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Dolphin Energy shortlists four international bidders for onshore EPC works
Companies from Japan, France, South Korea and USA Pre-Qualify for Major Qatar Construction Contract
Dolphin Energy Limited today announced a short-list of four qualified bidders for the Onshore EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) works for the Dolphin Project. The ‘Call for Tenders’ will be issued shortly.
The Dolphin Project involves the development of natural gas reserves in Qatar’s offshore North Field, their processing onshore at Qatar’s Ras Laffan and transportation by pipeline of a minimum 2 billion cubic feet a day (bcf/d) of the refined product to the UAE, beginning in 2006.
The four bidders approved for the Onshore EPC works are:
- JGC (Japan)
- Technip/Coflexip (France) – Bechtel (USA/UK), Joint Venture
- Snamprogetti (Italy) – Chiyoda (Japan), Joint Venture
- Saipem (Italy/France) – Hyundai (South Korea), Joint Venture
The onshore EPC contract will cover the construction of Dolphin’s facilities at Ras Laffan, including the gas processing plant, the compression plant and offsite facilities. The scope of works covers specifically:
- Engineering, Procurement & Construction of the facilitiesCommissioning and start-up of process plant, with subsequent handover on completion of testing
- Familiarization and training of operators
- Procurement of spare parts
The four bidders will now be invited to submit their technical and unpriced commercial proposals in March and April 2003, so as to allow Dolphin Energy to begin bid evaluation at an early stage. Full commercial proposals will be requested for submission in June: Dolphin Energy currently plans to award the contract during summer 2003.
Dolphin Energy Limited was created in 1999 to develop substantial energy projects throughout the GCC. Its objective is to create long-term economic wealth and new business opportunities, far into the future.
Dolphin Energy’s major strategic initiative, the Dolphin Project, involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the dry gas by pipeline to the UAE, beginning in 2006. Dolphin Energy’s first energy initiative comes on stream in September 2003, when Dolphin Energy’s natural gas pipeline from Al Ain to Fujairah is inaugurated. This pipeline will supply a new power and desalination plant on the UAE’s East Coast initially with natural gas from Oman, and subsequently with Dolphin gas from Qatar.
Dolphin Energy Limited
Dolphin Energy Limited was created to develop substantial energy projects throughout the GCC. Its objective is to create long-term economic wealth and new business opportunities for GCC citizens, far into the future. Dolphin Energy’s major strategic initiative, the Dolphin Project, involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the dry gas by sub-sea pipeline across joint UAE-Qatari waters to the UAE, beginning in 2006.
Dolphin Energy’s first initiative, the Al Ain to Fujairah Pipeline, came on stream in January 2004.The pipeline supplies the Fujairah Water and Power Plant on the UAE’s East Coast – initially with natural gas from Oman, and subsequently with Dolphin gas from Qatar. In May 2005, Dolphin began to supply natural gas to the UAE Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The gas is being delivered via a tie-in near Qidfa between Dolphin’s Al Ain - Fujairah pipeline and the existing Emarat gas pipeline network.
Dolphin Energy is owned 51 percent by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi – and 24.5 percent each by Total of France and Occidental Petroleum of the USA.
Detailed information about Dolphin Energy can be found on www.dolphinenergy.com
For further information contact:
Mirna Hijazi
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel +971 2 6995500
Fax +971 2 6995578