Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has announced the start-up of a new gas storage project in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The first gas was introduced to the project on the 1st of January 2021. The project was completed on time, on budget and within a year from the EPC contract being awarded in December 2019.
The project will allow the SNOC to start a new area of business, help to balance the gas supply and demand for Sharjah and meet the required supply flexibility of the power sector of Sharjah. The infrastructure is designed to allow future expansion.
The project includes installation of high pressure (HP) gas compression units, HP gas pipeline, utilities and support facilities, metering and tie-ins to existing plant and wells. It will be operated in a fully automated mode with world-class technical and safety standards.
The Chief Executive Officer of SNOC, Hatem Al Mosa said: “The completion of this project is an outstanding achievement considering the local and international supply chain challenges we met due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed without any operational, safety or environmental incidents.”
“The timely launch of this project is a major new business development activity for SNOC. It will allow us to store excess gas in the winter to satisfy the summer peak demand as well as provide a readily available strategic reserve for energy security allowing us to respond to unexpected operational or market issues.”
The Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) and Italian oil and gas giant, Eni, recently announced the start-up of the Mahani-1 gas well, which marked the commencement of gas production from the Mahani Field, in Sharjah Area B of the United Arab Emirates.
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