Petrofac to construct gas receiving terminal in Turkey

Gazprom subsidiary South Stream Transport BV has awarded Petrofac an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the development of onshore pipelines and a gas receiving terminal near Kıyıköy in Turkey.

Through its EPCm business, Petrofac has been undertaking early works since April, which includes FEED verification, detailed design and procurement for the project which is associated with the offshore section of the TurkStream gas pipeline.

Under the contract valued at €340 million (US$405 million), the company will provide engineering, procurement, and construction for the receiving terminal, which is expected to be ready for commercial operations in December 2019.

When completed, the facility will receive 31.5 bcm of gas annually from the TurkStream pipeline originating from the compressor station in Anapa, Russia