Abu Dhabi, UAE: National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen cooperation in exploring EPC project opportunities in the oil and gas sector in the UAE, with China National Chemical Engineering Middle East DMCC (CNCEC)

The agreement was signed at the ADIPEC Exhibition, the world’s most influential meeting place for oil, gas and energy companies and professionals, organised by ADNOC.

The MoU was signed by Eng. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, CEO of NPCC and Mr. Zhang Shian, Board Director Member of CNCEC.

NPCC is a world-class EPC company that has been providing total EPC solutions to offshore and onshore oil and gas, petrochemicals and renewables sectors for over four decades in MENA and the Indian Subcontinent. 

CNCEC has proven track record of providing financing and integrated services such as planning, technical consultation, investment, engineering design, procurement, construction, supervision, instruction to commissioning and start-up for projects in modes like EPC, PPP, BOT, etc. in the fields of chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation, infrastructure and environmental protection.

Through the MoU, the two entities aim to explore opportunities in the downstream sector, which has tremendous potential in the UAE and other regions. With their expertise in the sector, the combined strength of NPCC and CNCEC will support their ambitious growth plans.

Yasser Zaghloul, Group CEO of NMDC, said: “As a group, we are committed towards building a strong infrastructure in the EPC sector, which will benefit the industry, the country and our stakeholders. We are looking forward to grow our operations in the region including the downstream operations.”

Eng. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, CEO of NPCC, said: “We are proud to strengthen our partnership and collaboration with CNCEC, as we join hands again for downstream operations. NPCC has always been a pioneer in developing mega projects and services, and we are looking forward to explore our opportunities in the downstream sector.”

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About NPCC:

NPCC (National Petroleum Construction Company) a part of National Marine Dredging Company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a world-class Engineering, Procurement and Construction Company that provides total EPC solutions to both the Offshore and Onshore Oil & Gas sectors.

NPCC is a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging, NPCC provides engineering, procurement, project management, fabrication, installation and commissioning to project owners and operators.

Since its inception in 1973, NPCC has expanded its geographic footprint globally and today operates in Arabian Gulf, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has plans to expand its operations to Africa and Caspian region.

NPCC has built strong relationships with leading Operating Companies (OPCOs), National Oil Companies (NOCs) and International Oil Companies (IOCs), and has a team of over 1,200 engineers, based in four engineering centres in Abu Dhabi - UAE, Mumbai and Hyderabad - India, and La Ciotat - France.

NPCC’s state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, is set in an area of 1.3 million sq. metres, and the yard can fabricate up to 100,000 metric tonnes (MT) of structural steel annually. The company owns a fleet of 23 offshore vessels equipped with modern facilities to support its shallow and deep-water operations. It can lift structures weighing up to 4,200 MT and is also equipped for laying sub-sea cables and pipelines, up to 66 inches diameter; in water depths from 10 to 2,000 metres.

As of March 2019, NPCC executed more than 1,216 EPC projects, laid over 6,261 km of pipeline and 1,515 km of subsea cables as well as installed more than 1,360 structures.

For further information:
Rawan Al Hosban
ASDA’A BCW
rawan.alhosban@bcw-global.com 

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