Salalah gas pipeline in Oman ... 24" x 700km on an EPC basis

DODSAL an Engineering and Construction Group was initiated in India in the year 1948. The group is deployed in two formations. Dodsal Limited, Headquartered in Bombay, confines itself to projects and matters within India.

All the International activities are the responsibility of Dodsal Pte. Ltd with Operation Head Quarters located in Dubai. The Dodsal Pte. Board of Management is also located in Dubai.

The Group's current Business Lines include Engineering & Construction, Infrastructure Project Development, Fast Food Chains & Restaurants and Trading & Distribution of Chemicals, Industrial Raw Materials & Equipment.

Dodsal carries out execution of:

  • Industrial Plants

  • Oil and Gas Facilities, Refineries, Petrochemical Complexes, Metallurgical Plants, Fertilisers and Power Plants, on Construction plus basis. In addition to carrying out complete Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation construction works in-house, Dodsal also carries out Engineering and Supply of Piping systems, Structurals etc.

  • Water Supply System on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis

  • Engineering & Construction of Highways inclusive of bridges, toll stations etc.

  • Cross Country Pipelines on Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPC), as well as Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.

    Since 1977, Dodsal has successfully executed 104 plant construction projects and 101 cross country pipeline projects exceeding 15,000 km.

    Dodsal have embarked in the roleent, Fast Food Chains & Restaurants and Trading & Distribution of Chemicals, Industrial Raw Materials & Equipment.

    Dodsal's Quality Control System is in line with ISO 9000 requirement and they are accredited with ISO 9002 Certificate of Compliance for Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Construction Management and Commissioning of Pipelines, Plants and Associated facilities for Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Water and Electricity Industries.

    Dodsal is normally deployed in four to six countries spread over the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia deploying a multinational workforce exceeding 15,000 men comprising of Indian, Malaysian, Thai, Filipino, Indonesian, Omani, Nepali and Saudi nationals.

    The Company maintains Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) systems that are of the highest standards. On the international scene, Dodsal has logged over 24 million manhours without Loss Time Accident (LTA) over the past 23 months on:

  • Salalah Gas Pipeline Project, Oman six million man-hours

  • QChem Ethylene Plant, Qatar nine million man-hours

  • MLNG Tiga Plant Project, Malaysia seven million man-hours

  • Jebel Ali K Power Project, UAE two million man-hours

    Presently Dodsal is deployed on 11 projects in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India and Malaysia. The projects under execution are Power plants, Refineries, Petrochemicals, Cross country pipelines for oil, gas and petroleum products, Water pipeline systems, Highways and Industrial townships.

    Major projects under execution are:

  • LNG Plant in Malaysia for JGC/Kellogg Brown & Root consortium

  • Ethylene Plant in Qatar for Kellogg Brown & Root & Technip JV

  • 700 Km, 24" dia Gas Pipeline on EPC basis for Oman Gas Company

  • Major Highway Project in India

    In March 1997, Dodsal & Co. LLC was formed in partnership with Bahwan Trading Company.

    Since 1977, Dodsal has executed 40 projects in Oman including the major projects mentioned below:

  • LNG Upstream Gathering & Interfield Pipelines (under the auspices of Dodsal & Co. LLC)

  • 2 x 3.3 million tonnes per year (tpy) trains - on plot facilities for Oman LNG LLC (under the auspices of Dodsal & Co. LLC)

  • Pipeline Construction Programme Phase II & III:

  • 115 km X 28" - Qarn Alam to Sahamah

  • 42 Km X 8" - Qarn Alam to Saih-Rawl

  • 24Kms X 10" - Ghaba to Qarn Alam

  • 3.8 km X 16" - Yibal 'A' Station to Yibal 'B' Station

  • Central and South Oman Gas & Oil lines

  • Murayat - Izki Gas line

  • 120 km X 36" Gas line

  • 23 km X 6" Water Line

  • Al Ghoubrah Gas Gathering station

  • Rima Oil Field Development

  • Rahab Oil Field Facilities

  • South Oman Development Pipeline

  • 447 km X 18" - Marmul to Qarn Alam Gas Line

  • 142 km X 10" Marmul to Hubara Gas Line

  • Yibal - Azaiba Gas Pipeline

  • 326 km X 20" Gas Line

    Currently under execution, is the fast track Salalah Gas Pipeline project for the Oman Gas Company (OGC), which involves the Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning (EPC) on lump sum basis of 700 km of 24" dia. API 5L X-65 pipeline from Saih Rawl in Central Oman to Salalah on the south coast. The pipeline passes through rocky and hilly terrain, which needed drilling, and blasting of trench all through. Dodsal have achieved an average progress of two km a day and are well poised to complete the project ahead of the contractual completion date. Although, this project has been executed on a fast track basis, Dodsal have achieved an excellent safety record having deployed in excess of Six Million manhours and driven over 14 million kilometers without loss time incident. Moreover on this project Dodsal have employed 400 Omani nationals and from amongst them have trained and utilised on mainline activities pipeline foremen, welders and joint coating applicators.

    Dodsal feels privileged to have assisted in the development of Sultanate of Oman over the past 30 years and looks forward to a long association.