Foster Wheeler has announced that its South African subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa, has won an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company to upgrade the capacity of the natural gas pipeline which runs from the Temane gas field in Mozambique to Secunda in South Africa.
The company said that this capacity expansion project primarily involves the installation at Komatipoort, South Africa, of a new compressor station, including two new gas-turbine-driven compressor units and ancillary equipment to increase the pipeline gas flow rate. The existing pressure protection system at Secunda will also be upgraded to accommodate the increased gas flows.
Steve Scott, managing director of Foster Wheeler South Africa, said: We are delighted to be awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for this major pipeline project by Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO).
The award of this latest phase of the project follows the successful completion of the feasibility study by our UK operation and the front-end engineering design (FEED) by our operation in Johannesburg. We are pleased to have extended our involvement in the overall Temane-Secunda value chain and are committed to delivering another successful project in the region.