Jacobs consortium wins gas system contract from Shell/ExxonMobil JV
12 Jan 2010
Pasadena, California – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is to provide engineering services within a consortium that received an umbrella contract from Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM), a 50:50 joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil. The services include maintenance and project work on installations of the Groningen gas transmission system in the Groningen area of The Netherlands.
Jacobs is a member of the “Groningen Long Term (GLT) plus” consortium that includes Siemens Nederland NV, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery BV, Stork Industry Services BV and Yokogawa Europe Solutions BV. Under the umbrella contract, GLT will serve the gas extraction and treatment installations; underground gas storage locations in Norg and Grijpskerk; and NAM’s installations in Delfzijl.
The 15-year contract, which began on Jan. 1, 2010, is expected to provide over 10,000 man-years of employment in the northern part of The Netherlands. NAM and the above listed consortium partners previously worked together between 1997 and 2009 to deliver the GLT project on time and within budget. The 12-year project involved renovation of all gas production locations in the Groningen gas field. This renovation ensured the production of many decades of natural gas.
The Groningen system is crucial for NAM and for The Netherlands, as it is responsible for approximately 50% of the country’s natural gas production, according to Johan de Haan, Groningen Asset Manager.
“The Groningen system has to maintain its current capacity in the coming decades to be able to absorb the fluctuations in demand for natural gas. That is why our installations have to be well maintained and modified/extended. Investments are therefore crucial; this new service contract will form an effective basis,” said De Haan.
