Swiss firm ABB to electrify one of the largest oil and gas terminals

ABB has won a major contract in Azerbaijan for the electrification and grid stability of one of the world's largest oil and gas terminals, Sangachal, operated by BP. The connection to the national grid will enable the electrification of the complex, which covers more than 688 hectares, an area equivalent to more than 800 football pitches, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The contract includes initial studies, detailed engineering work, installation and commissioning of the infrastructure. Located 55 kilometres south of Baku, the Sangachal terminal has a daily capacity of 1.2 million barrels of oil and about 81 million cubic metres of gas. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “ABB helps existing energy infrastructures run leaner, by automating to make them more efficient, and cleaner, by electrifying to use less energy and decarbonise,” said Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB's Energy Industries division. “We are delighted to provide site-specific ...