Installation of NGL Pipeline Pumps at Asab-0, Abu Dhabi

The NGL Pipeline Pumps & Allied Works project at Asab-0 involved installation of NGL pumps with associated civil, piping, electrical, instrumentation, telecom and tie-ins works.

The NGL Pipeline Pumps & Allied Works project at Asab-0 involved installation of NGL pumps with associated civil, piping, electrical, instrumentation, telecom and tie-ins works. It also included testing, pre-commissioning and assistance to the company for commissioning and the start-up of new facilities.

The purpose of the project was to replace existing NGL pipeline pumps with new ones of bigger capacity to cater for increased production and to carry out de-bottlenecking of the existing plant to facilitate the operation of the new pumps.

ACC’s scope included construction of pump sheds to accommodate new NGL pumps and VSD motors; a new substation building with 11kV and LV power system for operation and control of the new facilities; piping fabrication installation and testing; modification of existing electrical panels and DCS system; executing tie-in works under a major shutdown to integrate the new facilities with the existing plant; removing the old pumps and demolishing existing facilities after successful operation of new installations.