VINCI wins the construction contract of a liquefied natural gas tank in the UK

28 January 2021 - 6:15 pm - New contracts - United Kingdom

· Construction of a 190,000 cubic meters liquefied natural gas tank
· A €200 million contract

Entrepose Contracting, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Taylor Woodrow, all VINCI Construction subsidiaries, have been awarded an EPC^* contract by National Grid to construct a 190,000 m³ liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank in the United Kingdom.

This project is part of the programme to expand the capacity of the largest LNG terminal in Europe, located on the Isle of Grain - east coast of England, 60 km from London.

This full containment tank has a 9% nickel steel inner tank with a pre-stressed concrete outer shell, poured in-situ using slipforming. The works, for a budget of €200 million, are set to continue until June 2025.

VINCI has already built about 20 LNG tanks worldwide over the past 15 years, including three which are still under construction: two in Russia (160,000 m³ each) and one in Canada (225,000 m³). The Group is recognised for its capacity to meet the expectations of major players in the sector and confirms its leading position in the design-build of large-scale cryogenic storage tanks in any type of environment.

^*Engineering, Procurement and Construction

 

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