Iraq invites EOIs for Kirkuk-Turkish border pipeline extension

03 January 2018
The project is to extend the pipeline, side-by-side with the old strategic pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has invited local and international contractors to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) letters by 24 January for extending the oil export pipeline from the oil fields of Kirkuk to the Iraqi-Turkish border.

The project is to extend the pipeline, side-by-side with the old strategic pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.

The pipeline will extend over 350 kilometres, and have a diameter of 48 inches. The pipeline would be capable of transporting 1 million barrels a day of oil, and the will be executed as per the build-own-operate-transfer model, implying that the company awarded the job will invest on the project and retrieve the costs after the operation within the agreed period.

The project also includes the construction of a gas pipeline, pumps and reservoirs, in addition to the other completed accessories and services. The contract also calls upon the winning contractor to share with the local companies 25 per cent or more of the project’s proportion within the consortium.

 

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