Name of client : Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Budget : $1.6 billion

Facility Type : Gas Field

Sector : Gas

Status : Construction

Location : Hasbah

Main Contractor : L&T – Larsen & Toubro, Emas Chiyoda Subsea

Background

The new Hasbah scheme will expand the production capacity of the offshore field by an additional 2 billion cubic feet a day (bcfd), which will then be piped onto the onshore Fadhili gas plant.

Project status

October 2016: Aramco currently evaluating bids within its LTA program for an EPC involving fabrication and installation of jackets and observation platforms for the Hasbah and Berri fields. Decision is expected by the end of October.

Project scope

The new Hasbah Field Increment II offshore and onshore facilities will expand the production capacity of the field by an additional 2 billion cubic feet a day (bcfd), which will be piped to the onshore under-development Fadhili gas plant.

The scope includes engineering detail design, procurement of equipment and materials, fabrication, construction, transportation, installation, hook-up, testing and pre-commissioning for the following:

• Six (6) unmanned (4 well) Offshore Wellhead Platform (design flowrate of each WHP – 540 MMSCFD) – 4 level 4

• Two (2) unmanned Tie-in platforms (HSBS TP2 & TP3) (including jackets) with flare platform and
bridges

• Pipelines

• Flowlines

• Umbilicals

• Submarine Composite Cables

• Onshore Beach Valve Station and Modification on MRJN GOSP 2 & 3

The wellhead platform’s topsides consist of a 4-level deck plus helideck structure comprising of Cellar deck, Main deck, Mezzanine deck and Upper deck. Hasbah field is located 150 Km northeast of Jubail, 250 Km north of Dhahran.

Project finance

Saudi Aramco is the client on the scheme.

Project schedule

Feasibility Study                   Q4-2014

EPC ITB                               Q4-2015

Engineering & Procurement    Q2-2016

Construction                           Q3-2016

Completion                             Q2-2019