MONTREAL,
May 13, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ -
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that it has been
awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi
Oil Company Ltd. (Japan), (ADOC)
to provide project management consultancy services for an expansion
aimed at increasing production from oilfields located offshore of
the UAE.
ADOC is currently operating the Mubarraz, Umm Al
Anbar and Neewat AlGhalan offshore fields in the Persian Gulf. The
company intends to increase oil production from these existing
oilfields and develop the Hail oil field as part of their expansion
project. In order to achieve the higher production, ADOC is
considering an expansion of the hydrocarbon handling capacity of
the existing facilities at Mubarraz and the Umm Al Anbar Site
Terminal.
SNC-Lavalin will provide project management
consultancy services for the front-end engineering design (FEED)
and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) stages of the
expansion project.
"We are pleased to support Abu Dhabi Oil Company
Ltd. (Japan) on this important
project," said Terrance N. Ivers,
Executive Vice-President, Oil & Gas, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
"This contract provides us with an opportunity to demonstrate our
offshore capabilities in Abu
Dhabi, a sector and region of the world which are key to our
strategy going forward."
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering
and construction groups in the world, and is a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices
across Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently active in some 100
countries. www.snclavalin.com
SOURCE SNC-Lavalin