The contract covers phase one of a major petroleum storage terminal in proximity to the Port of Fujairah. When completed, the terminal will have storage capacity of over one million cubic metres at single location.

The facility, which is expected to take 17 months to complete, will feature dock pipeline connectivity to the Port of Fujairah, a pigging system for all dock pipelines, operational flexibility to handle Class A, B, C products in all tanks, a road tanker unloading and loading facility and will be built to NFPA standards including all support systems such as OWS, ETP and compressor station.

Mott MacDonald has been appointed project management consultant and will oversee the development. Gulf Petrochem exports petroleum based oils and lubricants to India, and it was established with the commissioning of a re-refinery in Sharjah’s Hamriyah Free Zone. Topaz Fabrication and Construction, a business unit of Topaz Engineering, operates out of facilities in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah and is engaged in significant project activities for both offshore and onshore oil and gas across the UAE and for global clients.