Sulphur 421 Nov-Dec 2025
21 November 2025
SRU contract awarded for gas sweetening facility
India’s Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has won a $225.5 million contract from the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for setting up a new gas sweetening and sulphur recovery facility at West Kuwait oilfields. The project, to be developed on a build-own-operate basis with a buyback option for KOC, includes design, construction, operation and maintenance. It will be completed in two years, followed by a five-year operation and maintenance phase.
A senior MEIL official said the sulphur recovery unit (SRU) will have two trains of 100 t/d capacity each, achieving about 99.9% sulphur recovery. The facility will treat sour gas with up to 4% hydrogen sulphide and 10% carbon dioxide, processing 120 million scf/d. The purified gas will be sent through KOC’s pipeline network to the LPG plant at Mina Ahmadi Refinery for further processing.
“This project reflects MEIL’s commitment to world-class energy infrastructure that enhances environmental safety and operational efficiency,” said P. Doraiah, director, MEIL.
