NPCC, Technip awarded contract for gas facilities in UAE
Posted: 30 July 2007
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The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), jointly with Technip, has been awarded by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Zakum Gas Processing Facilities in the offshore areas of Abu Dhabi .
The contract value is approximately AED1.4 Billion ($381.2 million). Technip will have a 35% share of this contrac
The project consists of installing gas processing and compression facilities to increase the production capacity of the Zakum field, while maintaining the reservoir pressure. The new gas compression platform will be connected to the existing lower Zakum Platform by a bridge. It will have two gas turbine driven centrifugal compression trains, a triethylene glycol dehydration unit, an air cooling unit and a vapor recovery system.
The facilities are scheduled to be operational in January 2010.
Technip will cover project management and engineering while procurement activities will be executed jointly with NPCC. All fabrication and offshore installation will be carried out by NPCC. |
