📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Development of Jafurah unconventional gas field - Phase 2.
Description:
The second phase, will cost $44 billion and will add up to 2 billion standard cubic feet per day of sales gas, and around 600,000 barrels per day of condensates — a very light type crude oil. The second phase will come on stream by 2027.
The Jafurah Phase II project is a pivotal element of Saudi Aramco’s strategy to develop the Jafurah gas field, the largest unconventional gas field in Saudi Arabia, estimated to contain 229 trillion standard cubic feet of raw gas and 75 billion Stock Tank Barrels of condensate. This initiative aims to boost the Kingdom’s natural gas production, supporting economic diversification and energy security in line with Saudi Vision 2030. Nesma & Partners will undertake extensive engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities, focusing on critical infrastructure to ensure the seamless delivery of this mega-project. Gas compression facilities and associated pipelines will be constructed as part of the Jafurah phase two expansion, including the construction of gas processing trains, utilities, sulfur, and export facilities. In addition, the Riyas Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation facilities in Jubail will process the NGL acquired from Jafurah.
The main EPC packages of the Jafurah second expansion phase project, their estimated values and the selected contractors are:
Package 1 – gas processing plant and main process units – $2.9bn: Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (India)
Package 2 – utilities and offsites – $2.4bn: Hyundai Engineering (South Korea)
Package 3 – gas compression units – $1bn: Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon
Riyas NGL package 1 – NGL fractionation trains – $1bn: Tecnicas Reunidas (Spain)
Riyas NGL package 2 – utilities, storage and export facilities – $2.2bn: Tecnicas Reunidas
Previous Events:
September 2023- Aramco had selected contractors for Jafurah second expansion phase.
October 2023- Hyundai Engineering, Hyundai E&C awarded US$2.3 Billion Jafurah 2 Contract in Saudi Arabia.
January 2023- The Saudi state-owned giant recently sought expressions of interest for multiple engineering, procurement and construction packages for Jafurah phase two and is expected to issue tenders to shortlisted players promptly.
