Larsen & Toubro in front as Dolphin evaluates bids

12 August 2012

UAE gas company Dolphin evaluating bids for gas compression facility in Qatar

The UAE’s Dolphin Energy is evaluating bids for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a $250m gas compression facility at Ras Laffan in Qatar.

A frontrunner has emerged to be awarded the project, with a market source familiar with the deal saying that India’s Larsen & Toubro is expected to be selected. The project will involve the upgrade of existing facilities.

“The bids are with Dolphin and a decision is expected in late August or early September,” the source says. “The contract is expected to take about 30 months to complete.”

The contractors bidding on the scheme are:

The new facility will process an additional 1 billion cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas from Qatar’s North field. This will be then transported to customers in the UAE and Oman through the Dolphin pipeline network. This will push Dolphin’s gas export capacity to 3.2 billion cf/d from the existing 2.2 billion cf/d.  

The scope of works includes the EPC of a gas compression facility, hydraulic and line sizing, as well as the upgrade of utility facilities.  

Dolphin Energy is owned by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, which owns a 51 per cent share, with France’s Total and the US’ Occidental Petroleum each owning 24.5 per cent.

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