SNC-Lavalin wins Aramco processing plant work

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SNC-Lavalin wins Aramco processing plant work

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it was awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for engineering and project management services for the Berri Increment Program. New facilities are proposed at Saudi Aramco’s existing plants at Abu Ali and Khursaniyah to process a potential increased output of Arabian Light crude from the Berri Field on the east coast of Saudi Arabia.

SNC-Lavalin’s scope of work includes front-end engineering design for a new 250 MBCD (thousand barrels of oil per calendar day) gas oil separation plant at the existing Abu Ali Gas Plant, as well as additional facilities at the Khursaniyah Gas Plant that will process 40 MBD (million barrels per day) of hydrocarbon condensate, all associated with the Berri Crude Increment.

Under the contract, Saudi Aramco may also utilize SNC-Lavalin to provide technical support services for the construction phase.

The front end engineering design project is due to begin this month and the pre-EPC construction stage services are expected to be completed by August 2018.

“To be selected by Saudi Aramco for this important project, demonstrates our client’s continued confidence in our ability to provide a highly qualified, multi-disciplinary, design team combined with world-class project management credentials and local construcability expertise,” said Martin Adler, President, Oil & Gas, SNC-Lavalin. “SNC-Lavalin has worked with Saudi Aramco for nearly 40 years and has maintained an impressive track record of safely and successfully delivering projects. This contract award shows the depth of our commitment to customer relations in Saudi Arabia and the region as a whole.”

About SNC-Lavalin

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices in over 50 countries, SNC-Lavalin’s employees are proud to build what matters. Our teams provide EPC and EPCM services to clients in a variety of industry sectors, including oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure and power. SNC-Lavalin can also combine these services with its financing and operations and maintenance capabilities to provide complete end-to-end project solutions.

Source: www.snclavalin.com

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