Name of client : Saudi Aramco, Dow Chemical Company
Budget:  $4 billion
Facility type : Gas Field
Sector : Gas
Status : EPC ITB
Location : Ras Tanura
Feed : KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root)
PMC : KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root)

Background
Saudi Aramco and US based Dow Chemical Company have formed a joint venture to construct a gas plant in Ras Tanura. The purpose of the plant is to produce gases like ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and compressed air.

Project status

September 2015: Bidding for construction in Ras Tanura has been estimated to start in October,and ends in November with an award expected in March next year.

Project scope

The Ras Tanura gas plant will produce the following:
• 170,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of Ammonia 280,000 tpy of Carbon monoxide
• 150,000 tpy of Hydrogen
• 600,000 tpy of Oxygen
• 250 million cubic metres per year of Nitrogen
• 450 million cubic metres per year of Compressed Air

Project finance

Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company own the project as a 50:50 joint venture scheme.

Project schedule

Feasibility study Q3-2007
Feed ITB Q3-2007
PMC ITB Q3-2007
Feed  Q1-2011
PMC  Q1-2011
On Hold  Q3-2014
EPC ITB  Q4-2015
Completion Q4-2017