Having revealed certain details in its recent interview with gasworld, The Linde Group has announced that, with The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), it has decided to construct two large air separation units (ASU) through their joint venture Elixier in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Total investment costs amount to approximately $800m and starting at the end of 2010, the new plants will be connected to the utility and pipeline network to supply nitrogen for injection into the onshore condensate field in Habshan, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to free natural gas for the national grid.
The two ASU’s will have a total nitrogen capacity of 670,000 standard cubic metres per hour.
Dr Aldo Belloni, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG, explained, “By using our expertise to increase the efficiency of fuel production at the Gulf, Linde makes another important contribution to the solution of the energy dilemma. With this project, our presence in the Middle East gets a significant boost in quality and size, so that we remain the leading gases and engineering company in this thriving market.”
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