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Saudi Aramco extend KBR’s GES contract

KBR, Inc. announced that its Saudi Arabian joint venture engineering operation, KBR-AMCDE, has signed an amendment to extend its existing General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) Contract with Saudi Aramco. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, material procurement, and project management services (PMS) to support Saudi Aramco’s...

Saipem Awarded USD 1 Billion in New Contracts

Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C Offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant are the notification of award by Saudi Aramco of two EPIC contracts (Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Construction), under the Long Term Agreement in force and renewed in 2015...

Aramco awards contracts to Abu Dhabi’s NPCC

Saudi Aramco’s Offshore Projects Department recently awarded a fifth Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi for the execution of its world-class offshore development program. In June 2015, four LTA contracts were awarded to internationally renowned Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Offshore installation (EPIC) contractors. The LTA was signed by Saudi...

Saudi KAD awarded Aramco pipeline contract

Saudi Aramco has awarded a key contract to Saudi KAD, one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction  companies for its strategic pipeline projects relating to the Master Gas Program Phase II, and the Fadhili Gas Program. On project completion in 2018, the Master Gas System capacity will increase to 12.5 billion standard cubic feet...

AmecFW win Indonesian refinery upgrade

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today it has been awarded an Engineering and Project Management Services Contract by PT Pertamina (Persero) and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the 348,000 barrels per day Cilacap Refinery in Central Java. Over the next nine months, Amec Foster Wheeler will conduct the basic engineering design study, develop...

Saudi Aramco, GE to build $400m forging unit

Saudi Aramco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE (NYSE: GE) and Cividale SpA of Italy to build the Middle East and North Africa’s first-of-its-kind high-end forging & casting manufacturing facility that will serve the region’s maritime and energy industries. Marking a joint investment of over US$400 million (SAR1.5 billion), the new facility,...

Aramco, Pertamina award AmecFW refinery contract

Saudi Aramco and PT Pertamina (Persero) have awarded the engineering and project management services contract to conduct the basic engineering design (BED) study for the joint Cilacap Refinery upgrade to Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited. The contract has been signed by Said Al-Hadrami, vice president of international operations, Saudi Aramco and Rachmad Hardadi, refining director...

Aramco awards $1bn Hasbah gas contract

Saudi Aramco, the state oil giant,  has awarded a $1 billion-plus contract to India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Singapore-based Emas AMC for the expansion of the offshore Hasbah sour gas field, industry sources have said. Its supply of gas is a top priority for Saudi Arabia. Many industrial firms have complained about a shortage...