AN INTEGRATED OFFERING
One partner, from the factory to commissioning
BCA brings BASIC Equipment’s industrial capacity in Houston and Grupo POSE’s construction, installation and operating capacity in Argentina together in a single company. The client contracts with one accountable party for engineering, fabrication and testing of the equipment, its transport, site works and installation, commissioning and, if the client so chooses, operation and maintenance.
Two ways to contract
All four lines share engineering, workshop, supply chain and field organization. They are contracted as a service, with BCA owning the asset, or as a turnkey project, with the client owning the asset, always under a single counterpart.
Service model
The client contracts capacity without acquiring the asset. BCA finances, installs, operates and maintains, and invoices against measured availability.
Compression as a service · Gas treating and processing for rent
- 25 to 6,000 HP
- Per package, one to six stages
Scope
- 01Wellhead compression capacity supplied under long-term contract.
- 02Operation and maintenance with specialized personnel.
- 03Strategic spare parts inventory and field response.
- 04Real-time remote monitoring and availability-based billing.
- 05Configuration sized to the process profile of each location.
- 06Gas treatment and processing plants for rent: dehydration, sweetening and dew point control.
- 07New or reconditioned packages, gas-engine or electric-driven, from 25 to 6,000 HP per unit and one to six stages.
Scope
- 01Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed engineering across six disciplines.
- 02Manufacturing of pressure vessels, skids and process modules.
- 03Civil works, electromechanical assembly, piping and electrical works.
- 04Gas treatment and conditioning, and surface facilities.
- 05Commissioning and handover of operations.
- 06Ancillary facilities: LACT units and metering skids, MCC and analyzer houses, modular and blast-proof buildings, PLC and DCS panels, and tank farm integration.
Turnkey model
The client owns the asset and the company is accountable for the full scope, the schedule and the result.
Modular process plants · Gas treating packages and ASME code pressure vessels · EPC compression stations and surface facilities
Compression applications
Reciprocating compressor packages of one to six stages, designed and packaged in Houston for each duty along the natural gas chain.
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Production infrastructure
Wellhead compression and gas lift for single wells and multi-well pads, sized to the pressure and flow profile of each location.
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Gathering and transport
Gas gathering, booster stations and compression into treating plants, pipelines and storage.
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Special applications
Acid gas reinjection with stainless steel packages, CO2 compression, nitrogen extraction and reinjection, and compressed natural gas (CNG).
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Electric compression
Electric-motor-driven packages and shop conversion of gas-engine packages to electric drive, with lower emissions and no fuel gas consumption on site. Grupo POSE designs and builds the substations and the medium- and high-voltage networks that power the units, so the electrification of the site falls within the same contract.
Treating, processing and modular plants
Dehydration, sweetening and dew point control plants, early production facilities (EPF), natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and process packages with ASME code pressure vessels. Available for rent or as a turnkey project.
Modular design
- 01Skid-mounted equipment and plant assembled in the shop, with match-marking for disassembly and reassembly on site.
- 02Modular MCC and control buildings, with pre-terminated and marked cabling.
- 03Delivered pre-assembled, painted and factory acceptance tested (FAT).
- 04Smaller footprint and less field work, with tighter control of quality and schedule.
Reconditioning and equipment support
- 01Overhaul and make-ready of existing packages, with factory testing before dispatch.
- 02Retrofit, conversion to electric drive and engine swaps.
- 03Compressor rebuild: frame, crossheads and guides, cylinders, pistons and rods, and coupling.
- 04Skid modifications and package inspection at every stage.
- 05Strategic spare parts inventory and field response.
Operations and availability
Specialized personnel operate and maintain the units from the Neuquén base. A dashboard shared with the client records the operation of each unit in real time, predictive maintenance anticipates interventions, and billing settles against measured availability.
One accountable party at every stage
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Engineering · Houston
Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed engineering across six disciplines.
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Fabrication and packaging · Houston
Vessels, skids, piping and package assembly at an owned plant.
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Factory testing · Houston
Factory acceptance testing (FAT) and test runs before dispatch.
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Logistics · Houston to Neuquén
Own heavy haul to the Port of Houston and transport to site.
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Construction and installation · Argentina
Civil works, electromechanical installation, piping, electrical works and substations.
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Commissioning · Neuquén
Commissioning, site testing and handover of operations.
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Operation and maintenance · Neuquén
Operation, maintenance and monitoring under a service contract.
Resources available to the client
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In Houston
A 15-hectare industrial complex with approximately 11,200 m² under roof, 14 overhead cranes of up to 40 t, a robotic pipe welding cell, blasting and painting booths, and an own heavy haul fleet. Details under Industrial capacity.
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In Argentina
A base at Río Neuquén Distrito Industrial, more than 1,700 direct employees and more than 700 owned units of equipment, including 129 earthmoving, 68 transport and 30 lifting units, with owned asphalt and concrete plants. Details under Operations and technology.
One contract across every discipline
A surface facility involves engineering, manufacturing, civil works, assembly, piping, electrical works and commissioning, almost always contracted separately. Most schedule slippage originates in the coordination between disciplines. The platform covers all of them under one contract and removes the interfaces between suppliers.
One contract
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Engineering
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Manufacturing
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Civil works
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Assembly
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Piping
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Electrical works
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Commissioning
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