ARCO/AGIP Oriente Villano Oil Pipeline - Design-Build

Historic Project: Groundbreaking Work From Earlier in Fluor’s History

Client: ARCO Oriente, Inc.

Location: Ecuador

Business Segment: Energy Solutions

Industry: Fuels

Map showing the location of ARCO/AGIP Oriente Villano Oil Pipeline - Design-Build

Executive Summary

Fluor provided engineering, procurement, survey, construction and maintenance services to ARCO/AGIP for the development of the Villano field in a virgin Ecuadorian rain forest.

Fluor's Solution

The project involved production facilities and an export pipeline for 30,000 bpd crude oil development. The facilities included:

Well-site facilities
Central processing facilities
Electrical power generation facilities
12-inch flow line
40-kilometer power transmission line
130 kilometers of 16-inch oil export pipeline
Pump stations
Produced water handling and injection system

Conclusion

This project received ARCO's Environmental Achievement Award and was cited as an outstanding success by the Ecuadorian Government.

Fluor helped the client save $50 million by using an innovative monorail system to transport the pipe along the fragile right-of-way. This "invisible pipeline" was constructed on a 3-meter right-of-way.