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. Important for the project was also the execution of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.

Reason:

development project, mine plan
planning of an oil sand refinery
Bankable Feasibility Study

Services:

Project Management of international companies
developing of the scoping study for the EIA, both for the mine as for the treatment facility
public consultation
interviews
sampling of water, soil, dust, air
measuring dust, noise
developing of the ESIAS
calculation of mitigation costs

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 material excavated
bitumen sand treatment
500.000 tons bitumen p. a.

At a glance:

Client:

FIDE Ltd.

Project value:

confidential

Project duration:

2007 – 2011

Images:

Blick auf den Beke Ölsandfeld in der Mangystau-Region, Kasachistan, mit Anzeichen von industrieller Aktivität.

Ölfeldansicht in der Region Mangystau, Kasachistan, mit Bohranlagen und Landschaft.

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