Construction complete on Habshan – Fujairah oil pipeline
Pipelines International — March 2011
Construction of the 370 km Habshan – Fujairah oil pipeline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been completed.
The 48 inch diameter pipeline will transport 1.5 MMbbl/d of oil from Abu Dhabi’s oil fields in the southwestern part of the UAE to Fujairah on the Emirates’ eastern coast, bypassing the congested Hormuz Strait.
State-owned International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) contracted China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation to carry out the engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) on the pipeline.
The pipeline includes a 14 km offshore section, terminal stations, oil storage tanks, and offshore mooring devices.
IPIC has said that the project aims to offset reliance on Persian Gulf oil terminals while reducing shipping congestion through the Strait of Hormuz.
Project timeline
The conceptual design was completed by Tebodin in 2006
The project management consultancy contract was awarded to ILF Consulting Engineers in April 2007
The front-end engineering design was awarded to Worley Parsons in September 2007
The environmental impact assessment was assigned to URS Corporation in September 2007
The topographical survey was completed by Maps Geosystems in September 2007
The geotechnical survey was awarded to Fugro Middle East/Arab Centre for Engineering Studies in September 2007
EPC contractor China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp was appointed, and the design and construction activities started in the first half of 2008
Detailed design and engineering, and project and construction management assistance was delivered by Penspen.
Image caption: Map of the Habshan – Fujairah oil pipeline.
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