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yard capabilities on par Another local designated subcontractor has
undergone qualification for insulation coating of the
with Egina Project linepipes. The contract is now in place to coat either
with 3LPP (anti-corrosion) or 5LPP (insulation)
requirements. Next technology over 90 km of linepipes in Onne facility,
near Port Harcourt (figure 8).
after the completion of
Saipem has run an extensive training
LBL structure program for local engineers to develop

fabrication (figure 7), multidisciplinary expertise

this has enabled EWT As part of the strategy of building local capacity,
growing a proficient and qualified human
to qualify for the resource base, and transferring know-how,

fabrication of some of

the most massive

Fig. 8 – Coating at PCNL yard at Port Harcourt structures of the project
Onne area - the mooring piles of

the Oil Loading Terminal

Buoy, which was recently activated.

Project in progress

Egina UFR is progressing well with detailed design
already being three quarter completed. Next in the
EPCI chain, the supply and procurement activity is
soon to reach half way while the fabrication activities
are gearing up, having already progressed to nearly
20% overall by now.
Four main fabrication sites in Nigeria and abroad are
now fully engaged in delivering the 40,000 tons of

Fig. 11 – Coating of line pipes

Fig. 9 – Risers anchoring piles at Saipem’s yard in Port
Harcourt

Fig. 12 – Coating of line pipes

Fig. 10 – FPSO anchoring piles at Saipem’s yard in Port assembled steel required to make up the complex
Harcourt Egina UFR subsea infrastructure.
Some of the heaviest structures such as risers foun-
dations anchors (figure 9) and the first batch of
FPSO anchoring piles (figure 10) are already pro-
gressed well over halfway which testifies of the pace
at which this gigantic project is being executed.
Coating of linepipes in the in-country plant is steam-
ing ahead with over 45km of 12 and 14 inch linepipes
already coated to date (figures 11 and 12).

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