A Keppel-led consortium has received the Letter of Acceptance from the National Environment Agency (NEA) for an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract worth approximately S$1.5 billion, for the development of a Waste-To-Energy (WTE) facility and a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for Singapore’s new Tuas Nexus IWMF.

The consortium comprising Keppel Seghers Engineering Singapore Pte Ltd (Keppel Seghers), the environmental engineering arm of Keppel Infrastructure, China Harbour (Singapore) Engineering Company Pte Ltd (China Harbour) and ST Engineering Marine Ltd, the Marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), will design and build a 2,900 tonnes per day (tpd) WTE facility and a 250 tpd MRF as part of the IWMF Phase 1 development. To be co-located with PUB’s Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) at the Tuas View Basin site, the IWMF WTE facility and the MRF will be amongst the largest of such facilities in Singapore when they are completed in 2024.

Keppel Seghers, China Harbour and ST Engineering’s Marine arm’s share of the works under the EPC contract will be approximately 48%, 31%, 21% respectively.

Based on Keppel Seghers’ proven and proprietary WTE technology, the WTE facility will generate sufficient electricity to sustain the operations of Tuas Nexus IWMF Phase 1 and the initial phase of Tuas WRP, with excess electricity for export to the grid.

The state-of-the-art WTE facility will feature Keppel Seghers’ air-cooled grate, boiler design, and advanced combustion system. In addition, the facility’s wet flue gas cleaning system will ensure the facility’s emissions comply with Singapore’s regulatory requirements as well as standards. As the consortium lead, Keppel Seghers will also be responsible for the overall project management.

China Harbour will undertake the civil, structural and landscaping scope of the project, while ST Engineering’s Marine arm will be responsible for the construction of the MRF, power-island and the balance of plant.

With advanced technologies to sort metals, paper, cardboard and plastics automatically, the MRF will improve sorting efficiency, contributing towards the overall recycling rate in Singapore.

The consortium will work closely with NEA, as well as their consultants - a multi-disciplinary consultancy team led by Black & Veatch and AECOM, in association with Ramboll, for the design, construction and commissioning of this flagship project.

Dr Ong Tiong Guan, CEO of Keppel Infrastructure, said, “As a developer and operator of two of Singapore’s current four WTE plants, Keppel, together with its partners, is honoured to contribute further to Singapore’s sustainable urbanisation through this flagship project. This project, which will contribute significantly towards Singapore’s long-term waste management plans, is a testament to Keppel’s leadership in world class WTE technology and will reinforce our position globally as a competitive and reliable waste management solution provider.”

Singapore’s IWMF will mark the third integrated waste management project that Keppel Seghers has undertaken. Keppel Seghers has designed, built and is currently operating Qatar's Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre, an integrated waste management facility that is treating waste for the whole country. In addition, Keppel Seghers Hong Kong Limited is also currently building Hong Kong’s (HK) first Integrated Waste Management Facility off the coast of Shek Kwu Chau, with Zhen Hua Engineering Co. Ltd., which is also a company under the China Harbour Engineering Company in Beijing. HK’s IWMF is its first integrated waste management facility for municipal solid waste and is contracted to treat 3,000 tpd of mixed municipal waste.

Mr Tang Qiaoliang, President of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), said, “CHEC is honoured to participate, with its partners, Keppel Seghers and ST Engineering, in such a flagship environmental sustainability project and will fully utilise its expertise and strengths in the design and construction of civil, structural and landscaping, to complement its partners to deliver a world-class waste management solution.

“With the construction of HK’s IWMF, which is currently the first and largest WTE project in HK, progressing well, Singapore’s IWMF will be the second waste management facility to be built by Keppel Seghers and CHEC worldwide. In addition, CHEC also undertook construction of the Tuas Sewage Treatment Plant in Singapore in 2019. The strategic fit for Keppel Seghers and CHEC will create more opportunities for cooperation in the future.”

Mr Ng Sing Chan, President, Marine of ST Engineering said, “ST Engineering values industry collaboration, especially one such as this that helps facilitate Singapore’s drive towards environmental sustainability. We look forward to fulfilling our part in this consortium with our deep domain expertise in environmental engineering, and core competencies in managing large-scale engineering and critical infrastructure projects.”

The above mentioned development is not expected to have a material impact on the respective net tangible assets or earnings per share of Keppel Corporation Limited and ST Engineering for the current financial year.

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 4/22/2020, Location: Asia

McDermott International, Inc. announced CB&I Storage Solutions has been awarded one large* and two sizeable* contracts for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPFC) of 38 tanks and 13 spheres in multiple locations across Saudi Arabia.

"CB&I Storage Solutions has had a significant presence and strong track record in Saudi Arabia since the 1930s," said Cesar Canals, Senior Vice President of CB&I Storage Solutions. "This experience, and our strong partnerships with international contractors and major oil & gas operators, has established us as one of the most reliable providers of storage and EPFC solutions in the country."

The awards will be reflected in McDermott's first quarter 2020 backlog.

*McDermott defines a sizeable contract as between USD $1 million and $50 million and a large contract as between USD $50 million and $250 million.

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 4/29/2020, Location: Middle East

Independent Oil and Gas plc, the development and production company focused on becoming a substantial UK gas producer, as operator of its joint venture with CalEnergy Resources (UK) Ltd, is pleased to announce that it has awarded a sizeable Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract to Subsea 7 S.A.. The contract will cover the Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) work on Phase 1 of its Core Project in the UK Southern North Sea (SNS) and is almost entirely lump-sum in nature. Confirmation of this award follows a competitive tendering process and the recent approval of the Phase 1 Field Development Plan (FDP) by the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

Phase 1 comprises the development and production of the Southwark, Blythe and Elgood fields through a total of five wells with gas transported onshore via the Thames Pipeline. The SURF contract incorporates project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation activities for the subsea elements of Phase 1. These include a 6km 24-inch extension to the Thames Pipeline to the Southwark platform, a 25km 12-inch line connecting the Blythe platform to the Thames Pipeline, and a 9km 6-inch pipeline and an umbilical connecting the Elgood field to the Blythe platform, and associated subsea structures and tie-ins. A Phase 1 subsea development schematic can be viewed on IOG's website at www.iog.co.uk/assets/core-project-phase-1/.

Extensive progress has already been made with Subsea 7 prior to final contract award under a letter of limited commitment to ensure that all workstreams have commenced and continued on schedule since FID in October 2019 in anticipation of the FDP approval. As recently announced, the 24-inch (Southwark) and 12-inch (Blythe) line pipe have been manufactured and transported to the UK ahead of planned installation scheduled in 2H 2020, and Subsea 7 is progressing detailed engineering work in support of this campaign.

Andrew Hockey, CEO of IOG, commented:
"We are pleased to be working with Subsea 7, a globally recognised leader in offshore energy services, for the SURF scope of Phase 1 of our core UK SNS gas development. They will be an important contractor for IOG in ensuring safe and efficient Phase 1 execution, which includes the offshore pipelay campaign being prepared for the second half of this year. We have already been working with Subsea 7 for several months under a pre-contractual arrangement and with the contract now finalised we look forward to further developing our constructive relationship."

Jonathan Tame, Vice President UK & Canada, Subsea 7, said:
"We are pleased to be awarded this contract, which strengthens our reputation as a global provider of value-driven SURF solutions. We look forward to collaborating with IOG to ensure the cost-effective, safe and timely execution of each phase of the development."

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 5/7/2020, Location: Europe

McDermott International announced CB&I Storage Solutions has been awarded a contract for four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) spheres for an energy infrastructure project in the Caribbean region.

The scope of the project includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPFC) of four LPG spheres—each measuring 88 feet in diameter, with 63,100 barrels nominal capacity and 290 pounds per square inch design pressure.

McDermott said in a statement that fabrication and procurement will be performed at the company's Fairbanks facility in Houston, Texas, and engineering will be performed at the company's office in Plainfield, Illinois.

"We have a strong track record of executing world-class storage projects in the Caribbean and Central and South America," said Cesar Canals, senior vice president of CB&I Storage Solutions. "This new award highlights the confidence our customer has in our service offerings and capabilities in engineering, fabricating and constructing high-pressure LPG spheres and other storage solutions that are critical components to its energy infrastructure."

Source: Pipelineoilandgas News

Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has awarded Jersey-registered oil services company Petrofac's Engineering & Production Services division an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract for a project in the UAE.

The contract demonstrates delivery against Petrofac EPS’s strategy to secure smaller greenfield and brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, leveraging its footprint and infrastructure in existing core markets.

Commenting on the contract win, managing director of Petrofac EPS East, Mani Rajapathy, said: "The award is important strategically as it leverages Petrofac’s best-in-class expertise and experience in upstream gas and represents another win in one of our core markets of Sharjah and the UAE.”

by Disha Dadlani, ConstructionWeek, 23 Feb 2020