ENOC Group, with its subsidiary Horizon Terminals Ltd, awarded the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) agreement for a 16.2-kilometre jet gas pipeline that connects its storage space terminals in Jebel Ali with Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in Dubai South, to Dubai-based Albanna Engineering.

The construction of the pipeline is expected to be completed in 24 months and will be functional in the initial quarter of 2020, in time for Expo 2020 Dubai. After completion, the pipe will certainly carry 2,000 cubic metres of jet gas per hour to DWC, which is billed to be the world's largest and will certainly obtain a considerable share of international visitors to the Expo.

Eventually, DWC is expected to come to be the world's biggest airport terminal with a yearly capacity surpassing 220 million guests and 16 million tonnes of cargo.

His Excellency Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO of ENOC, said: "The jet fuel pipe to DWC is a critical framework project that straightens with the growth vision of Dubai and supports the preparations for Expo 2020 Dubai. Embed in the heart of the new air travel and logistics hub, Dubai South, the flight terminal will act as a global air travel centre, and we are establishing the benchmark to provide jet fuel solutions to a great deal of international service providers using the airport.

" Awarding the construction agreement is a milestone that underscores our dedication to fuel Dubai and the nation's financial growth as it will play a vital role in satisfying the growing requirement for air travel fuel seamlessly."

Mr. Saeed Ahmad Mohd Saleh Albanna, Chairman, Albanna Engineering, commented: "We are honored to have actually won this difficult agreement from ENOC. This award validates our position as a regional leader in the pipeline construction sector in the UAE and attests the leading function of Albanna Engineering in the hydrocarbon industry as an EPC contractor."

Set to satisfy the need for jet fuel at Dubai Airports up till 2050, the pipe will certainly be furnished with advanced security features consisting of a leakage detection system, complete automation control and quality control, to name a few.

ENOC currently supplies jet gas to Dubai International Flight Terminal via a 58-kilometre pipeline that has a storage capability of 141,500 cubic metres.