ALE loads out pipe rack for Arabian Gulf project

ALE, a UK-based heavy-lift and transportation specialist, has loaded out a pipe rack weighing 400t for the Upper Zakum EPC-2 Project, in the UAE. 

ALE said it would also perform the load-in and installation of the same pipe rack at the West Island of Zakum oil field, the second largest field in the Arabian Gulf and the fourth largest oil field in the world.

Upper Zakum field, located approximately 84 kilometers northwest of Abu Dhabi, has an estimated 50 billion barrels of oil reserves. The field currently produces 640,000 barrels of oil a day (bpd).

The current Upper Zakum 750 (UZ750) project involves the construction of four production artificial islands comprising of a central complex which will house the processing facilities, and the north, south and west satellite platforms.

The project comprises engineering, procurement, modules and buildings fabrication, transportation, construction and commissioning of island surface facilities (EPC-2). These facilities are expected to start operations in 2017.

The field is owned by the Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), a joint venture of ADNOC acting as the operator, ExxonMobil, and Japan Oil Development Company.

Apart from the pipe rack, ALE also loaded out two vessels, weighing 123t and 320t.

Offshore Energy Today Staff