Gasco, L&T sign Dh695m contract

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (Gasco) on Tuesday signed a lump sum turnkey (LSTK) agreement with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the new Habshan - Ruwais - Shuweihat gas pipeline.

The Dh695 million ($189 million) agreement was signed by CEO of Gasco Mohammed Abdulla Bin Sahoo Al Suwaidi and Member of the Board & President (Operations) of Larsen & Toubro Limited K. Venkataramanan at the Sheikh Khalifa Energy Complex.

The size of the 122km-pipeline will be 52" between Habshan and Ruwais and 48" between Ruwais and Shuweihat.

Gasco is implementing the pipeline on behalf of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). The pipeline will supply natural gas to Takreer's new refinery expansion and Abu Dhabi's Water & Electricity Authority (Adwea) in Shuweihat. The project is scheduled to be completed by September 2013.

L&T already awarded the pipeline supply to a local Abu Dhabi vendor and is going to hire a significant number of construction labour and equipment locally to meet the large scale project demands. L&T will perform design, procurement and construction planning activities from their Indian home office, before moving on site to manage construction activities.

During the already completed Front End Engineering Design (Feed), Gasco placed particular emphasis on all aspects of health, safety and environment (HSE) to minimise any adverse impact on the environment and the community and to ensure compliance with Adnoc’s HSE Code of Practices.

Both Gasco and L&T are committed to the implementation of the entire project in line with highest HSE standards and compliance.

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