SMEC, a global consulting engineering firm, has won an oil products storage terminal project at Port Dukem in Ethiopia
The new project is expected to be the biggest in capacity (240,000 cu/m) among the country’s depots and the first to store and handle aviation fuel.
In addition, it is set to be able to accommodate refined petroleum, white products receipt, storage and distribution (comprising product storage tanks, tank truck and rail wagon receipt facility, and tank truck loading gantry with allied piping/automation) and other related facilities.
SMEC will provide the services on an EPCM basis in two phases. Phase 1 will include basic engineering, front-end engineering (FEED) and tender preparation and evaluation whilst phase 2 will be followed by construction supervision and support for the project implementation.
Over the past four years, SMEC South Africa, with support from SMEC International, has built a strong mining, oil and gas offering in Africa.
SMEC International will be supported in this project by the SMEC oil and gas process team in Pakistan, the Surbana Jurong oil and gas master planning team in Singapore, the local SMEC Ethiopian office and SMEC South Africa. SMEC South Africa will provide an oversight role in terms of the EPCM delivery requirements on the project.