DESCON Engineering
Private | |
Industry | Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing & EPC |
Founded | 1977 |
Headquarters | Lahore Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan, UAE, KSA, Qatar & Kuwait |
Key people |
Dr. Salman Zakaria (CEO) Abdul Razaq Dawood (Chairman) |
Products | Boilers, HRSGs, Skids, Pressure Vessels, etc. |
Services | Engineering, construction and EPC for onshore projects |
Number of employees | 30,000 (2010) |
Slogan | Excellence in Engineering |
Website | www.descon.com |
DESCON Engineering is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. DESCON Engineering [1] was established in 1977. It started out as a plant construction and services company. Since then it has developed itself into a muti-discipline engineering services company serving a wide range of industries like fertilizers, chemicals, power, cement, textile and manufacturing within Pakistan as well as in GCC countries.
Following a policy of diversification the Descon group now has interests in chemical and power sector as well but Descon Engineering remains the flagship company for the group.
Businesses
The Engineering Business comprises following establishments:
- Descon Engineering Limited
- Descon Engineering Abu Dhabi
- Descon Engineering Qatar LLC
- Descon Engineering Kuwait
- Descon Engineering FZE Hamriyah Sharjah
- Olayan Descon Industrial/Engineering Company, Saudi Arabia
- Descon Integrated Projects Pvt Limited
- Presson Descon International Limited
The Chemicals Business comprises following establishments:
- Descon Chemicals Pvt Limited
- Descon Oxychem Limited
- Descon Corporation Pvt Limited
- Nimir Resins Limited
The Power Business comprises following establishments:
- Rousch Power Pakistan Limited
- Altern Energy Limited
- Descon Power Solutions Pvt Limited
History
Brief history of Descon is as below:
- 1977 - Company established[2]
- 1978 - Acquired the Pak-Arab Fertilizer Project in Pakistan[3]
- 1980 - Olayan-Descon formed - a JV with Olayan Group of Saudi Arabia [4]
- 1981 - Acquired the first major project of NRL Lube Oil Refinery [5]
- 1982 - Descon Manufacturing Works commissioned
- 1982 - Office established in Abu Dhabi
- 1983 - Acquired the first Gas Field project - an LPG Plant at Pakistan Oil Fields Limited [6]
- 1984 - First project in cement sector acquired [7]
- 1992 - Engro Fertilizer Relocation project acquired
- 1999 - First Contract in Qatar acquired
- 2000 - EPC Contract for Mirani Dam acquired [8]
- 2000 - JGC-Descon formed, a JV with JGC Corporation of Japan (JV company remained effective till early 2010)
- 2001 - Fabrication shop established in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi
- 2001 - Presson Descon International(PDIL) formed - a JV with Presson(Enerflex) of Canada
- 2002 - Descon Engineering Qatar LLC established
- 2002 - Yanbu Workshop Commissioned [9]
- 2005 - Hamriyah Manufacturing Works, Sharjah, commissioned
- 2006 - Ghayathi Shop established in Abu Dhabi
- 2006 - Rousch Power Plant and Altern Energy acquired by Descon [10][11]
- 2007 - Karachi Manufacturing Works commissioned
- 2007 - First major EPC contract in UAE acquired from Fertil
- 2008 - Descon Oxychem commissioned
- 2008 - Office establish in Kuwait
- 2009 - 1200 Ton crane added to equipment resource base
- 2010 - Descon Integrated Projects Pvt Limited (DIPL) formed
- 2010 - 50MW FFECL Wind Power Project acquired
- 2011 - 400MW UCH-II Power Plant Contract acquired.
Major projects completed
- Halmore Bhikki 225MW Combined Cycle Power Project[12]
- Borouge – 2 Fabrication of Ethylene Furnaces
- Ma’aden Magnesite Mine Facilities & Process Plant
- MEI works for Ras Laffan C integrated power and desalination plant
- Implementation of operational improvements to process units
- Borouge 2 Utilities Project
- New Ammonia / Urea Fertilizer Complex Offsite – Water Treatment Facility
- Pearl GTL Plant
- Asab Gas Development, Phase II Project
- Mangla Dam Raising Project Contract No. MDR – 33 Construction of Water Treatment Plant for New City
- Offshore Associated Gases – Package 1 (OAG 1)
- Borouge – 2 Fabrication of Ethylene Furnaces
- 7,200 TPD Fauji Cement Plant
- Fertil Urea De-bottlenecking Plant
- Kachhi Canal Project – Contract # KC-03
- 300 MMSCFD Manzalai Field Development Project
- SEWA – 50 MW Khorfakkhan Power Station Project
- Sahara Polypropylene & Propane Dehydrogenization (PP/PDH) Plants
- Ras Laffan Olefin Project
- 5,000 TPD New Cement Plant at QNCC No. 3 (Umm-Bab, Qatar)
- Petro Rabigh PC 3 HDPE
- Taunsa Barrage Emergency Rehabilitation and Moderanization Project
- Qatar Gas 3&4 Onshore Project Subcontractors’ Camp – Package B&C
- Construction of 8 MGD Filter Plant – Package-A (Contract No. HDP-006)
- Contract Package 3B; Construction of Part of Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1)
- EPC for Upgrade of Welhead Control and Safety Systems for Thamama ‘C’ OGD-0 & OGD-1 Gas Producers
- 6700 TPD Maple Leaf Cement Project
- 6700 TPD D.G. Khan Cement Project
- Zamzama Gas Field Development Phase-2
- Pakistan Motorway, Islamabad Peshawar Section (M-1)
- Mirani Dam Project
- Dolphin Onshore Gas Plant
- Zamzama Gas Field Development Phase-2
- 6,000 TPD Pakistan Cement Plant
- QG II LNG Onshore Facilities Project
- LNG Debottlenecking Project
- Thamama C, F, Units 6 & 7 Gas Wells Tie-In
- 80 MMSCFD Rehmat Gas Field Development
- Borouge Polyethylene Plant Expansion Step-II
- Bab Field Production Facility Expansion Project
- 50 MMSCFD Gurguri Gas Plant
- Ethane Recovery Maximization
- SIPC Methanol Project
- Storage Tanks for Saudi ARAMCO
- Construction of Housng Complex - C&D Type Apartments
- Cement Plant Expansion Khurasaniyah
- Zamzama Gas Field Development Project Phase-1
- Sawan Gas Field Development Project Phase I & II
- Sui Gas Compression Project Phase 3
- BuHasa Electrical Power Skid Project
- Taweelah – Fuel Oil Storage Facility
- Mazarani Gas Field Development
- Raising of KRL Dam
- Bhit Gas Field Development
- Yanbu – Steam Power Plant Unit-4
- PTA Dryer Replacement Project
- Relocation of Pirkoh Compressors Turbine Units form Sui to Hyderabad,
- Kadanwari Upgrade & Miano Gas Field Development
- GASCO Ruwais Facilities Up-gradation Project
- Borouge Petrochemicals Project – Polyethylene Plant
- Borouge Petrochemicals Project – Ethylene Plant
- 70 MMSCFD Zamzama Gas Field Facilities
- Ibn Zahr PP-II Complex
- 826 MMSCFD ASAB Gas Development Project
- PARCO (100,000 BPD) Mid Country Refinery Project
- Kemya Major Expansion & OSBL Utilities
- VCM Storage and Handling Facilities
- FFC – Jordan Fertilizer Complex
- LPG Storage and Handling Facilities
- Attock Refinery Up-gradation (20,000 BPD)
- 225 MW Liberty Power Plant
- Manufacturing & erection of HRSGs for 412 MW Rousch CCPP
- 2x362 MW Lalpir Power Plant
- ICI T11 PTA Plant Bin Qasim, Karachi
- 3000 TPD Fauji Cement Plant
- 90 TPD to 180 TPD Polyester Expansion Project
- 4x323 MW Hub River Thermal Power Plant
- 2x2000 TPD Lucky Cement Plant
- 412 MW Kot Addu Combined Cycle Power Plant Units 13, 14 & 15
- 2x210 MW Thermal Power Station Muzaffargharh Units 5 & 6
- 180 MMSCFD Kadanwari Gas Field
- 195 MMSCFD Qadirpur Gas Field
- 2x100 MW Kot Addu Combined Cycle Power Plant Units 11 & 12
- ICI 191 KTPA Soda Ash Expansion Project
- Asab Gas Development Phase-2 (AGD-II) Project
- Umm-Al-Nar Refinery Expansion Project-II
- Ammonia and Urea Plant Expansion FFC-II
- 3000 TPD AC Wah Cement Plant Expansion, Lot-II
- 300 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant – Guddu
- Pakven 600 Ammonia & Urea Plant Expansion
- 2x100 MW Mangla Hydel Plant Expansion Units 9&10
- 2x100 MW Kot Addu Combined Cycle Power Plant Units 9 & 10
- 250 MW Oil Fired Power Project - Jamshoro
- National Refinery Limited (NRL), Karachi Lube Oil Plant
- Foundation Wind Farm Project I and II
Technologies implemented
- Kansai-Mitsubishi Carbon Dioxide Recovery Process (KM-CDR) for Fertil & Engro CO2 recovery Units
Awards
HSEdvvdv* CSR NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009
- Annual Environment Excellence Award By NFE&H, Pakistan (2005) NFE&H
- 1st Annual Health & Environment National Excellence Award, Pakistan (2005) HELP International
- Safety Award on 3.8 Million MH W/o LTI at BAB Field Production. Project (2005) JGC Corporation
- Four Million MH LTI Free at Qatargas LNG DBN Project (2004) JGC Corporation
- Special Recognition Award About HSE, ADGAS – TAKREER, UAE (2004) ADNOC
- Safety Award on 3,000,000 MH W/o LTI at Saudi Methanol Project, Jubail KSA (2004) SIPCHEM
- Certificate of Recognition, T/A 2003 at Train-2 DBN By Qatar Gas (2004) QATAR GAS
- Safest Contractor Award, T/A 2002 By ENGRO Pakistan Ltd. (2002) Engro-Pakistan
- ADCO Plant S/D 24,319MH First aid/LTI Free at ASAB Gas Plant, UAE (2002) ADCO
- 16 Million MH without LTI at ASAB Gas Development Project, UAE (2001) Gasco & Atheer
- 2 Million MH W/o LTI at GASCO Ruwais Facilities Project Upgrade, UAE (2001) TECHNIP
- Safety Award on 10 Million MH W/o LTI at Borouge Petrochemical. Project (2001) Borouge
- Safety Award on 5 Million MH W/o LTI at Borouge Petrochemical. Project (2000) Borouge
- Safety Performance Award on 4,300,000 MH W/o LTI at AGD Project, UAE (2000) Snamprogetti
- HSE Award for 5.24 Million MH w/o LTI at ICI T11 PTA Project – Pakistan (1997) Foster Wheeler & ICI
- 3 Million MH W/o LTI at Kadanwari Project, Pakistan (1995) LASMO OIL Pakistan
- Project Safety Award on no LTI at Kadanwari Field Development Project, Pakistan (1994) Foster Wheeler & Lasmo
- Recognition Letter on 1 Million MH W/o Accident at Umm al Nar Refinery Expansion Project - UAE (1992) Snamprogetti
Quality
- Quality appreciation at Kadanwari Upgrade & Miano Field development (2003) OMV Pakistan
- Quality of E&I Work executed at PARCO Mid-Country Refinery project, Pakistan (2000) Marubeni Corporation
- Quality of Tank work appraised at PARCO Mid-Country Refinery project, Pakistan (2000) Marubeni Corporation
- Welding performance appreciation at Borouge UAE (2000) Tecnimont
- Performance appreciated at Mehmood Kot, Qasba Gujrat, Pakistan (1999) Marubeni Corporation
- Quality Control exercised by DESCON is highly appreciable (1997) NEM Netherlands
- Quality and fast track execution appreciated at Lalpir Power Plant (1996) Nichimen
- och power
See also
References
- ↑ ENR Top Contractor List, 2007/2008.
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=2
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=275
- ↑ http://www.olayandescon.com/about_us/history.php
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=273
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=273
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=277
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/engineering.php?id=278
- ↑ http://www.olayandescon.com/about_us/facilities.php
- ↑ http://www.rouschpak.com/html/company.htm
- ↑ http://www.descon.com/power.php?id=334
- ↑ World Bank Project Information Report Halmore Bhikki Project