration technology capable of replacing the settling and chlorination stages found in more traditional biological wastewater treatment systems. According to the company, the Bio-Sword allows the system to operate in environments with bio-mass concentrations up to four times greater than conventional plants, reducing activation tank volume, system footprint and maintenance requirements. The system Aco Marine supplies since September 2015 has double piping and system componentry, and is manufactured from durable PPFR composite which, unlike coated black steel, is light weight and completely resistant to corrosion. In February 2014, Dragon Oil awarded a contract for the engineering, construction, and installation of the Dzheitune (Lam) E wellhead and production platform and associated pipelines. Detailed engineering and fabrication is underway with the platform due for completion in 2016.
