Gasco lets contract for Habshan plant expansion

Nov. 3, 2005
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has let an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services contract to Fluor Corp. for the planned 1.3 bcfd expansion of the 1.04 bcfd Habshan gas complex in Abu Dhabi.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 3 -- Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has let an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services contract to Fluor Corp. for the planned 1.3 bcfd expansion of the 1.04 bcfd Habshan gas complex in Abu Dhabi.

The nearly $1 billion contract includes the installation of two sulfur-recovery units with a total capacity of 1,600 tons/day, installation of an acid gas enrichment unit, increasing the capacity of the pressure-boosting units to feed the additional associated gas from Bab oil field for processing, and upgrading the distributed control system (OGJ Online, May 18, 2004).

Fluor's Camberley, UK, office is executing the work with assistance from Consolidated Contractors International Co., Athens, which will handle construction and other execution support services.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 32 months.