Kentz awarded Qatar contract

Listed Irish engineering and construction group Kentz announced today it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract for…

Listed Irish engineering and construction group Kentz announced today it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract for the engineering, procurement and construction for a major project in Qatar.

The contract has been awarded to Kentz by Qatargas, which is a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum. Qatargas has a number of international oil company partners in various projects in the Ras Laffan area.

The scope of work includes full site development of the main fuel truck distribution point for the Laffan Refinery Tank Farm, the installation of an interconnecting pipelines between the Tank Farm, Loading Facility and the Ras Laffan jetty.

Kentz will be responsible for process design, storage facilities, custody metering and loading facilities on a turnkey basis. The project is scheduled for completion in 2011. On completion, the facility will be handed over to WOQOD, which will operate and maintain the facility and service its domestic customer base.

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“The award of this EPC package reflects the confidence that this major client has in Kentz’s ability to deliver critical and complex projects. We have mobilised our project team and look forward to carrying out another successful project for Qatar Petroleum and their partners in Qatar," said Dr. Hugh O’Donnell, chief executive of Kentz in a statement.

Kentz currently has 4,000 employees in Qatar, servicing contracts for Qatar Petroleum, Shell, Qatar Foundation, QATARGAS, JGC-KBR JV, Linde, Chevron-Philips, RasGas, Technip and Fluor.

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor is a former Irish Times business journalist