Aramco contractor lets compression contract for Jafurah gas field

Saudi Aramco contractor Tecnicas Reunidas has let a contract to Baker Hughes for six gas compression trains and six propane compressors for the third expansion phase of Aramco’s Jafurah gas field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Baker Hughes will supply electric motor driven compression solutions. This order adds to Baker Hughes supply of compression solutions for Haradh and Hawiyah gas plants, first phase of the Jafurah gas plant and gas compression facilities, and more recently, equipment for the third phase of Saudi Arabia’s Master Gas System project.

The Jafurah unconventional gas field in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province is the largest unconventional non-associated gas field in the Kingdom, extending 170 km in length and 100 km in width.

Aramco has booked 15 tcf of raw gas and 2 bbl stb of condensate as proven reserves at the field and estimates that Jafurah contains a total resource of 229 tcf of raw gas, alongside an estimated 75 bbl stb of condensate. Initial start-up is expected in third-quarter 2025 will reach a sustainable sales gas rate of 2 bcfd by 2030, in addition to volumes of ethane, NGL, and condensate (OGJ Online, Feb. 24, 2020, Feb. 27, 2024, July 1, 2024).