GE Oil & Gas in Qatar deal

GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions business has been awarded a multi-million US dollar, six-year contract to supply Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) with advanced pipeline integrity management services to enhance the monitoring and maintenance of the company's liquid natural gas (LNG) network, Zawya has reported.

Qatargas, based in Ras Laffan City in the State of Qatar, has nine prominent shareholders - Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui, Marubeni, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Idemitsu and Cosmo Oil.

GE Oil & Gas has a successful record of supporting a number of major pipeline integrity management initiatives in Qatar, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries.

GE's pipeline inspection and integrity services bring together the specialized skills, advanced technologies and field experience essential for a confident assessment of the present and future condition of a pipeline, according to their website.

The agreement

GE Oil & Gas will build and deploy a custom pipeline integrity management system (PIMS) to drive Qatargas' overall integrity management processes. With part of this work, GE will provide Qatargas with the associated integrity management (IM) elements, including manuals and procedures covering in-line inspection (ILI), software automation and engineering assessments.

"Qatargas operates world-class LNG facilities in Qatar, and our goal is to be the world's premier LNG company," said Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani, Chief Operating Officer, Engineering & Ventures, Qatargas. "A critical success factor in achieving that goal is the continued assurance of availability and safe operation of our pipeline networks used to transport gas and condensate from our offshore production sites to our onshore treatment facilities."

"We are excited to have the opportunity to continue our long-term relationship with Qatargas, which has an outstanding record of achievement in the area of pipeline integrity and maintenance," said John Bucci, General Manager of GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions.

 

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