ABB signs with Sonatrach

ABB announced recently that it has received a contract from the Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach to supply pumping stations and automation systems worth more than $215m.

Two new pumping stations and support systems will be supplied to serve the 665km long NK-1 oil pipeline linking Algerian oilfields at Haoud El Hamra with the Mediterranean port of Skikda.??

'This order builds on a series of recent ABB projects that support the production of hydrocarbon energy in Northern Africa,' said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB’s Process Automation division. 'In close cooperation with Sonatrach, we are expanding oil and gas transport capacity in the region.'

ABB’s scope of supply includes engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the new pumping stations, terminal upgrades, and a 44km long fuel pipeline. ABB will also provide Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, instrumentation and electrical equipment.

The project will be designed and managed by ABB’s Italian unit, with construction activities carried out by a joint venture company operated by ABB and Sonatrach. ??