Petrofac wins Sharjah gas storage deal
SHARJAH: Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has awarded a $40-million contract to Petrofac Facilities Management for development of the Moveyeid Gas Storage Surface Facility.
The project comprises a new high-pressure compressor facility, a high-pressure pipeline and flow lines to four existing wells in Moveyeid Field. It also includes drilling horizontal legs in existing wells, and potentially drilling new wells in 2023. SNOC said the project will be implemented in phases, with the surface facilities to be commissioned by the year-end and drilling in 2023.
"The project will allow us to store excess gas in the winter to satisfy the summer peak demand. It will also provide a readily available strategic reserve to respond to unexpected operational or market issues where connectivity and proximity become most critical," said its CEO Hatem Al Mosa.
Eni to review Mideast projects
DUBAI: Italy’s Eni is reviewing its energy projects in the Middle East, the company’s regional executive vice president said on Tuesday, including those with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
"We are reviewing all projects we have in the Middle East ... and we will have a joint review of the projects with our partners in Adnoc," Fuad Krekshi told the media.
Giant crawler crane at Duqm Refinery site
MUSCAT: Chinese specialist heavy lifting and transportation contractor Sinopec Heavy Lifting & Transportation Company (SLT) has deployed the world’s largest crawler crane - its fully-owned XGC88000 machine - to lift into place a massive piece of equipment at the site of the Duqm Refinery Project.
The diesel hydrogenation reactor, weighing 808 tonnes and towering some
45.7 m in height, was hauled into place as part of the EPC-1 package of the multi-billion dollar refinery project, reported Oman Observer, citing a SLT statement.
Winning solar bid announcement delayed
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy, has postponed the announcement of the winning bid for a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) solar power plant to be developed in the Al Dhafra region in light of rules barring large group meetings due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
"We are also monitoring the impact of the current situation on global economies, energy prices be it oil or renewable energy sources, and the availability of imported products and equipment essential to continuing our solar and nuclear projects," remarked Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, the department Chairman.
Abu Dhabi has 75 TWh power production capacity with over 9,000 km of combined overhead and underground transmission lines and more than 70,000 km of distribution lines, according to Al Marar.
