ENOC Group revealed the construction of a 16.2km jet fuel pipeline to link its storage terminals in Jebel Ali to Al Maktoum International Airport is 20% complete, during the 20th Water, Energy, Technology & Environment Exhibition (WETEX).
Running from the free zone industrial centre to the Dubai South area, the pipeline is on-track to be ready for the Expo 2020 Dubai event with operations set to commence Q1 2020.
ENOC currently supplies jet fuel to Dubai International Airport through two jet fuel pipelines. The new pipeline is capable of carrying 2,000 cubic metres of jet fuel per hour to Al Maktoum International Airport located on the outskirts of the city, “and will help meet the demand for aviation services from a significant proportion of the international visitors to the Expo,” ENOC said in a statement.
We are committed to contribute to the long-term socio-economic growth of Dubai and the UAE,” said His Excellency Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO, ENOC. “The jet fuel pipeline connecting to Al Maktoum International Airport is one project that reiterates our commitment to elevate our countrys key infrastructure. When completed, the pipeline will support the air traffic of more than 20 million tourists expected to visit Expo 2020 Dubai. We are on track to complete the entire project by the first quarter of 2020, just in time for the much-anticipated global event. The completion of the project will strengthen the supply of jet fuel to Al Maktoum International Airport and meet the needs of airlines connecting the city to the world.
ENOC further noted in its statement: “Set to meet the demand for jet fuel at Dubai Airports up until 2050, the pipeline will be equipped with state-of-the-art safety features including a leak detection system, complete automation control and quality control, among others. Al Maktoum International is expected to become the worlds largest airport with an annual capacity exceeding 220 million passengers and 16 million tonnes of cargo, and the jet fuel pipeline extension will serve as a significant part of the supporting infrastructure, assuring seamless jet fuel supply to the airlines.”
