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pumps to be used for these applications, but then HHI
revised the process and decided that a mix of centrifugal
and screw-pump technologies would be required. This
decision had been extremely beneficial for Finder since
there was just one other company that was bidding on
the project that could supply both centrifugal and
screw-pump technology.
Finder could also leverage the successful past history
with HHI. In particular, Finder had supplied large
numbers of pumps for a series of floating production,
storage and offloading (FPSO) units for use in oil
exploration that were being constructed by HHI’s
Offshore & Engineering Division, including:
• 48 pumps for Eni Norge / Statoil’s Goliat FPSO in

Norway in 2010;
• 17 pumps for Total’s Ofon FPSO in Nigeria in

2010;
• 24 pumps for PTT Exploration and Production’s

Bongkot FPSO in Thailand in 2009;
• 27 pumps for Total’s Usan FPSO in Nigeria in

2009.

Jeddah South and Shuqaiq
Thermal Power Plants

Because of this past history and Finder’s ability to meet

all technical requirements, along with HHI’s need of

flexibility regarding pump supply, cost and delivery, in

June 2013 it announced that Finder had secured the

In the last quarter of 2012, Saudi Electricity contract to supply a total of 99 pumps with value of 11
Company (SEC) announced that it had contracted million euros for the Jeddah South Thermal Power
with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build the Plant. This made it the largest pump order that Finder
Jeddah South Thermal Power had ever received.
Plant near the town of Jeddah on HHI then won, in August 2013, a contract worth 3.4

billion US dollars again from SEC to
build Shuqaiq Thermal Power Plant in

the country’s Red Sea coast. The Finder could also Saudi Arabia.
project, worth 2.4 billion euros, will be leverage the successful The Shuqaiq Thermal Power Plant, that
completed in early 2017 and will be the past history with HHI. will be generating 2640 MW, is a heavy
Saudi Arabia’s largest thermal power In particular, Finder had oil-fired supercritical pressure power
plant, with four 660 MW steam supplied large numbers project based on the SEC’s medium-
turbines, therefore producing 2640 of pumps for a series and long-term plan to expand power
MW of electricity. The plant will feature of floating production, generation facilities. The plant, located
a highly efficient, fuel-saving storage and offloading on the Red Sea, about 135 km north of
supercritical pressure boiler, which will Jizan City, in the southwest corner of
be the first of its kind to be used in (FPSO) units in oil Saudi Arabia, is scheduled to be built
Saudi Arabia. exploration by 2017.

Finder Pompe has been bidding for Also in this case, Finder has been

this project since the budgetary phase, awarded a quite big order consisting

back in January 2013. One of the requirements for of 76 API 610 and ISO centrifugal pumps.

pumps was the capability to convey several different Unfortunately, in this case part of the process has

types of medium, including heavy fuel and crude oil, been changed compared to Jeddah project and it

distillate fuel oil, boiler water, seawater, oil, oily water, allowed the use of triple screw pumps, that are not

rainwater and chemical water. included in Finder’s portfolio. The pumps will be

The original project specs called only for centrifugal delivered in the second half of 2015.

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