Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company
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Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) is the first Iranian general contractor
to the oil and gas industries. IOEC specializes in offshore
engineering, procurement, construction, pipe coating, pipelaying, and installation of jackets, top sides, etc. The company was established in 1993 and operates mainly in the Persian Gulf
, with its head office in Tehran
.
IOEC designs, procures, constructs, installs and services a complete range of offshore surface and partial subsurface infrastructure
for the offshore oil and gas industries. IOEC is one of the largest integrated offshore and sub-sea pipelaying companies in the Middle East. Iran is self-sufficient in its offshore oil and gas drilling up to a depth of 150 meters (2009).
The company is focused on extending its oil, gas and petrochemical activities to onshore and offshore, upstream as well as downstream activities and operations.
General contractor
A general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...
to the oil and gas industries. IOEC specializes in offshore
Offshore (hydrocarbons)
"Offshore", when used relative to hydrocarbons, refers to an oil, natural gas or condensate field that is under the sea, or to activities or operations carried out in relation to such a field...
engineering, procurement, construction, pipe coating, pipelaying, and installation of jackets, top sides, etc. The company was established in 1993 and operates mainly in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
, with its head office in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
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IOEC designs, procures, constructs, installs and services a complete range of offshore surface and partial subsurface infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
for the offshore oil and gas industries. IOEC is one of the largest integrated offshore and sub-sea pipelaying companies in the Middle East. Iran is self-sufficient in its offshore oil and gas drilling up to a depth of 150 meters (2009).
The company is focused on extending its oil, gas and petrochemical activities to onshore and offshore, upstream as well as downstream activities and operations.