Saudi Aramco awards Zuluf Field development contract to Jacobs

Saudi Aramco said it awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for the onshore facilities to process heavy crude from the Zuluf field.

The contract includes engineering and project management services for the project, which will provide facilities 600,000 barrels of oil per day of Arabian heavy crude oil from the Zuluf offshore field in the Arabian Gulf for processing, Saudi Aramco said in a statement.

Jacobs' scope of work includes the onshore central processing facilities that will contain a new gas/oil separation plant (GOSP), gas compression facilities, a new water injection plant and pipelines.

Aramco said the stabilised crude oil from the GOSP will be transported to the Ju'aymah terminal through new downstream pipelines. The separated gas and condensate streams will be transported to the proposed Tanajib Gas Plant through new pipelines.

Work on the Zuluf Field Development program started in January 2018, with services executed in Calgary, Canada and Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

This contract is among several oil and gas major project agreements that Saudi Aramco signed in November 2017 to enhance the company's energy sustainability, diversify the economy, expand gas production and localise domestic content, Aramco said.

"This landmark contract reaffirms our strong relationship with Saudi Aramco and our long-standing position in the Middle East," said Jacobs Petroleum and Chemicals president Vinayak Pai. "The Zuluf Field is one of the most significant developments of its kind, and through this project, we will support Saudi Vision 2030 by helping expand gas production and enhancing energy sustainability."

The program demonstrates Jacobs' continued commitment to support the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program by maximizing locally manufactured oil and gas materials and services in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, an on-the-job training program will be instilled facilitating skill and knowledge transfer in all execution offices.