Qatar Gas Transportation Company (Nakilat) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Keppel Offshore and Marine (O&M) of Singapore to jointly develop and manage a major new facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar, for the construction, repair and maintenance of marine structures.
The QR1.5 billion ($430 million) project’s phase 1 calls for the construction of two graving docks, one floating deck of panamax size, six wet berths with a total length of 2,300 m and minimum depth of 11 m, and extensive lay down and fabrication areas alongside the graving docks. Planning of the new yard is already well advanced, and completion of the first phase of development is scheduled for fourth quarter of 2009.
Belgium’s Jan de Nul (50 per cent) and Holland’s Royal Boskalis Westminster (50 per cent) will carry out the work as part of its contract to expand Ras Laffan port. The UK office of Royal Haskoning is carrying out initial design work for the marine structures on the repair yard.
