US Based Capstone Secures Oman Flare Gas Project Deal

Los Angeles based manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, Capstone Turbine Corporation, has received an order for a C200 microturbine to power an oil production station in Muscat, Oman.

Pipe Line Supply Company, Capstone's distributor for Oman and Qatar, secured the order which is expected to be commissioned in August 2016, the company said in a statement Friday.

The C200 microturbine will be installed in an associated gas recovery application to utilise onsite fuel that would otherwise be flared off. The 200kW microturbine will utilise the associated gas to power onsite oil and gas equipment, helping to increase oil production year-over-year. In addition to the microturbine, Capstone will supply the fuel gas treatment and compression system in cooperation with Compex, a division of BPC Engineering.

"Oil and gas operators are realising the many benefits of utilizing associated gas for power generation in a region that is otherwise dependent on diesel," said Jim Crouse, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Capstone. "Orders like these allow us to further showcase Capstone's industry-leading technology as the industry works to reduce the amount of flare gas globally.”