Beke, Oil Sand Field, Mangystau Region, Republic of Kazakhstan

Project description:

The oil sand field was known since the ninetieth century and detailed explored in the 1970ies. From this time on oil sand was mined in small scale close to the surface in a small open pit. Until 1991 further exploration was done. The client wants to exploit the oil sand for commercial use. HPC was contracted with several consulting and engineering tasks like mine plan, a Feasibility Study for the oil sand treatment as part of a Bankable Feasibility.

Reason:

development project, mine plan
Bankable Feasibility Study

Services:

Project Management of several international companies during exploration
Feasibility Study for mining
developing of a 3D-deposit model
calculation of resources based on JORC code
calculation of use- and mineable reserves
mine plan including recommendations regarding equipment and technology
Feasibility Study for oil sand treatment with the target to get qualified products for road construction
Environmental Impact Assessment
Due Diligence, financial and economical assessment
preliminary planning regarding national and international laws
Bankable Feasibility Study

Advantages:

comprehensive planning services considering all relevant national and international (World Bank) standards from one consulter

Additional project data:

about 10 million t of bitumen
Licence area 10 km²
about 300 million m³ excavated material
500.000 tons of bitumen p. a.

At a glance:

Client:

FIDE Ltd.

Project value:

vertraulich

Project duration:

2007 – 2011

Images:

Luftaufnahme der Ölsandfelder in der Mangystau-Region, Kasachistan, mit Blick auf Förderanlagen und Umgebung.

Luftaufnahme des Beke Oil Sand Field in der Mangystau-Region, zeigt Ölsandvorkommen und umliegende Landschaft.

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