AVEC

Added Value Engineering Consultants (Pty) Limited

 
 
Our Track Record

The Company has been operating in South Africa for over 53 years. In more recent times, our client base has significantly expanded throughout the world. Our efficient, cost effective services and skills have been sought from South America, Australasia, the Middle East and of course, throughout Africa.

Our Company has carried out more than 100 projects and studies since 1990 in countries including South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda, Eritrea, Republic of Congo, Malawi, Egypt, Kuwait, Chile, Brazil, Singapore, Australia and the Russian Federation. The projects are varied, but include:

  • Oil & Gas
  • Petrochemical
  • Mineral Processing
  • Chemicals Projects
  • Solids Handling and Screening
  • Mining Development
  • Hydrometallurgical
  • Pyrometallurgical
  • Environmental Projects

Total Installed Cost (TIC) values of the contracts range from tens of thousands of US Dollars to tens of millions of US Dollars and our role has varied from being the Managing Contractor to being a consultant or sub-contractor.

A listing of the recent projects is provided below.

Year Client Project Country
2009 Nehawu Lake Kivu Pre-Feasibility DRC
Pre-feasibility study for Methane gathering from Lake Kivu and further processing options
2009 VGI Review of Shaka Airport Design South Africa
Process review of design for Jet Fuel Storage
2009 VGI Secunda - Natref Pipeline South Africa
Process support for concept and basic engineering
2009 VGI Alrode Fuel Depot South Africa
Process support for concept and basic engineering
2009 Sastech / Sasol Solvents Growth NAC Handling South Africa
Conceptual engineering to provide alternatives for handling NAC's
2009 CabGOC PHA / HAZOP Studies Angola
HAZOP facilitator and scribe for a number of offshore platforms
2009 United National Breweries SA Technical Review of Sorghum Breweries South Africa
Technical Assessments (Operations and Maintenance) of 5 Breweries for Nedbank and Client
2008 African Energy Resources Ltd Chirundu JV Project Zambia
Owner's team project management and technical assistance for a uranium project
2008 E+PC / MagMinerals Inc. Kouilou Potash Project Republic of Congo
Bridging works for BFS development for a new potash project
2008 LMDC Various as-built's Lesotho
Various drawing and "as-built" works for diamond processing plant
2008 MMR Gas Recovery Rwanda
Basic engineering for the prototype gas (methane) recovery system for Lake Kivu
2008 CabGOC IHAZID Risk Assessment and Evaluation - Aviation and Medical Angola
IHAZID facilitator and scribe services
2008 CabGOC IHAZID Risk Assessment and Revaluation - Malongo Camp, Logistics and Well Servicing Operations Angola
IHAZID facilitator and scribe services
2008 CabGOC PHA/HAZOP Studies Angola
For a number of off-shore platforms and on-shore facilities
2008 Worley Parsons Pangaea HAZOP-NMPP Projects South Africa
HAZOP facilitator and scribe services for the new multi-products pipeline project
2008 GRD Minproc HAZOP - Platinum Concentrator South Africa
HAZOP facilitator and scribe services for a new platinum concentrator project
2007/8 Sastech U29 / 229 South Africa
As building of Secunda U29/229 in order to establish baseline documentation to support growth project
2008 Monitor, Russia Evaluation of Refinery Assets and Investment Opportunity Russia
Economic and technical pre-feasibility of refinery options
2008 IPG New Petroleum Products Terminal and Storage Facilities Mozambique
Conceptual engineering and design for a new petroleum storage terminal
2008 CabGOC IHAZID Risk Assessment and Evaluation - Terminal and Drilling Operations Angola
Risk assessment facilitation and scribe services
2008 Impala Platinum Peer Review
Review and audit of the capital cost estimates for the PMR Phase IV Expansion project
2008 VGI / ACSA Additional Jet Fuel Facilities for OR Thambo Airport South Africa
Basic engineering for new bulk storage facility and operating philosophy of existing facility
2008 Sastech / Sasol Value Added Projects South Africa
Various eg. Refinery optimization, product recovery improvement
2007 Sastech Solvents Utilities South Africa
As building of Secunda solvents utilities in order to set scope for concept development
2007 Worley Parsons Singapore Refinery, Tank Farm and Distribution Zimbabwe
Study of existing refinery, terminal and distribution facilities
2007 Sastech Simulation Modeling South Africa
Simulation modelling of U35/235 operations to correct existing models
2007 PGBI Gas Recovery Rwanda
Concept development for the prototype gas recovery system for Lake Kivu
2007 VGI Multi-Products Pipeline and Storage Mozambique/ South Africa
Concept design and development for the pipeline, off-loading and storage for a new multi-products petroleum pipeline
2007 Sastech Solvents Unit Baseline South Africa
U37 solvents hydraulics and baseline study
2007 CabGOC IHAZID Angola
IHAZID investigation of the Kuito offshore facility
2007 VGI Compressors South Africa
Compressor study and costing evaluations for gas pipeline
2007 VGI/ACSA New Aviation Jet Fuel Tank Farm South Africa
Conceptual and basic design for a new jet fuel tank farm at OR Thambi airport
2007 Sastech Propane Vaporiser South Africa
Propane vaporiser basic engineering
2007 Sastech Solvents Unit Baseline South Africa
U38/238 solvents hydraulics and baseline studies
2007 Worley Parsons Terminal, Multi-Products Pipeline and Storage Mozambique/Malawi
Concept design and engineering for a new multi-products petroleum pipeline and storage facilities
2007 Ivanhoe Platinum Bankable Study South Africa
Compilation of a 43-101 document for bankable feasibility
2007 Impala Platinum Peer Review South Africa
Peer review of design and capital cost estimates for plant expansion
2007 Sastech Flare Troubleshooting South Africa
Troubleshooting of Turbo and PP2 flare systems
2007 CabCOG PHA for On-Shore Operations Angola
PHA (Process Hazard Analysis) for the on-shore terminal and topping plant
2007 CabCOG IHAZID Angola
IHAZID investigations of the Takula, EK and NN off-shore facilities
2007 Sastech Concept Engineering for Refinery Unit South Africa
U29 concept engineering for the Synfuels growth project
2007 Sastech Concept Engineering for Phenosolvan South Africa
Concept development for the phenosolvan pumps
2007 Sastech Naphtha Injection South Africa
Tie in package compilation for the naphtha injection project
2006 - 2007 MAGMinerals Kouilou Potash Project Republic of Congo
Providing Consultancy Services to MAGMinerals Inc on their Bankable Feasibility Study
 

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