UK-based Pipeline technology specialist Stats Group said it has been commissioned by UAE-headquartered oil and gas EPC contractor National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) to provide pipeline isolation, hot tapping, and plugging services to the largest diameter subsea pipeline intervention project, on behalf of a national operating company.
Stats said the project win is the result of its long-term commitment to support localisation in the Gulf region. The company employs more than 80 people and has facilities in Abu Dhabi, Muscat, and Doha.
The scope of work will include the hot tapping and double block and bleed isolation of multiple pipelines with diameters ranging from 42′ up to 56′ in the Middle East region, using Stats SureTap hot tapping machines and its patented BISEP technology.