SATORP - Amiral Complex

General Information
Owner Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile)
Location Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Status --
Sector Chemical, Production, Petrochemical Plant
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 23
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $2314m
Award Date March 2023
Completion Date December 2027
Last Updated On April 2024
ProjectId (Old, New) 47905, 299922


Saudi Aramco and Total (SATORP) are planning to develop a chemical plant named as Amiral complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

The Amiral Petrochemical Complex is an integrated project within the SATORP Refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, led by TotalEnergies. The project leverages existing refinery infrastructure and expertise to produce high-quality petrochemical products.

This project is one of the most important oil and gas projects in the MENA region

The US$11795 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of Ethylene plant (1.65 MTPA)

2. Construction of Propylene plant (50,000 TPA)

3. Construction of Acrylonitrile plant with the capacity of 425,000tpa

4. Construction of Linear Alpha Olefin (LAO) plant with the capacity of 400,000tpa

5. Construction of Poly Alpha Olefin (PAO) plant

6. Construction of Cogeneration Independent Steam and Power Plant (470mw)

6. Construction of Logistic Area

7. Construction of Utility Flare and Interconnection

8. Construction of Tank Farm

9. Laying of Pipelines and value park integration

10. Satorp integration

11. Construction of storage facilities

12. Construction of associated facilities

Second Section

15 April 2024

Pipelines: Package 5B : The site facilities works & construction works are ongoing on the project.

27 March 2024

Package 1: Package 4 : The construction works are ongoing on the project and are expected to be completed by 2027 and the subcontractor has not yet been appointed.

28 February 2024

Amiral Complex: Derivatives Unit: Package II: The construction works have been progressing and the completion is expected by Q1, 2026.

09 January 2024

Amiral Complex: Satorp Integration: Package VC and Amiral Complex: Tank Farm: Package VA: Detailed design works are ongoing and construction will mostly commence in March 2024.

20 December 2023

High-Density Polyethylene and Logistic Area: Package 3: The construction works are ongoing on the project and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026.

09 November 2023

Amiral Complex: Pipelines: Package VB, Amiral Complex: Industrial Support Facilities Package VI: The construction works are still ongoing and are expected to be completed by 2027.Amiral Complex: Mixed Feed Cracker: Package I, Amiral Complex: Utility Flare and Interconnection: Package IV , Amiral Complex: Satorp Integration: Package VC: The detailed engineering works are still ongoing and the construction works have not yet commenced on the project. The project is expected to be completed by 2027.

19 October 2023

Amiral Complex: Derivatives Unit: Package II & Amiral Complex: High-Density Polyethylene and Logistic Area: Package III: The construction works are yet to commence on the project and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026.

29 July 2023

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been awarded the main contract for the Amiral Complex: Mixed Feed Cracker: Package 1 project. Detailed Engineering works are ongoing.

06 July 2023

Cogeneration Independent Steam and Power Plant (ISPP): The main contract bids are in the final stages of evaluation and are expected to be awarded by September 2023.

04 July 2023

SATORP - Amiral Complex: Utility Flare and Interconnection: Package 4: Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd is appointed as the main contractor for the project.

26 June 2023

Amiral Complex: Derivatives Unit: Package II & Amiral Complex: High-Density Polyethylene and Logistic Area: Package III: The Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. had announced that its Integrated E&C Solutions subsidiaries Tecnimont and Tecnimont Arabia Limited have been awarded as the main contractor for the project, SATORP - Amiral Complex: Tank Farm: Package 5A: Sinopec Engineering has been appointed as the main contractor, SATORP - Amiral Complex: Mixed Feed Cracker: Package 1:Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been appointed as the main contractor, SATORP - Amiral Complex: Satorp Integration: Package 5C:Sinopec Engineering has been appointed as main contractor and SATORP - Amiral Complex: Pipelines: Package 5B: Gulf Consolidated Contractors Co. has been appointed as main contractor. SATORP - Amiral Complex: Site Preparation Works (Package 8): Mofarreh Marzouq Al Harbi and Partners Co. Ltd has been appointed as main contractor, SATORP - Amiral Complex: Temporary Construction Facilities (Package 7): Mobarak M. AlSalomi and Partners has been appointed as main contractor. Amiral Complex: Industrial Support Facilities Package 6: Mohammed Ali Al-Suwailem Trading and Contracting Co has been appointed as main contractor.

19 May 2023

The execution strategy for the planned production facility is being finalised. The formal award of EPC contracts for the petrochemicals project is now expected to take place within the second quarter of 2023. (Source: MEED)

27 April 2023

Amiral Complex: Utility Flare and Interconnection: Package 4 and SATORP - Amiral Complex: Mixed Feed Cracker: Package 1 : Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been awarded the contract however the official announcement is still awaited.

19 April 2023

Cogeneration ISPP:The following companies have submitted the bids: consortium of KEPCO E&C and Aljomaih Holding, consortium of Acwa Power and Marafiq, and a consortium of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company and JERA . (Source: MEED)

13 April 2023

Cogeneration ISPP: The main contract bid submission has been further extended to April 19, 2023. (Source: MEED)

23 March 2023

Pkg 2,3,5A,5B&5C- The main contract is not yet awarded. (Source: MEED)

16 March 2023

Pkg 1&4: Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been awarded the contract however the official announcement is still awaited.

10 March 2023

The project has been announced in the first wave of private sector projects under Shareek programme.

14 February 2023

The main contract is expected to be awarded in third or fourth week of March 2023. (Source: MEED)

11 January 2023

The main contract bids on the packages: Tank Farm: Package 5A, Utility Flare and Interconnection: Package 4, High-Density Polyethylene and Logistic Area: Package 3, Site Preparation Works (Package 8), Temporary Construction Facilities (Package 7), Pipelines: Package 5B, Derivatives Unit: Package 2, Mixed Feed Cracker: Package 1 are still under evaluation and are expected to be awarded by March 2023.

27 December 2022

The construction is expected to be commenced in 2023 and is is set to start operations in 2027.

16 December 2022

The client has taken the final investment decision for the construction of the complex. The investment is around US$11 billion out of which US$4 billion will be funded through equity by Aramco (62.5%) and TotalEnergies (37.5%).

07 December 2022

The main contract bid for the Cogeneration independent steam and power plant (ISPP) is expected to be submitted by end of March 2023.

25 November 2022

Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon and Technip Energies has come up as the lowest bidder for the package 1&4, package 2 and package 3 respectively. (Source: MEED)

15 November 2022

The main contract bids are still under evaluation and the time-frame for the award is currently unknown.

20 October 2022

Bids are under evaluation for the Packages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B and 5C. Hyundai E&C, CTCI, Technip, Tecnicas Reunidas and Saipem amongst others have submitted the bids.

12 October 2022

Pkg 1&4: Hyundai E&C amongst others have submitted the commercial bids.

21 September 2022

Pkg 3,5A,5B & 5C: The technical bids were submitted on September 18, 2022. We are in the process of identifying the bidders. (Source: MEED)

20 September 2022

Pkg 1&4: Hyundai E&C amongst others have submitted the technical bids.

13 September 2022

Pkg 2: Hyundai E&C amongst others have submitted the technical bids. JGC Corporation has declined to participate in the project. Pkg 1,3,4,5A,5B,5C,7&8: The technical bid submission date has been extended till September 18, 2022. (Source: MEED)

24 August 2022

The technical bid submission date has been extended till September 11, 2022 and the commercial bid submission is on October 09, 2022. (Source: MEED)

14 July 2022

The bid submission date has been extended till August 31, 2022. (Source: MEED)

13 June 2022

The main contract tender is issued on project. The bids are expected to be submitted by August 15, 2022. Hyundai E&C, Saipem, Mc Dermott, Técnicas Reunidas, Sinopec, CPECC, CTCI, L&T, Samsung, JGC and Technip have prequalified companies on the project.

20 April 2022

The main contract PQ documents are yet to be shortlisted for Site Preparation Works (Package 8) and Temporary Construction Facilities (Package 7).

24 November 2021

The project is facing delays.

29 September 2021

There is no news regarding the main contract PQ shortlist on Jubail 2 Complex and Ethylene & Propylene Plant yet.

20 June 2021

The client has issued SOI for packages one to six on April 22, 2021 and for package seven & eight on May 25, 2021. The EoI documents have been submitted by May 30, 2021 for packages one to six and by June 10, 2021 for package seven & eight. (Source: MEED)

11 April 2021

FEED works are ongoing and the main contract tender is yet to be issued.

02 June 2020

FEED works are getting delayed

21 April 2020

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation has been appointed as the feasibility study consultant on Ethylene & Propylene Plant package. FEED works are progressing as per the schedule and the time frame for completion is unknown at this juncture.

10 December 2019

FEED works are ongoing and Saudi authority in talks with potential companies for further development. (Source: MEED)

23 October 2019

McDermott International has been appointed as the technology provider.

24 July 2019

The client is in talks with several chemical firms for the development of the project. (Source: MEED)

11 June 2019

SATORP and INEOS have signed an MOU for the development of Acrylonitrile Plant, LinearAlphaOlefin Plant and PolyAlphaOlefin Plant.

15 November 2018

TechnipFMC and WorleyParsons have been appointed as the FEED and PMC contractors respectively