Aggreko Fuels Mexican Gas Facility.NEW IBERIA New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing, and its manufactures include oil- and gas-drilling equipment, fabricated steel, , La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999--Aggreko, the world leader in temporary utility rental services, recently responded to an urgent call for a 5 MW temporary power system in Campeche, Mexico. Pemex, the government owned conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. oil industry, contracted Aggreko, through Solar Turbines, to provide two separate temporary power stations, a 2.5 MW and a 2 MW system, for their gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by facility in Atasta, Campeche, Mexico. Temporary power was required for the facility to maintain continuous production while a switchgear The term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit breakers used to isolate electrical equipment. change-out took place. With gasoline being at a premium in Mexico and the many countries of export, Pemex made a well thought out decision to go with the rental power systems by Aggreko, a registered Preferred Pemex supplier. The only other option would have been for the facility to have been unoperational for nearly two weeks, which with current economic conditions would have been a more costly decision. "That's what we are about.....providing practical innovative solutions for our customers in Mexico," states Mexico Depot Manager, Ricardo Maiselson. "We have taken what we have learned about the petroleum industry worldwide and are now using it in Mexico. Being a newly approved Pemex preferred vendor gave us an opportunity to prove ourselves not only to Pemex, but to other contractors from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Mexico." From the initial setup phase the project faced a major obstacle. As US and Mexican technicians installed the operation, Hurricane Mitch Hurricane Mitch was one of the deadliest and most powerful hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 km/h). The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic loomed off of the coast causing far from ideal weather conditions. Although the hurricane did not target Campeche with a direct hit, torrential rainfall and high winds plagued the area for the duration of the installation. The two complete power systems consist of a myriad of power related equipment including 5 x 1250 kW silenced generators (2.5 MW are at 4160 volts), 4 x 5000 gallon fuel tanks, 1 x 5 MW reactive/resistive load bank and two containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. , utility grade transformers (a 2.5 MW and a 5.0 MW). "The high expectations of performance and efficiency we expected from Aggreko were met exceedingly ex·ceed·ing·ly adv. To an advanced or unusual degree; extremely. exceedingly Adverb very; extremely Adv. 1. ," states Ing. Rafael A. Ruiz Carmona, Pemex Maintenance Coordinator Dynamic Eq. "The equipment and personnel satisfied every demand this project required." Aggreko takes great pride in their ability to respond quickly to emergency situations throughout the world, with cost-effective, creative solutions to temporary utility problems. More information http://www.aggreko.com |
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