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Client
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Qatar Liquified Gas Co., Ltd.
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Region
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Middle East
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Location
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North Field Bravo, Qatar
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Water Depth
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160 ft.
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Pipeline(s)
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Services Performed
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Procurement, Front-End Engineering Design, Detailed Engineering, Fabrication, Marine Installation
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| Contractor |
J. Ray McDermott, Inc. |
| Award |
August, 1996 |
| Completion |
October, 1998 |
| Project
Managers |
Ian Cochran |
| Key Participants |
Foxboro
Pirelli, Hahn & Clay
Ring-O-Valve & IMB |
| Customer
Partners |
QGPC, Total, Mobil,
Mitsui, Marubeni |
| Prod. Capacity |
500 Mmscfd (Gas) |
Description:
- North Field is an extensive gas field offshore Qatar.
Gas is piped 80 km to an LNG plant at Ras Laffan where production
commenced from trains 1 & 2 in 1996. Train 3 will lift
capacity to 6 million tons per year.
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Scope:
- Lump sum contract for design, procurement, construction,
installation, hook-up and commissioning of a process platform,
wellhead topside, bridge, pipeline and submarine cable.
Innovations:
- 27 months from award to start-up
- Float over installation of 4,500 ton production topside
Technology:
- Inconel alloy process piping
- Explosion bonded inconel clad vessel
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