Saudi Aramco - COUR: Jafurah: Utilities & Interconnecting Facility (Package-2)

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 58
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 1360
Net Value $1360m
Award Date November 2021
Completion Date December 2025
Last Updated On January 2024
ProjectId (Old, New) 47569, 297621


Saudi Aramco is undertaking the construction of the sulphur utilities and interconnecting facility as a part of the Commercialisation of Unconventional Resources Jafurah Gas Plant in Saudi Arabia.

The US$1,700 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of inlet and export facilities

2. Installation of interconnecting pipe racks

3. Construction of sulphur recovery unit (SRU)

4. Construction of sulphur loading and handling unit

5. Installation of flare system

6. Installation of MAC coordinator

7. Development of storage area

8. Installation of gas-insulated switchgear

9. Construction of central control rooms

10. Construction of associated buildings

11. Construction of associated facilities

Second Section

10 January 2024

Construction works are progressing and are expected to be completed by 2025.

11 September 2023

Construction works are progressing and are expected to be completed by 2025.

07 June 2023

Construction works are ongoing on the project.

09 May 2023

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

30 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)

25 July 2022

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

27 March 2022

Engineering works are progressing on the project.

13 February 2022

Detailed Engineering works have commenced on the project

29 November 2021

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been appointed as the main contractor on the project.

14 November 2021

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has emerged as the lowest bidder on the project. (Source: MEED)

03 November 2021

The main contract tender is not yet awarded.

16 September 2021

The main contract bids are under evaluation.

19 July 2021

The following companies have submitted the main contract bids for the project: Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Saipem, and Samsung Engineering. Hyundai Engineering & Construction has emerged as the lowest bidder. (Source: MEED)

08 July 2021

The client has asked the contractors to resubmit the main contract bids and Samsung Engineering is likely to submit the bids.

19 May 2021

The client has revived the project and the contractors are seeking for bid validity extension till the end of September 2021.

12 August 2020

The project is expected to be awarded by December 2020 as the client has asked the contractor's for bid validity till the end of 2020.

09 April 2020

JV of Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been emerged as the preferred bidder and the contract expected to be awarded by December 2020.

29 January 2020

The bid evaluation is underway and Hyundai E&C has emerged as the lowest bidders.

30 September 2019

The bid submission has taken place and the following companies have submitted the bids: Hyundai E&C, Samsung Engineering and Saipem.

05 August 2019

ITB has been issued with the bid submission due on September 30, 2019. The following are the PQ shortlisted companies: L&T, JGC, Hyundai E&C, Samsung Engineering, Dragados, Saipem, Technip and GS E&C.

25 July 2019

PQ submission has taken place and the following companies have submitted the PQ documents: JGC Corporation, L&T Hydrocarbons, Tecnicas Reunidas, Saipem, McDermott International, Hyundai E&C, Samsung Engineering, Daragdos, Technip and GS E&C.

30 May 2019

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