Published: July 06, 2011
Insituform Technologies Subsidiary, CRTS, Inc., Awarded $48.4 Million (USD) Offshore Robotic Coating Project in Saudi Arabia
ST. LOUIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU)
announced today that its subsidiary, CRTS, Inc., has been awarded a
$48.4 million contract from Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd., a subsidiary
of Eni S.p.A., to provide robotic coating of internal field joints for
Saudi Aramco offshore pipelines that will transport natural gas from new
offshore wells in the Hasbah and Arabiyah gas fields. In 2010, CRTS
completed a similar, $12.0 million project three months ahead of
schedule for Saudi Aramco's subsea pipelines at the Karan gas field
located off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
CRTS and its local partner, Diversified Lines for Petroleum Services,
will provide robotic internal field joint coating for pipelines ranging
in diameter from 10 inches to 36 inches. Mobilization and preparatory
work for the project is expected to begin in July 2011. Preparations
will include equipment construction, materials and weld quality control
testing and shipment of materials to the job site. Internal field joint
coating activities are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2012
and take approximately 12 months to complete.
The two offshore fields northeast of Dhahran will add a combined 2.5
billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to Saudi Aramco's existing
capacity. The gas recovered from Hasbah and Arabiyah will be sent to
Saudi Aramco's onshore Wasit gas plant to be processed. The $6 billion
(USD) Saudi Aramco Wasit gas plant will be its largest gas plant in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is expected to be operational in 2013.
James A. Huggins, President of CRTS, stated, "CRTS is pleased to partner
with Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia on this Saudi Aramco project. We are
confident that we will again exceed Saudi Aramco's expectations. Our
work on this project will be a top priority for our technical staff on
location in Saudi Arabia as well as the support staff located in the
United States and will highlight the capabilities of our proprietary and
patented robotic coating technologies."
Dorwin Hawn, Insituform Senior Vice President, Energy and Mining, said,
"The Saudi Aramco Wasit contract award further validates CRTS's leading
position as a developer and provider of offshore robotic field joint
coating technologies and applications. We believe that CRTS's
technologies and capabilities combined with our other Energy and Mining
companies' broad service offering and their expanded geographic reach
will result in significant growth opportunities for our Energy and
Mining group going forward."
Insituform acquired CRTS on June 30, 2011 to expand further its Energy
and Mining group's service offering and technologies and its presence in
the Middle East. Insituform expects the CRTS acquisition, inclusive of
the Saudi Aramco Wasit project, to be slightly accretive to earnings in
2011 (before acquisition transaction expenses). For 2012, Insituform
expects that the CRTS acquisition will be significantly accretive to
earnings, with revenues of more than $50 million.
About Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Insituform Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in pipeline protection.
Insituform provides proprietary technologies and services for
rehabilitating sewer, water, energy and mining piping systems and the
corrosion protection of industrial pipelines. More information about the
Company can be found on its internet site at www.insituform.com.
About CRTS, Inc.
CRTS, a subsidiary of Insituform Technologies based in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
delivers proprietary internal and external field joint coating services
and equipment for new pipeline construction projects from offices in
North America, the Middle East and Brazil. More information about CRTS
can be found on its internet site at www.coatingrobotics.com.
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