Thermal insulation (BOP) in Topolambo III Iberdrola combined cycle construction project in Mexico

Industrial Services in Alfran Mexico has been awarded the contract for the supply and assembly of thermal insulation in the Offshore Abkatun A-II platform. This platform is being built by Mcdermott International, a US multinational specialized in this type of project. The works are being carried out in his patio located in Altamira, Tamaulipas state (Gulf of Mexico area).

The Abkatun A-II platform

This platform replaces the old Abkatun Alfa. That one suffered an appalling fire in April 2015. Regarding Abkabun A-II, it is expected to have a daily production of 200.00 barrels. It will be located in the Abkatún-Pol-Chuc field, operated by Pemex, in the Campeche basin, between the states of Campeche and Tabasco, and about 132km northeast of the port of Dos Bocas.

The technical office of Mexico has been responsible for making the winning bid. In this proposal, we counted on the collaboration from the technical office in Alfran Spain.

To make this ambitious project a success, an execution plan has been made between the sales, technical office and operations areas.

More information: World Oil

Alfran has completed on time the fireproofing and insulation work for the MEG modular project, performed by the American company McDermott International. It’s a petrochemical plant being built in several McDermott yards around the world, where Alfran has applied the fireproofing of structures with epoxy material and the insulation of equipment and pipes, with thermal and acoustic insulation materials. Some innovative executions have been carried out, such as the application of insulation with perlite, acoustic insulation with vinyl, thermal barriers with Foamglass, Fibarroll and Chartek, among other unique applications.

Alfran has been congratulated by McDermott for his commitment and well-done work during the complicated phases of the project.