SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Croatia: CO2 Oil Recovery Project
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-03-70037A
- Response Due
- 11/26/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Jerko Jelic-Balta; Head of CO2 Oil Recovery Project Team; INA-Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb; Subiceva 29; 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Phone: 385-1-459-3048; Fax: 385-1-464-0860. The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study to determine the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of using tertiary methods of oil recovery at two of INA?s existing fields. Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb (INA), also known as INA Matica (INA Group), is a joint stock company wholly owned by the Republic of Croatia. Presently, INA is a vertically integrated group of oil and gas companies comprising INA d.d., the parent company and a number of wholly owned subsidiaries. Croatia?s oil production has declined since the mid-1980s. The decline in production reflects a lack of additional reserve discoveries to replace the oil being produced. In order to improve production from existing fields, INA has initiated additional 3D seismic and reentry drilling programs, which have improved production to some extent. Water flood (secondary recovery) techniques are being employed throughout the INA system. As an oil field is produced, the natural pressure of the oil reservoir gradually reduces as oil and gas are withdrawn. As the pressure reduces, the oil movement through the various rocks and layers is slowed or stopped. To compensate for this loss of ?drive?, producers inject water to ?drive? the oil from the rock and oil-bearing formations toward recovery wells where the oil and water (and natural gas) are removed and separated. Depending on the characteristics of the oil and the oil-bearing formations, this ?water drive? technique can be very effective. Once a reservoir reaches the stage where water will no longer drive the oil, it is normally considered to be ?depleted? and will be abandoned. However, if CO2 is injected into ?depleted? water driven formations, it will usually combine with the oil in such a way that the oil becomes easier to ?drive? through the formations. Water can then be injected and the oil pushed toward recovery wells where the oil, water, gas and CO2 are recovered and separated. The water is re-injected, the CO2 is recycled, the gas processed and the oil shipped to refineries for processing. In 1997, INA conducted a preliminary Feasibility Study in order to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR-CO2) recovery, which is considered a ?tertiary oil recovery method.? Based on this study, INA identified two fields, Ivanic and Zutica that are potential options and are close to each other. In addition to being close to each other these fields are physically close to a large natural source of CO2. INA estimates that these two fields could yield a total of 3.9 million metric tons (MT) beyond what could be expected through conventional water flooding techniques. This would amount to recovery of 12% of the original oil in place. If the initial project confirms the economics of EOR-CO2 the technology could greatly extend Croatia?s limited oil reserves. The aim of the proposed Feasibility Study is to develop a new geological model to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of miscible and immiscible flood with carbon dioxide injection for enhanced oil recovery. In addition, the Feasibility Study will include a review of the environmental benefits of the project. The Feasibility Study will include a financial analysis presented in such a format as to satisfy INA?s internal requirements as well as those of major international finance institutions like the EBRD and the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Because of their proximity, both the Ivanic and the Zutica fields shall be assessed. These fields will share common CO2 supply, oil, water, gas separation facilities, as well as CO2 recovery and recycling facilities. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $420,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm?s name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 P.M., November 26, 2003 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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