Topaz Energy (Topaz), a leading marine services and oil and gas fabrication company, has successfully completed the first milestone activity of a project for Vopak Horizon, Fujairah.

The project was completed by Topaz’s subsidiary Nico International, part of the newly established Topaz Engineering division.

The project was awarded to Nico by Interbeton (currently being rebranded as BAM International), Abu Dhabi in November 2008 for the design, fabrication and installation of offshore trestles and pipes. The project is due for completion in December 2009.

During this project Topaz undertook the construction of berth 5 & 6 of the 1.5 million cubic meter oil terminal for Vopak in Fujairah. The project also included fabrication and erection of offshore structures weighing 1,055 metric tonnes; design, fabrication & erection of offshore piping of 8 km length and erection of six marine loading arms.

Some of the other products being erected are gangway towers, fire fighting equipments, stripping pumps, nitrogen and slop tanks, pig launchers, operator cabins & MCC containers.

The first milestone of the project was the completion of the erection of Trestle TB 4 weighing 56 metric tonnes, which was performed with an A-frame barge of the main contractor Interbeton. The first milestone was safely completed without a lost time injury. – TradeArabia News Service