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01 July 2020

Yokogawa seals Saudi pipeline supply contract

Yokogawa Electric Corporation says its Saudi subsidiary has received an order from Turkish contracting giant Limak Construction to supply monitoring systems for a key water transmission pipeline project in the kingdom.

The Jubail-Riyadh water transmission system, owned by the state-run Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), will transport water from desalination plants near Jubail on the Arabian Gulf coast to the capital city Riyadh. It will be one of the largest water transmission systems in the world, capable of transporting 1.2 million cu m of potable water per day. The system consists of a 412-km twin pipeline, a pumping station in Jubail, two intermediate pumping stations, and two tank farms.

As per the deal, Yokogawa will deliver its Stardom network-based control system, flowmeters, transmitters, and a leak detection system to monitor the pipelines, analytical equipment for monitoring water quality, and its Fast/Tools supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) software.

Yokogawa Saudi Arabia will be responsible for engineering, installing, and commissioning these products. Delivery will be completed by March 2021, and the pipeline system is scheduled to become operational by the end of that year.

Limak Construction belongs to the Turkish conglomerate Limak and specialises in large international infrastructure projects.

Yokogawa was awarded the contract based on its track record in water infrastructure monitoring in Saudi Arabia. This is its first order from Limak.

McDermott signs key Saudi technology contract

US-based McDermott International says it has been awarded a sizeable (between $1 million and $50 million) technology contract by Advanced Global Investment Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advanced Petrochermical Co (APC) in Saudi Arabia.

McDermott’s Lummus Technology will provide the licence and basic engineering package of a C3 Catofin unit at its new grassroots petrochemical complex in Jubail. The unit will have a propylene production capacity of 843,000 tonnes per annum.

“The Catofin technology that Lummus licenses worldwide, alongside our partner Clariant, provides a highly reliable, lower-cost route to propylene, with a lower carbon footprint. APC’s decision to proceed with Catofin technology for their second unit is a testament to the successful operation of their PDH unit and consistent performance as a top quartile PDH complex,” says Leon de Bruyn, Senior Vice President, Lummus Technology.

This is APC’s second Catofin unit, having previously licensed the technology for their first unit in 2003 – also in Jubail.

Petrofac awarded project by Tatweer Petroleum

Petrofac, a leading a provider of oilfield services, says its Engineering & Production Services division (EPS) has been awarded a multi-million-dollar engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) contract by Tatweer Petroleum for an upstream gas project in Bahrain.

Under the terms of the contract, the scope of work includes well hook-ups, associated pipelines, and tie-ins for several new gas wells that Tatweer Petroleum is planning to drill as part of its gas delivery strategy in the Bahrain field.

Mani Rajapathy, Managing Director, EPS East, says “This award demonstrates continued confidence in our teams to deliver safe, timely, and efficient solutions for key projects in Bahrain. It leverages Petrofac’s best-in-class expertise and experience in upstream gas. Tatweer Petroleum is an important customer in the region, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them and furthering our commitment to building capability in the kingdom.”

Sparrows completes Asry crane inspection services

Sparrows Group, a global provider of specialist equipment and integrated engineering services to the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors, says it has completed its first project for Asry (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard), delivering crane condition evaluation services at the multi-service facility in Bahrain.

Sparrows carried out non-intrusive inspection of its 16 rail, crawler and floating cranes throughout April and May this year as part of Asry’s extensive modernisation programme.

Asry, established in 1977, is the Arabian Gulf’s leading maritime repair and fabrication facility. The facility includes a drydock, two floating docks, 15 repair berths and twin slipways alongside a fabrication area, workshop and service centres.

The scope of work included visual inspection of structural components, wire ropes and hook blocks as well as functional checks on safety limits and calibrations for the rated capacity indicator.

Sparrows will now be providing the Bahrain-based organisation with a report of recommendations.