Jacobs gets contract from Scottish and Southern Energy
Posted: 4 November 2003
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced a subsidiary company received
a contract from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for the construction
of six underground gas storage caverns at Aldbrough, North Yorkshire,
UK.
SSE officials estimate the value of the program at $225 million.
The 6-year program involves coastal works for seawater inlets/outlets,
subsurface drilling and leaching of caverns, engineering and installation
of an above ground centralized gas process facility, and construction
of a 5-mile pipeline linking the facility to the national transmission
system.
The caverns, which will be approximately 1 mile underground, accommodate
the offline storage of natural gas to meet peak demand fluctuations.
Jacobs' Glasgow office will serve as program manager for the project,
performing all process engineering requirements and supporting the
selection and control of specialist contractors for the execution,
commissioning, and completion of the works.
In making the announcement Jacobs Group Vice President John McLachlan
stated, "This project presents an important opportunity to
develop our relationship with SSE by responding to the technical
challenges of this significant project and supporting SSE's overall
business objectives."
Jacobs, with over 35,000 employees and revenues approaching $5.0
billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services
globally.
For more information see http://www.jacobs.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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