Compression & Process
A History of Expertise
Startec's multidisciplinary team has been engineering, designing, and fabricating custom gas processing solutions since 1976. Experts in modularized packaging, our team has decades of experience in compression, natural gas processing, and heavy oil applications. Need a cold-weather solution? Check out our arctic packages.
Services
It All Starts with An Idea
Whether you have a concept to commercialize or a design to be fabricated, Startec has the capability to transform your ideas into reality. From upfront Pre-feed and FEED, through detailed fabrication-ready design, to a fully commissioned operating system, each aspect of your project is handled by the right part at the right time. Let us show you how working with our team can maximize your project economics, lower costs, and reduce overall timelines.
Products
Liquids & Gas Processing
Startec provides a multitude of gas processing solutions
Whatever your processing need, Startec has a solution. Whether you are processing industrial gases like helium, hydrogen or CO2, we design, engineer, and build equipment that covers every facet of gas processing.
Compression
Startec engineers, fabricates, services and retrofits a variety of compression products
With over 45 years of experience, Startec's compression packages are designed, engineered, and fabricated to meet the rigors of a myriad of applications. Our offerings include reciprocating and rotary compression dealing with high or low pressure natural gas or industrial gas applications.
Heavy Oils
Startec can help maximize the return on your heavy oil investments
Looking to optimize the value of each delivered barrel? Startec engineers and fabricates modularized designs for heavy oil applications including crude cooling, diluent recovery, and solvent recovery.
Heat Exchangers
Purpose-built solutions for your next project
Startec’s extensive line of shell and tube heat exchangers are manufactured to be purpose-fit to your application. Designed to the latest codes, our exchangers are applicable for a range of services and industries, including natural gas processing, refining, and petrochemical.
Cold Weather Solutions
If your equipment operates in extreme climates, Startec can package your equipment for seamless operations in low-temperature situations. Our modularized arctic packages include internal walkways, low-temperature instrumentation, and designs focused on cold-weather operability. Our products are guaranteed to withstand the harshest environments.
Projects
News & Events
How Startec is helping bring Canadian innovations and ideas for clean technology to the world
December 6, 2023On October 2, a delegation of over 50 Alberta business leaders arrived in our nation’s capital to meet with federal government officials. Their mission was twofold: to share a renewed narrative about our province, and to reinforce Canada’s opportunity to lead. Their message was clear and concise: Canada has an incredible opportunity to lead globally, and Alberta wants to help.
The Future of Startec
July 18, 2023Startec announces a leadership transition with Joel Cawthorn moving to the Board of Directors, Gord Kelly becoming President of Startec Refrigeration Services, Neil Eastwood becoming Vice President, and Kristi Cawthorn being promoted to CEO of the Startec Group of Companies, emphasizing a new path of unification and collaboration among the company's operations.
How Retrofitting this Unit Saved Our Client Over $1.5 Million
November 24, 2020Our client needed to retrofit a surplus sour compressor to meet the specifications and operating conditions of their existing plant. They required a low-cost solution that maintained facility operations while meeting strict regulatory requirements. This can be difficult to accomplish with an older surplus unit, but Startec was able to find the best solution to this problem.