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

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. It starts from the Habshan onshore field in

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and runs to

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

on the

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History

The pipeline was ordered by the International Petroleum Investment Company 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 China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation and China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, both subsidiaries of the

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. 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

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. 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 was delivered by

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

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was carried out by

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, the topographical survey by Maps Geosystems, and the geotechnical survey by Fugro Middle East and the Arab Centre for Engineering Studies. ILF Consulting Engineers were appointed as Project Management Consultants and EPC was carried out by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation. 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

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together with 3W Networks designed and undertook the complete engineering, procurement and construction of the integrated control and safety systems and telecom scope. Pipes were supplied by Sumitomo, Salzgitter AG and Jindal Saw. The technical assurance, risk and safety, asset management, and industrial inspection were done by

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. After commissioning

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

References

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