Petrofac Awarded Oman Gas Project
Petrofac has signed a contract worth close to US$600 million with Salalah LPG SFZCO LLC (SLPG), wholly owned subsidiary of Oman Oil Facilities Development Company LLC (OOFDC), to undertake the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its Salalah LPG extraction project in the southern part of Oman.
Under the terms of the 36-month lump sum EPC contract, which will be triggered when SLPG issue to Petrofac the Notice To Proceed (NTP), Petrofac's scope of work will include construction of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unit and associated facilities, including tie-ins to existing pipeline infrastructure, together with LPG storage and jetty facilities at the Port of Salalah.
Marwan Chedid, Petrofac Group Chief Operating Officer, commented: "This contract is our eleventh in the Sultanate and reinforces our commitment to Oman where we have been present since 1988.
"This project will further support our commitment to increase in-country value. We will continue to maintain strong focus on this aspect of our delivery, particularly by engaging the local supply chain and recruiting local resources. We are very much looking forward to growing and strengthening our team working alongside OOFDC to deliver this project."
Saudi Aramco Awards The “Clean Fuels” Project In The Ras Tanura Refinery To TR In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company, has selected Técnicas Reunidas (TR) to execute the turnkey contract for the Clean Fuels project in the Ras Tanura refinery in the east coast of Saudi Arabia.
The contract has a duration of 48 months until the mechanical completion of the plant. The scope of this contract includes engineering, procurement, construction and assistance with commissioning in two packages:
Package 1: Isomerisation, Naphtha hydro-treatment, CCR, interconnections, flare system and buildings.
Package 2: utilities & offsites.
The awarding of this contract highlights the position of TR in the Saudi Arabian market, proving the continued confidence placed in the company by one of its most important clients, Saudi Aramco, with which it has been working uninterrupted since 2003, in more than 10 refining, petrochemical and gas projects.
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest oil company and also the leader in exploration, production, refining and distribution of oil and oil products, as well as the largest oil and LNG exporter. Based in Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Aramco has subsidiaries and ranches in Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, India, Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, UAE, Egypt, United Kingdom and USA.
Técnicas Reunidas is one of the leading international engineering and construction companies for oil and gas production, refining and petrochemicals and power generation projects for a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world. Since 1960, TR has designed and built more than 1,000 industrial plants worldwide in more than 50 countries.
TRANSCO CLSG Signs Milestone EPC Contracts to Start Sub-stations Construction
West Africa - A major milestone has taken place in the CLSG interconnection project when the Management of TRANSCO CLSG starts awarding contracts to qualified international firms to kick off the construction of the 1,303km of transmission line and multiple sub stations in Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
TRANSCO CLSG announced that the commencement of the multi-million energy project that would expand energy integration in the sub region, began Friday, January 13, 2017 when the General Manager, Mohammed M. Sherif affixed his signature to multiple EPC Contracts for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of 225 kV overhead transmission line in Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively.
Under the World Bank financing, the TRANSCO CLSG management would award the contract for Lot 1 transmission line which runs from Yekepa to Buchanan to the JV Elecnor -Eiffage Energie of Spain.
Then on Monday, January 16, 2017, Management would award the Saudi Arabia based National Contracting Company Ltd for Lot 2 of the transmission line from Buchanan to Mano via Monrovia.
The milestone event continues Wednesday, January 18, 2017 when the TRANSCO CLSG management awards the contract for Lot 3 which runs from Mano in Liberia to Kenema and Bikongor in Sierra Leone to JYOTI Structures Limited of India, under the European Investment Bank (EIB) financing.
The contract for Lot 4 from Binkongor to Yiben via Bumbuna, which is also funded by the EIB, will be signed with Kalpataru Power Transmission of India on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
These signings mark one of the high points of a nearly 3-year long planning and project phase under the distinguished leadership of Mr. Sherif.
Recently, the Management of TRANSCO CLSG signed a three years’ contract with the Tractebel Engineering Belgium, in association with Mott MacDonald and IRAF to serve as the Owner’s Engineer for the supervision of the construction and guarantee period (Phase 2) of the CLSG interconnection project.
TRANSCO CLSG is a regional transmission company established by an international Treaty to build a 1,303km of transmission line and substations from Cote d’Ivoire linking Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
In a few weeks, TRANSCO CLSG management will finalize and award EPC Contracts for the Transmission Line and Substations in Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea.
Micoperi wins Ghana’s Tema LNG project EPC contract
Micoperi, part of the Protan group of companies, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Tema LNG import terminal in Ghana.
Under the contract, awarded by Quantum Power Ghana Gas, Micoperi will build the full off- and onshore project infrastructure, which will connect the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) utilized by the project to the onshore gas distribution network, the Italian company said in its statement.
The infrastructure construction for the project is planned to start early 2017 and to be ready in 12 months following commencement of the construction work.
Earlier this year, the Tema LNG project executed an offtake agreement with Ghana’s national oil and gas company and national gas aggregator, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) as well as a time charter party agreement with Höegh LNG of Norway.
According to the FSRU charter contract, Höegh LNG will provide the floating storage and regasification unit from its portfolio of FSRUs, including units under construction, the planned conversion FSRU or planned newbuilding orders.
The contract is for a period of 20 years with a five year extension option for the charterer.
Wison awarded EPC contract for Kazakhstan’s first LNG plant
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd has announced that Wison Engineering Ltd – a non-wholly owned affiliated company – has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Astana Trans Oil LLP for the first LNG plant in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The project is scheduled to be delivered at the end of 2018, and will be located in the state of Zhambyl. Astana Trans Oil began preparing for the first domestic LNG facility in 2014.
Under the terms of the contract, Wison Engineering will be responsible for the turnkey services from front end engineering and design (FEED), basic and detailed EPC, to commissioning, start-up and operator training.
The project will help to reduce the local cargo transportation cost, and help alleviate the shortage of natural gas supplies in the North of Kazakhstan.
TAP: Construction of compressor stations due to begin in first quarter of 2017
“As part of the initial pipeline design (i.e., transporting 10bcm/a natural gas), TAP will build two compressor stations: one in Kipoi, Greece, and one in Fier, Albania,” TAP Head of Communications Lisa Givert told AZERTAC.
“In May 2016, TAP selected the joint venture comprising Renco S.p.A (Italy) and Terna S.A. (Greece) for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the project’s compressor stations and site preparations began in Greece in the third quarter of 2016. The construction of the compressor stations is due to begin in the first quarter of 2017 and will be a continuous activity over approximately two years. The turbo compressors are being manufactured by Siemens (contract awarded in September 2015) and will be completed by the end of 2017,” added Lisa Givert.
Once built, TAP will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route opening up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3500-kilometre long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
TAP project envisages transportation of gas from the Stage 2 of development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to the EU countries.
878 kilometres in length, TAP's highest elevation will be 1,800 metres in the mountains of Albania while its lowest depth offshore will be 820 metres beneath the Adriatic Sea.
TAP's initial capacity of 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year is equivalent to the energy consumption of approximately seven million households in Europe. In future, the addition of two extra compressor stations could double throughput to more than 20 bcm as additional energy supplies come on stream in the wider Caspian region.
The project's shareholding is comprised of BP, SOCAR, Snam, Fluxys, Enagas and Axpo.