Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline, also known as "Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP)", is an oil pipeline in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...

. It starts from the Habshan onshore field in Abu Dhabi and runs to

Fujairah Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...

on the

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History

The pipeline was ordered by the

International Petroleum Investment Company Mubadala Investment Company PJSC ( ar, شركة مبادلة للاستثمار), or simply Mubadala, is an Emirati state-owned holding company that acts as a sovereign wealth fund. The company was established in 2017 when then-named Mubadala Dev ...

in order to increase the security of supply and reduce oil transportation through the

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. The conceptual design of the pipeline was completed in 2006 by Tebodin, and the construction related contracts were awarded in 2007. EPC contract for the project was awarded to

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and

China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau The China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd. (CPP) is a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation and the primary builder of pipelines in China. The company has built much of the cross-country pipeline infrastructure in China a ...

, both subsidiaries of the

China National Petroleum Corporation The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) () is a major national oil and gas corporation of China and one of the largest integrated energy groups in the world. Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District, Beijing. CNPC was ranked fourt ...

. Construction of the pipeline started on 19 March 2008. It was completed in March 2011. However, its commissioning was postponed several times and it became operational in June 2012. The pipeline was inaugurated on 15 July 2012 when it made its first delivery of Murban crude to Pak-Arab Refinery.

Technical description

The pipeline is long, of which is an offshore section. It passes east of Abu Dhabi city, through Sweihan and west of Al Ain. The pipeline has a capacity of . It cost $3.3 billion. The pipeline is designated to supply the refinery in

as also the

export terminal.

Contractors

The conceptual design of the pipeline was done by Tebodin Consultants & Engineers, while

front-end engineering design Front-end loading (FEL), also referred to as pre-project planning (PPP), front-end engineering design (FEED), feasibility analysis, conceptual planning, programming/schematic design and early project planning, is the process for conceptual developme ...

was delivered by WorleyParsons. Penspen delivered detailed design and engineering, as also project and construction management assistance. The

environmental impact assessment Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental imp ...

was carried out by URS Corporation, the topographical survey by

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, and the geotechnical survey by Fugro Middle East and the

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were appointed as

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and

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was carried out by

. Around offshore pipelines was installed by Van Oord Offshore. Oil tanks at the Fujairah terminal were constructed by

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's Belleli Energy. The mooring system was provided by Bluewater Energy Services. An integrated electrical system for the pipeline was designed and supplied by ABB. Siemens together with

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designed and undertook the complete engineering, procurement and construction of the integrated control and safety systems and telecom scope. Pipes were supplied by

Sumitomo The is one of the largest Japanese ''keiretsu'', or business groups, founded by Masatomo Sumitomo (1585-1652) around 1615 during the early Edo period. History The Sumitomo Group traces its roots to a bookshop in Kyoto founded circa 1615 by Ma ...

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and

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. The technical assurance, risk and safety, asset management, and industrial inspection were done by

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. After commissioning Siemens is providing maintenance services for the automation, control and telecom systems.

References

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