Aramco awards $7.7 billion in contracts to add gas processing capacity

Updated Apr. 3 to include details provided by SAMSUNG E&A. 

Saudi Aramco has let engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts worth $7.7 billion for a major expansion of its Fadhili gas plant in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia, about 350 km northeast of Riyadh. The project is expected to increase the plant’s processing capacity to up to 4 bcfd from 2.5 bcfd.

This additional processing capacity is expected to contribute to the company’s strategy to raise gas production by more than 60% by 2030, compared with 2021 levels, the company said in a release Apr. 2.

The Fadhili gas plant expansion, which is expected to be completed by November 2027, is also expected to add an additional 2,300 metric tonnes/day to sulphur production.

Contracts were awarded to SAMSUNG E&A, GS Engineering & Construction Corp., and Nesma & Partners.

SAMSUNG E&A will execute package #1 Gas Treatment Unit as well as package #4 Utilities and Offsites. It also will independently carry out the entire EPC process, the company said in a separate release Apr. 3.