Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Projects
Al Baraka Oilfield Services has embarked on the journey of managing several EPC projects in the PDO concession area.
As an EPC contractor, • the company is responsible for detailed engineering or design involved with the project, • procurement of all the necessary equipment and materials required to build the project, and • construction of the facility Detailed Design
In the Detailed Design phase, the project specifications developed are further detailed to the level which is needed for procurement, fabrication/construction, testing, commissioning, and handover. Key assurance and design reviews are carried out during this phase, after incorporating any changes to the design basis and actual vendor design data. Vendors participate in these reviews so that any assumptions made in the design are corroborated by them and all controls and safeguarding issues in vendor packages are addressed to the Client’s satisfaction.
After the Detailed Design deliverables are developed to a reasonable level of detail, a Constructability Review is done with participation from experienced construction personnel. For greenfield projects, this may be done in a 3D model review. In brownfield projects, a site review in addition to a 3D model review is required.
During the Design, the contractor is expected to set up a Material Management System including tracking, receipt, handling, storage and preservation, and installation.
A Commissioning Team is set up at the early stages of Detailed Design and involved in the review of process schemes and they participate in reviews such as HAZOP to ensure the requirements of commissioning are incorporated in the design stage to enable flawless start-up. For large complex projects early commissioning planning, input is required in the front-end phase of the project, as the commissioning by systems may determine the ‘packaging’ of the facilities’ scope.
The Detailed Design scope includes the development of commissioning and start-up procedures, Operating and Maintenance manuals, Plant Maintenance System, HSE cases, Safety Critical Elements, etc. Close-out of the Detailed Design phase includes handover of these deliverables in the correct data format.
Procurement
The Procurement phase begins before Detailed Design, particularly for long-lead materials and equipment. The remaining procurement commences during the Detailed Design phase and continues into Construction. The company has specific teams handling in-house Procurement as wells as Projects. The teams use the latest software in SAP for all activities related to this discipline.
Construction
The size of construction scopes/projects varies from very small plant modifications to mega construction projects, involving a large workforce and construction periods of anything between one to three years. Contract arrangements may vary depending on the size and complexity of the work ranging from agreed unit rates to lump-sum prices.
Construction Objectives
• Overall: To construct the project as per the approved design drawings, specifications and standards in a manner that ensures the overall project objectives are met, typically including specific targets set for cost, schedule, HSE, quality, and local content:
• Safety: To design and construct the facility in a manner that minimises risk to the construction workforce during construction and ensures a safe and orderly start-up on completion.
• Schedule: To develop and pursue a proactive, realistic, and sufficiently detailed execution plan in line with overall project objectives that effectively utilises available design deliverables labour, materials, and equipment in the most efficient manner.
• Quality: To maintain rigorous quality assurance and control on all construction activities, to ensure full compliance with project technical specifications and standards, and allow timely and efficient (pre)commissioning and start-up, as per overall schedule.
• Cost: To execute the project within budget and to continuously look for the most cost-effective implementation options.
• Local Content: To meet the local content requirements and support the development of lCV capability.
• Management of Change: To manage and control changes that occur during construction (e.g. site queries/clashes) to minimise the impact on Cost, Schedule, Quality, and other project objectives.
List of EPC Projects under progress:
• BJR MSV Pipeline project
• Rima GRE Network upgrade
• Runib South WI project
• Hazar South Off plot project and UGS Part 2
• Sadad North WI project
• Bahja Rima Safeguarding
• Chemical Injection Project
• Free Flow Upgrade
• Haima and Hazar Flowline re-routing
• Well Head Control Panel Modification
• Rig/Hoist Camp power up project
• Aqeeq South Development project
• Hawqa and Asfoor WI integration
