Sajaa Gas processing plant nears completion

The construction of the new Sajaa Gas (SajGas) processing plant at Sajaa in Sharjah has achieved 1 million manhours without any injuries or lost time incidents.

The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract was awarded to Petrofac International just one year ago and construction started in late July 2004.

At the end of May 2005, after just over nine months on site, the project is 84 per cent complete, with commissioning scheduled for September 2005.

The project, to bring new supplies of gas, and hence energy to Sharjah and the northern emirates was initiated by Crescent Petroleum with the Government of Sharjah in 2004.

Sajaa Gas Private Company Ltd was formed by Crescent and the Government of Sharjah, with a group of Gulf Investors, to build and operate the gas sweetening and sulphur production plant.