Name of client : OGC – Oman Gas Company

Budget : $70 million

Facility type : Gas pipeline

Sector : Gas

Status : Construction

Location : Salalah

Feed : OGC, Tebodin

PMC : Tebodin

Main Contractor : Petrojet

Background

The project calls for the construction of 32-inch diameter Gas Loop Line that starts at OGC’s Gas Compressor Station in Nimr. Extending 85 kilometres, the pipeline will tie in with an existing pipeline at Marmul that runs all the way south to Salalah in Dhofar Governorate. The pipeline will ramp up supplies to Dhofar where a combination of infrastructure and industrial investment is fuelling demand growth in the governorate. Among the major customers that will benefit from the gas supplies are Salalah 2IPP and Salalah Ammonia Plant (Luban).

Project status

January 2017:Construction of the pipeline is at its latest stages. The pipeline will be ready for commissioning by April 2017.

Project scope

The scope of work includes the construction and installation of:

• 32 inch, 85 km gas loopline

• Valve stations

• Pig launcher and receiver

• Pig indicator, instruments, fittings, flanges, barred tees, isolation joint

• Associated utilities

Project finance

Oman Gas Company is the client.

Project schedule

Feasibility Study Q1-2011

EPC ITB Q2-2012

Engineering & Procurement Q4-2015

Construction Q1-2016

Completion Q2-2017