Saudi Aramco - COUR: Jafurah: Gas Compression Plant (Package 1)

General Information
Owner Saudi Aramco
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) Saudi Aramco – Commercialisation of Unconventional Resources: Jafurah – Eastern Province
Location Al Jouf Province, Saudi Arabia
Status --
Sector Gas, Downstream, Gas Processing Plant
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 82
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 800
Net Value $800m
Award Date November 2021
Completion Date October 2024
Last Updated On January 2024
ProjectId (Old, New) 47567, 297620


Saudi Aramco is planning to undertake the construction of the gas compression plant as a part of the Commercialisation of Unconventional Resources Jafurah Gas Plant in Saudi Arabia.

The US$1,000 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of three gas compression plants with the production capacity of 600mmscfd (raw gas) and 150mbd (condensate gas)

a. Installation of depressurizing vessel

b. Installation of HP/LP separator

c. Installation of gas compressor knockout drums

d. Installation of flare system

c. Installation of condensate transfer pumps

2. Construction of associated utilities and infrastructure

a. Construction of fire water system

3. Construction of three 230kV gas insulated substations (GIS)

a. Installation of 13.8kV switch gas

4. Construction of 2 operation support buildings at North & South Jafurah field

5. Installation of RO systems

a. Installation of water lines

b. Installation of water pumps and other utilities

6. Installation of electrical systems

7. Installation of instrumentation and process automated system

8. Construction of water injection facility with the handling capacity of 100mbd

9. Construction of associated facilities

Second Section

23 January 2024

The construction works are still ongoing on the project and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024.

05 October 2023

Construction works are ongoing on the project and is expected to complete by this year or 2024.

08 August 2023

Construction works are progressing and are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2025.

09 May 2023

The construction works are ongoing and is expected to complete by 2025.

29 March 2023

Construction works are progressing as per schedule on the project.

29 December 2022

The construction work is ongoing and is expected to complete by 2025.

17 August 2022

Construction works are ongoing as per schedule. (Source: MEED)

22 July 2022

Worley is appointed both as a project management consultant and construction management consultant. (Source: MEED)

14 April 2022

Construction works are yet to commence on the project. However, the project is expected to be completed by 2027.

07 December 2021

Construction works are not yet commenced on the project and the sub contractor is expected to appoint in Q2 2022.

03 November 2021

Larsen & Toubro has been appointed as the main contractor on the project.

19 September 2021

The main contract bids are still under evaluation.

19 July 2021

The following companies have submitted the main contract bids for the project: Hyundai E&C, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, JGC Corporation, and Saipem. (Source: MEED)

19 May 2021

The client has revived the project and the contractors are expected to resubmit the main contract bids. The revised bid submission date is yet to be disclosed by the client.

28 December 2020

The project is cancelled.

14 October 2020

The bid submission has taken place on October 11, 2020 and Saipem, L&T Hydrocarbons, JGC Corporation and Hyundai E&C have submitted the bids. (Source: MEED)

28 September 2020

The bid submission date has been further extended to October 11, 2020.

03 September 2020

The bid submission date has been further extended to September 27, 2020. (Source: MEED)

02 July 2020

The bid submission date has been further extended to August 30, 2020.

23 June 2020

The bid submission date has been further extended to July 19, 2020.

05 May 2020

The bid submission date has been further extended to June 30, 2020.

19 March 2020

The bid submission date has been extended to May 5, 2020. (Source: MEED)

13 January 2020

ITB has been issued with the bid submission due on March 23, 2020.

28 November 2019

Job-Ex meeting was held on November 13, 2019, and JGC Corporation, Samsung Engineering, GS E&C, Saipem, Hyundai E&C, L&T and Technip have been PQ shortlisted companies.

22 October 2019

Wood Group is working as the FEED Consultant (PMC) and the project is expected to be commissioned by 2023.

25 July 2019

The PQ submission has taken place and JGC Corporation, L&T Hydrocarbons, Tecnicas Reunidas, Saipem, McDermott International, Hyundai E&C have submitted the PQ documents.

30 May 2019

The SOI has been issued and Wood Group is working as the FEED contractor for the project.