(MENAFN- Mid-East.Info) Abu Dhabi: National petroleum construction Company (NPCC), a National Marine Dredging Company Group subsidiary, has received a Letter of Award from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the Pre-Construction Service Agreement (PCSA) related to the Offshore Facilities of the Hail and Ghasha gas Development Project.
The Letter of Award covers the early Project activities such as Initial Detailed Engineering and Procurement of critical Long Lead items. The PCSA scope of work also includes the preparation of an Open book Estimate for the full project delivery scope, which will be considered as part of ADNOC's Final Investment Decision making process.
NPCC will execute the project together with its Joint Venture Partners Saipem and China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). The total value of the project related to the Letter of Award is about AED 220 million (60 million USD).
Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, Group CEO of NMDC, said, “We are honored that ADNOC awarded this project to the consortium led by NPCC . This award demonstrates our client's confidence in our ability, and our readiness to support ADNOC as they increase natural gas production in the UAE.”
Eng. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, CEO of NPCC, said, “We are committed to employing all our efforts to have a significant positive impact on the energy eco-system and the UAE economy and support ADNOC's development projects, particularly achieving the highest In-Country Value (ICV). This, in turn, will help to develop local resources, as well as human capacity and talent. We look forward to working with our JV partners to ensure the success of this ambitious project.
About NPCC:
NPCC (National Petroleum Construction Company), a part of NMDC Group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a world-class Engineering, Procurement and Construction Company
that provides total EPC solutions to both the Offshore and Onshore Oil & Gas sectors. It provides engineering, procurement, project management, fabrication, installation and commissioning to project owners and operators.
Since its inception in 1973, NPCC has expanded its geographic footprint globally and today operates in Arabian Gulf, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has plans to expand its operations to Africa and Caspian region.
NPCC has built strong relationships with leading Operating Companies (OPCOs), National Oil Companies (NOCs) and International Oil Companies (IOCs), and has a team of over 1,200 engineers, based in four engineering centres in Abu Dhabi – UAE, Mumbai and Hyderabad – India, and La Ciotat – France.
NPCC's state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, is set in an area of 1.3 million sq. metres, and the yard can fabricate up to 100,000 metric tonnes (MT) of structural steel annually. The company owns a fleet of 23 offshore vessels equipped with modern facilities to support its shallow and deep-water operations. It can lift structures weighing up to 4,200 MT and is also equipped for laying sub-sea cables and pipelines, up to 66 inches diameter; in water depths from 10 to 2,000 metres.