China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) has placed with Ducab an order worth Dh110 million ($29.9 million) for the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (Adcop).

Ducab, with production facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is one of the region’s leading manufacturers of power and special cables. It is working with CPECC in the delivery of low and medium voltage cables as well as instrumentation and control cables for the entirety of CPECC’s EPC responsibilities.

Valued at Dh11.7 billion in total, Adcop entails a 370 km pipeline between Habshan and Fujairah, allowing project owners International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) to blend crude from various sources in the Middle East at a proposed refinery in Fujairah.

Laith Madi, manager of the oil, gas and petrochemical (OGP) sector at Ducab, said the pipeline would include at least six delivery stations spread across the UAE, requiring complex logistical coordination and carrying a load of up to 1.8 million b/d of crude oil once operational.

“The scope of the Adcop project has incredible long-term implications for Abu Dhabi, and Ducab has proven time and again its commitment to developing works of such calibre,” added Franz Cerhak, procurement executive manager at CPECC.

Other Ducab OGP projects include partnerships with Italy’s Saipem and Korea’s SK for the Adco Bab Gas project and the KOC new booster station BS160, as well as ventures with Spain’s Tecnicas and UK’s Petrofac for the Adco SAS oil field development.

Ducab is equally owned by the governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.