Saudi Aramco - ZOFD: Offshore:Installation of PDM & Jackets (CRPO 145)

General Information
Owner Saudi Aramco
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) Saudi Aramco – Zuluf Oil Field Development: Offshore – Eastern Province
Location Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Status --
Sector Gas, Upstream, Gas Extraction
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 1710
Net Value $1710m
Award Date July 2025
Completion Date April 2029
Last Updated On July 2025
ProjectId (Old, New) 419472, 419472


Saudi Aramco is undertaking the construction of Zuluf: Installation of PDM and Jackets (CRPO 145) in Saudi Arabia.

CRPO 145 is the latest version of CRPO 134.

The US$1710 million project includes the following:

1. Installation of 8 slipover jackets

2. Installation of 8 slipover decks

3. Demolition and installation of a production deck module

4. Upgrade of an aux platform with 2 modular jacket platform

4. Installation of 11 subsea cables (70kms)

5. Installation of 20 kilometers of subsea pipelines, including 15 kilometers of 8 flexible pipelines and 5 kilometers of 1 rigid pipeline

Second Section

31 July 2025

Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon has been appointed as the main contractor for the project. (Source: MEED)

24 July 2025

Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon has emerged as the frontrunner for the project. (Source: MEED)

04 June 2025

The main contract tender is yet to be awarded on the project.

02 May 2025

The main contract bids are still under evaluation, and the tender is yet to be awarded on the project.

20 March 2025

The main contract tender is not yet awarded on the project.

16 January 2025

The technical bids were submitted on December 19, 2024, and the commercial bids were submitted on January 14, 2025. The following companies have submitted bids for the project: Saipem, McDermott International, Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon, NMDC Energy, and Lamprell. (Source: MEED)

18 December 2024

The technical bid submission has been extended to December 19, 2024, and the commercial bid submission has been extended to January 7, 2025. (Source: MEED)

17 October 2024

The technical bid submission has been extended to December 15, 2024 and commercial bid submission has been extended to December 31, 2024. (Source: MEED)

18 August 2024

The bid submission deadline has been extended until October 17, 2024. (Source: MEED)

12 June 2024

The main contract tender has been issued on the project on May 19, 2024 with the bid submission by August 22, 2024. The main contract tender is expected to be awarded by June 2025. (Source: MEED)

01 May 2024

The client has cancelled the tendering process and is planning to reissue the tender for the project. (Source: MEED)

03 April 2024

The main contract tender is yet to be awarded.

19 February 2024

The main contract is not yet awarded.

24 December 2023

The main contract bids have been submitted and the following companies have submitted their bids: Saipem, McDermott International, Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering, Subsea 7, Dynamic, National Petroleum Construction, Lamprell, Royal Boskalis Westminster, Sapura Energy, China Offshore Oil Engineering, Hyundai Heavy Industries. (Source: MEED)

05 December 2023

The bid submission date has been extended to December 14, 2023.

24 November 2023

The bid submission date has been extended to November 30, 2023.

24 October 2023

The bid submission date has been extended to November 15, 2023.

04 October 2023

The main contract tender has been issued with submission due on October 15, 2023. Saipem, Larsen & Toubro, Dynamic Industries Saudi Arabia, Subsea 7, China Offshore Oil Engineering, Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering, McDermott, Sapura Energy Berhad, National Petroleum Construction Company, Hyundai Heavy Industries, TechnipFMC Plc, Lamprell and Royal Boskalis Westminster are expected to submit bids.