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Snamprogetti Wins US$1.43 billion Contract in United Arab Emirates
The contract is worth US$1.43 billion and was awarded by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. on behalf of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, after the completion of an international bidding and includes engineering, material supply, construction, commissioning, plant start up, maintenance assistance and training of personnel. Work will be completed in 38 months. The plant consists of a single line (train) with a processing capacity of 24,400 tons/day of NGL. Processed liquids come from onshore fields in the Habshan and Asab areas. Snamprogetti will also build the liquid storage tanks and a new jetty for product export. Propane, Butane, and Pentane are destined for the foreign market, while ethane will be sent to the new petrochemical complex planned in Ruwais. Snamprogetti is further strengthening its presence in the United Arab Emirates where it has already implemented significant projects and plays a primary role in the realization of investment plans for GASCO, one of the world's largest natural gas processing companies. (1) NGL: Natural Gas Liquids, liquid fractions of natural gas. Liquid or liquefied hydrocarbons recovered from natural gas in separation or in gas processing plants. Examples of natural gas liquids are propane, normal butane, isobutane, etc. Find out more about ENI Search for more ENI News Added to site on 24/03/05 |
Snamprogetti, Eni's engineering and main contracting company, has been awarded a contract for the implementation of a natural gas liquids (NGL)1 fractionation plant, for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, in the industrial complex of Ruwais, in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.