Al Jaber-Technip alliance wins $62m Dolphin deal

The joint alliance of Al Jaber Energy Services and Technip, Abu Dhabi yesterday announced it won a $62 million (Dh227.5 million) EPC contract from Dolphin Energy Ltd, officials said.

Under the contract, Al Jaber and Technip will undertake construction of a gas receiving facility and associated pipelines, a statement from Al Jaber said.

The scope of work includes multi-discipline activities associated with the facility and the 48-inch export pipeline, as well as management of the procurement of construction material related to the project, officials said.

Al Jaber Energy Services, part of the Al Jaber Group, will utilise some of the group's resources, officials said.

These include over 6,000 pieces of plant and equipment, over 20,000 personnel, in-house resources for heavy lifting, transportation, tunnelling and all temporary facilities to ensure the timely completion of the project, officials said.

The facilities will be built adjacent to the existing Taweelah power station in Abu Dhabi.

The plant will initially comprise three parallel gas receiving trains and associated equipment, metering facilities, control buildings and warehouses.

There will be inter-connecting pipelines to the Taweelah power stations and to the Maqta-Jebel Ali pipeline, the company statement said.

A key aspect to the project will be interfacing with other Dolphin contractors bringing the sub-sea pipeline into the Taweelah facility, as well as the handling of critical activities such as the large bore hot tap into the existing Gasco pipeline, the statement said.

Al Jaber Energy has completed various other projects, including the Fujairah-Al Ain water transmission pipeline, officials said.