Name of client  :  Saudi Aramco
Budget  :  $3 billion
Facility type  :  Oil & Gas Field
Sector  : Oil
Status  :  EPC ITB
Location : Eastern  Region
Feed  : Foster Wheeler
PMC  : Not yet appointed
Main contractor  : Not yet appointed

Background
Saudi Aramco is on track to expand the Khurais oilfield. Khurais is located adjacent to the Ghawar oil field, one of the world’s largest, in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The objective of the Khurais expansion program is to increase production capacity at the Khurais Central Processing Facilities (CPF) by 300,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from its current capacity of 1.2 mbpd, as well as to enhance production from the Mazalij and Abu Jifan fields by installation of a satellite Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP).

Project status
September 2014: Aramco is still locked in final negotiations with the four bidders. An award is expected in early October 2014.

Aramco has shortlisted four bidders for the EPC contract. They are Consortium of Foster Wheeler Milan and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Daelim Industrial, Saipem and Tecnicas Reunidas.

Project scope
The scope of the scheme involves the installation of crude handling, stabilisation, and gas compression facilities as well as pipelines and offsites and utilities.

Project schedule
Feed    Q3-2013 
EPC ITB    Q1-2015 
Engineering & Procurement  Q4-2014 
Completion   Q4-2018