OIL & GAS Ӏ SECTOR REPORT


four-axle, 100 tonne capacity machines that deliver compact size and power. Their width is only 2.55 m and they have Megatrak suspension which allows them to manoeuvre easily into and out of position on job sites. Galfar Al Misnad has been using


Grove cranes for over 18 years; its fleet already has an array of all- terrain and rough-terrain cranes at its newly-built plant and equipment workshop in Doha, where one of the new Groves arrived before deployment on its first job at Ras Laffan, assisting in the construction of a gas pipeline as part of the local North Field Expansion Project. The second GMK4100L-2 from the order will be sent to the same project once it reaches Qatar.


SIZE MATTERS Large crawlers are also part of the Middle East energy sector scene, including its offshore operations. Al Jazeera Shipping Co. W.L.L has been active in both the maritime and the offshore and oil industries for over 45 years and is one of the largest marine operators in the Gulf region: its fleet of over 150 units includes tugs, barges and other equipment of various types and sizes. The company recently extended


its lifting fleet with Liebherr’s brand new LR 1400 SX crawler crane. It is the first company in the Gulf to do so. Back in early 2022, Ali Hasan Mahmood, managing director of Al Jazeera Shipping, commonly known under his alias 'the king of barges', expressed his desire to renew one of his used older generation crawler cranes. The 400-tonne LR 1400 SX has a superior load curve and safety ratings; his decision to go with Liebherr, says the company, was driven by the model’s short assembly time, its preselection feature of individually


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CC 88.1600-1, as destined for Kuwaiti contractor NTBC


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