UAE: Invitation to bid on planned $200,000,000 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant expansion project is tentatively scheduled to be issued some time around mid-2002, ABU DHABI GAS LIQUEFACTION CO. (ADGAS) [UAE], CHIYODA CORP. [Japan] & SHAW GROUP [USA] - Order #: 038102.

WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World, March, 2002

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The local ABU DHABI GAS LIQUEFACTION CO. (ADGAS) is currently gearing-up to expand the capacity of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility on Das Island in the Emirates. In so doing, ADGAS recently awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Japan-based CHIYODA CORP. In addition, the US-based SHAW GROUP has been retained to act as project manager.

The planned upgrade will reportedly involve the addition of a new LPG train with an installed production capacity of 1 million tons per year. In so doing, project designs are expected to enable adding additional capacity at a later stage. The cost to complete the upgrade project has been pegged at $200,000,000.

As things currently stand, an invitation to...

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