SICIM, working in partnership with Nesma & Partners, will be responsible for packages 10 and 14 of the project, which involve laying pipelines. More specifically, package 10 requires a 56-inch pipeline to be laid from sector one STS-2 to sector two STS-1, over a total of 310 km, while package 14 requires a total of 212 km of pipelines of various diameters to be laid in the Shoaiba area. The following will be installed on the pipelines: 18 mainline valves (safety valves to control the flow of gas), 12 launching and receiving stations (for cleaning and maintenance), and 26 burn pits (for disposal). A key part in each package is played by civil, mechanical and electrical instrumentation engineering.
Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, has recently awarded contracts for infrastructure development work in Saudi Arabia. The strategic gas expansion plan is targeting sales gas production growth of more than 60% (compared to 2021) by 2030.
In addition to the third expansion phase of Aramco’s Master Gas System, contracts have been awarded for the second expansion phase in the vast Jafurah unconventional gas field, as well as new gas rigs and ongoing maintenance.
