Al Gharbia Pipe wins big supply contract for Abu Dhabi project

Al Gharbia Pipe wins big supply contract for Abu Dhabi project

UAE - National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Company (The Group), has signed a purchase order agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Al Gharbia Pipe Company (AGPC) for the supply of 87 km of 34' submerged arc welding line pipes for the Lower Zakum Long Term Development Phase-1 (LZ LTDP-1) New Main Gas Line Project.

NPCC is a leading EPC company that has been providing solutions to offshore and onshore oil and gas, petrochemicals and renewables sectors for nearly five decades in the Mena region and the Indian subcontinent.

The agreement is in line with the objectives of the national strategy for industry and advanced technology, as well as the efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology's "Make It In The Emirates” campaign, which aims to promote the development of advantages for national products and services, provide opportunities for partners and suppliers in the country, and strengthen local supply chains, said NPCC in a statement.

Engineer Ahmed Al Dhaheri, the chief executive of NPCC, and Mitsuru Anezaki, CEO of Al Gharbia Pipe Company (AGPC), sealed the deal in the presence of Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Engineer Saeed Al Remeithi, Chairman