VTB Subsea Pipeline Jurong Island

Customer: ExxonMobil

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore

Contract: EPC

Ports & Coastal Solutions South East Asia

Fast Facts

  • 2 km long, 12 inch dia. subsea pipeline
  • Pipeline heated to 200 degree celcius 
  • Shore crossings 

We joint ventured with ITP (IMJV) to design and construct the VTB (Vacuum Tower Bottoms) Subsea Pipeline for ExxonMobil in Jurong Island, Singapore.

Vacuum Tower Bottoms are the left over bottom product of distillation, which can be processed in cokers and used for upgrading into gasoline, diesel and gas oil.

The 2 km long pipeline we designed and constructed is a world first in the downstream oil industry. The heated pipeline operates above 200°C, making it the hottest subsea pipe in the world. 

IMJV was an ideal partner, having over 45 years of combined experience in specialist PIP (Pipe-in-Pipe) design and supply, EHT (Electrical Heat Tracing) engineering, and local Singapore knowledge in civil and marine works.

Our scope of works included:

  • EPC of a 2 km 12” electrically heated PIP (18” outer pipe) high temperature subsea pipeline
  • Subsea trenching and protection
  • Shore crossings
  • Pipeline end termination
  • Controls/monitoring systems
  • Cathodic Protection (CP) isolation

 

 

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