In order to complete the effective role of GASCO and according to the distinguished results achieved by the company in operating the Western Desert Gas Complex (WDGC), the management and operation of the Amerya LPG Recovery plant was entrusted to GASCO in July 2000.
Amerya LPG plant is located in Merghem area, west of Alexandria. The plant role is to recover LPG and Condensate from the Western Deseret field gases. Feed gases reach the plant from the following gas fields: –
- Bed 2&3, Neag & Sheba and Karem& Alasil (Badr El-Dein Petroleum Company)
- South El-Dabah (South El-Dabah Company)
- Abu-Sannan and Petro Sannan (General Petroleum Company)
In 2010, a new NGLs recovery unit as a part of maximization was started up to recover C2+ that transported to WDGC through integration line 12″ & 12 km.
LPG Recovery plant produces;
- LPG: to support the local market of this strategic product and reduce the imported quantities.
- Condensate: is supplied to refineries plants to raise the quality of crude oil and produce petroleum products of high economic value.
C2+: To feed the fractionation train in the WDGC to produce C2/C3, Commercial Propane, LPG and Condensate.