UCC Holding and PIPECARE Group have announced the signing of a joint venture partnership during the LNG2026 Conference & Exhibition in Doha, launching the JV UCC PIPECARE.
The strategic objective of UCC PIPECARE is to position the JV as the exclu-sive vehicle and preferred national contractor for pipeline integrity, in-spection, rehabilitation, and related lifecycle services with the Syrian Pe-troleum Company (SPC) and all relevant ministries and authorities across Syria. The JV is intended to serve as Syria’s national platform for pipeline integrity and rehabilitation securing long-term, recurring service contracts and delivering end-to-end lifecycle services across all pipeline types.
National infrastructure focus
- Oil and gas pipelines (including the Baniyas networks).
- Water transmission and cross-country water pipelines.
- Drainage and sewerage networks.
- Future export pipelines and terminals.
End-to-End lifecycle services
- Pre-inspection cleaning and preparation.
- Inline inspection (ILI) and advanced diagnostics.
- Integrity assessment including fitness-for-purpose evaluations.
- Digital integrity enablement.
- Rehabilitation and repair execution.
- Emergency response and remediation planning.
Localisation, job creation and knowledge sharing
UCC PIPECARE will prioritise building permanent in-country operational capacity, including structured programme for technology transfer, training, and knowledge localisation, with the ambition to create thousands of jobs through direct employment and local supply-chain development as operations scale.
Mr. Ramez Al Khayyat, President and Group CEO of UCC Holding, said:
“Through UCC PIPECARE, we are establishing a dedicated national plat-form to protect, extend, and rehabilitate Syria’s vital pipeline infrastructure across energy, water, and municipal networks. Our objective is to de-liver reliable, long-term pipeline lifecycle services aligned with national priorities and infrastructure resilience, creating jobs and knowledge trans-form in the sector.
Dr. Khaled El Shami, Founder and Chairman of PIPECARE Group, said:
“This JV brings together project delivery scale and world-class inspection and integrity technology enabling a shift from reactive repairs to structured lifecycle integrity management. UCC PIPECARE will support safer operation, improved reliability, and sustainable capability through local talent development and knowledge transfer.”
Following the signing at LNG2026, the partners will progress operational readiness, stakeholder engagement with SPC and relevant authorities, and the rollout of priority inspection and rehabilitation programmes aligned to Syria’s national infrastructure needs.