Saudi Aramco - ZOFD: Offshore:Installation of PDM & Jackets (CRPO 146)

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 1500
Net Value $1500m
Award Date July 2025
Completion Date April 2028
Last Updated On July 2025
ProjectId (Old, New) 448310, 448310


Saudi Aramco is undertaking the construction of Zuluf Installation of PDM and Jackets (CRPO 146) in Saudi Arabia.

The Long-Term Agreement (LTA) pool of offshore is being implemented on the Contracts Release and Purchase Order (CRPO) system and the current profile is about CRPO 146.

The US$1500 million project includes the following:

1. Installation of seven slipover jackets

2. Installation of seven production deck modules

3. Installation of one tie-in platform

4. Installation of nine subsea cables

5. Installation of associated pipelines

6. Brownfield work – conversion of PDMs to observation decks

7. Construction of other associated facilities

Second Section

31 July 2025

Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon has been appointed as the main contractor for the development of the project.

24 July 2025

Subsea 7 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.

19 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)

13 June 2024

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