Ducab secures Dh 110m award for supplying Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline

As the region's key players from the OGP sector convene in Abu Dhabi this week for the ADIPEC 2010 show, Ducab—one of the leading manufacturers of power & special cables in the Middle East—has announced details of their recent contract win valued at Dhs110m from China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) to work on the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP).

Ducab is working with CPECC in the delivery of low and medium voltage cables as well as instrumentation and control cables for the entirety of CPECC's EPC responsibilities.

With the UAE keen to offset its reliance on oil terminals in the Arabian Gulf and eliminate risks associated with the strait of Hormuz, the ADCOP project is being put on the fast track with local companies like Ducab ensuring that capacity and delivery schedules are met on a tight deadline. Valued at Dhs11.7b in total, ADCOP entails a 370 kilometre pipeline between Habshan and Fujairah, allowing project owners International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) to blend crude from various sources in the Middle East at a proposed refinery in Fujairah.

Laith Madi, Manager of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical (OGP) Sector at Ducab, says that the pipeline will include at least six delivery stations spread across the UAE, requiring complex logistical coordination, carrying a load of up to 1.8 million b/d of crude oil once operational.

Ducab has showed a renewed focus in the OGP sector during 2010 coupled with an expanded manufacturing capacity announced in late 2009. In the first half of 2010 alone, the company was awarded Dhs126m for local OGP contracts, including an Dhs75m agreement with Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the development of ADNOC's Habshan 5 facilities.

Other Ducab OGP projects include partnerships with Italy's Saipem & Korea's SK for the ADCO Bab Gas project and the KOC new booster station BS160, as well as ventures with Spain's Tecnicas and UK's P

Posted on Nov 3, 2010 by Ducab