Dolphin Energy Limited has named Saipem of Italy as the successful bidder for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of sealines offshore Qatar at a cost of more than $115 million.

The sealines – two 36-inch diameter concrete coated pipes – will transport Dolphin’s production stream of natural gas and hydrocarbons liquids 80 km from two offshore platforms in Qatar’s giant North Field to the company’s processing plant in the emirate’s Ras Laffan industrial city.
Saipem was also recently awarded the EPC for Dolphin’s main export pipline which will transport dry gas from Ras Laffan to Dolphin’s facilties at Taweelah in the UAE.
The line pipe for both the sealines and the export pipeline will be supplied by Japan’s Mitsui and Company under a 2003 agreement.