dzԹ

Skip to main content

Fluor wins major pipeline contract

World dzԹ,


Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC, to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for an approximately 250 mile natural gas transmission pipeline in Ohio and Michigan that is capable of transporting 2 billion ft3/d. Fluor booked the contract for an undisclosed value in the first quarter of 2015.

dzԹThis project is an example of how Fluor can deliver our integrated solutions to support the continued industrial and consumer demand for natural gas in the US,dzԹ said Pierre Bechelany, FluordzԹs senior vice president of dzԹ and LNG. dzԹThis new award demonstrates FluordzԹs strengthened position in the North America pipeline market, and we will bring our decades of pipeline design and construction experience to deliver cost and schedule efficiencies to the NEXUS project.dzԹ

Fluor is responsible for engineering, procurement, construction and project management services for the mainline pipeline, which will be up to 42 in. dia.

In addition to the main line, Fluor is designing and managing the construction of up to four compressor stations in Ohio to maintain the pressure needed to push the gas through the pipeline as well as four meter stations that will provide flow control and gas quality monitoring services.

DTE Energy Company and Spectra Energy Partners, LP, are the lead developers of the NEXUS Project. The NEXUS Project is expected to cost approximately US$2 billion and is designed to deliver incremental production from the Utica and Marcellus Shale plays to meet growing demand for natural gas by distribution and end use markets in the Upper Midwest and Canada.


Adapted from press release by

Read the article online at: /contracts-and-tenders/13022015/fluor-wins-major-pipeline-contract/

You might also like

 

 The World dzԹ Podcast

A podcast series for energy professionals featuring short, insightful interviews with experts who can shed light on topics that matter to you and your business. Subscribe on your favourite podcast app to start listening today.

     

 

 
 

Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below):