Mustang’s MSA in Colombia
Ecopetrol S.A. has awarded Wood Group’s Mustang a two-year master service agreement (MSA) to provide pipeline engineering expertise and related services in order to optimize engineering design and maximize operating efficiencies, with the goal of increasing Colombia’s oil and gas production transmission capacity and safety. Initial efforts will focus on transportation of crude oil from producing fields throughout Colombia to refineries and terminals in country.
Mustang will provide integrated engineering services which include hydraulic system modeling, project management, procurement, environmental permitting, GIS, survey, drafting and construction management/inspection support.
Additional efforts focus on infrastructure development to support existing petrochemical operations and upgrade of pipeline systems to enhance leak detection for increased environmental protection and security. The agreement includes an optional two-year extension and was awarded based on Mustang’s full service, complete capabilities utilizing in-house resources and solid reputation in both greenfield and brownfield pipeline and facilities experience.
“Mustang is very fortunate to be selected by Ecopetrol to assist them in doubling their system crude oil throughput. It shows that they have a great deal of confidence in our ability to not just design, but effectively manage and engineer solutions to their enviable problem while protecting the environment”, said K.C. Yost, Mustang’s director of pipeline engineering.
Mustang previously assisted Ecopetrol in developing value improving practices programs that have been implemented on numerous projects in Colombia. Mustang is also providing conceptual engineering services to Ecopetrol for its downstream petrochemical operations.
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