Enoc to begin construction of Project Falcon extension

Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), with its subsidiary Horizon Terminals Ltd, will begin construction of the underground 16 km Jet Fuel pipeline expansion that links its storage space terminal in Jebel Ali with Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South, in Q4 of 2016.

Front End Engineering & Design (Feed) for the pipe expansion to Al Maktoum International Airport is currently in progress, and also is anticipated to come on-stream by the fourth quarter of 2018.

The 58 km pipeline connecting the storage space terminals in Jebel Ali with Dubai International Airport has actually been functional since March 2015 and also has a storage capability of 141,500 cubic metres for ample jet fuel supply to the Dubai International Airport.

The project updates were disclosed during an Enoc stakeholders' event, attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, and Chairman of Dubai World; Khalifa Al Zaffin, Chairman, Dubai South; along with several senior government officials and even sector leaders.

"With its strategic location and even impressive flight terminal connection, Dubai's vision to end up being the Middle East aviation hub as well as leading business destination has currently been know," said Saif Humaid Al Falasi, ENOC's Group CEO. "ENOC has actually had a close organisation with Dubai Airports since inception, supplying jet fuel to meet the raising traffic need at the Dubai International Airport. With the extension of 16 kilometres to Al Maktoum International Airport, we anticipate strengthening this connection, along with powering towards the future of connection of this fantastic emirate," he added.

Dubai Airports recently revealed that Al Maktoum International Airport has actually a predicted yearly capacity of 12 million tonnes of freight and 160-- 260 million travelers. This paired with Dubai International Airport's $7.8 billion airport terminal and even airspace growth program are essential signs of Dubai's plans to growth their aviation infrastructure and capabilities to double its guest dealing with capacity to 200 million passengers a year by 2045.

In terms of meeting energy demand, most Dubai International Airport's jet fuel supply can be fulfilled by Falcon pipeline. After the finalization of the extension to Al Maktoum International Airport, the pipe will certainly be able to satisfy 60 percent of Dubai Airport's combined need in 2050.

"Project Falcon is already giving providing reliable daily supply of jet fuel to Dubai International Airport, and will certainly do the exact same for Al Maktoum International Airport in the near future," claimed Al Falasi. "As Dubai broadens its aviation and tourism capabilities,, frameworks like Project Falcon are critical elements of the city's total development strategies.".

Enoc is a solid factor to the growth of Dubai's aviation sector as well as has heavily invested to take on the most recent modern technologies for the sector and has continuously implemented best techniques, thus accomplishing top quality efficiency. Enoc currently is the biggest vendor at Dubai Airports and is committed to offer world-class energy solutions that support the federal government's development and also expansion plans

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