KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: A $223 million project to upgrade a gas pipeline network in western Kuwait has achieved key targets and is on schedule, with valves and pipes still being installed, according to MEED. Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (HEISCO) has won the main contract for the project in December 2022. Unlike typical flow line contracts in Kuwait, which are awarded on a lump sum turnkey (LSTK) basis, this contract uses the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) model but is not on an LSTK basis. The contract was awarded for four years.

The scope of the project includes the construction of gas flow lines, installation of hot taps, installation of valves, installation of surface safety valves and control systems and panels, installation of booster pumps, civil works, piping works, cleaning works, fabrication works, and construction of associated facilities. The flow lines are pipelines that connect a single wellhead to a manifold or processing equipment.

They are used in both onshore and offshore fields and can be placed either on the surface or below the surface. In large oil and gas fields, multiple flow lines connect individual wells to a manifold, while a gathering line transports the flow from the manifold to a pretreatment stage, transfer facility, or ship. Since the beginning of 2020, the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has tendered a large number of flowline projects. Many of these projects were valued at less than $100 million, although several of the larger projects were worth around $250 million.