The overall project has been to establish and develop a major new international airport on a largely-reclaimed platform close to Qatar’s capital, with ultimate stage capacity of 50 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of cargo.
The Aviation Fuel facilities comprise both pipeline and road receipt facilities outside the airside boundary, connected to a large airside fuel farm by 2 km of buried pipeline which crosses under one of the two runways. The fuel farm itself includes 45,000 m³ storage in five tanks, hydrant pumping capability of 3000 m³/h and a 31 km hydrant system with dual 20 and 12 inch diameter lines and 200+ hydrant pits.
ejet were appointed as Aviation Fuel consultant to the Client’s Engineer during the completion phase to assess the readiness of the fuel facilities to receive Jet A-1 for commissioning and to oversee the EPC contractor’s commissioning effort.
The first part of this comprised assessment of the construction works on site, participation in relevant meetings and review of documents and drawings.
Overseeing the contractor’s commissioning works included review and approval of the detailed commissioning procedures and on-site presence during commissioning.
Further technical input was made into the handover documentation, including operating and maintenance manuals intended for end user reference.
The assignment was successful in terms of involvement with a prestige project in a country which is fast gaining a presence on the world stage. However, it is always ejet’s preference to have involvement from the very beginning of a project so that we may make the maximum impact into a project to save the client money and deliver a fit for purpose facility. In this regard, ejet came into the project at a late stage and our ability to make impact was limited.
