Saudi KAD has been selected as engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contractor for Saudi Aramco’s several strategic pipeline projects related to the Master Gas Program Phase II and the Fadhili Gas Program.
When the project is completed in 2018, the Master Gas System capacity will increase to 12.5bn ft³/d, Saudi KAD said September 19.
The scope of these projects will entail the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a pipeline network totaling 1,118 km in length. These pipelines are expected to significantly expand Saudi Aramco’s capabilities for delivering sales gas to power plants and petrochemical facilities throughout the Kingdom.
The pipeline sizes will vary, with the biggest diameter reaching 56-inches and extending over a distance greater than 1,000 km. The scope also includes EPC work for valve stations, metering systems, launcher and receiver stations, fibre optic cables, as well as road and rail crossings, KAD said.
Saudi KAD is already engaged in executing Saudi Aramco’s Onshore Maintain Potential Program. The company said that all aspects of these projects will be executed in Saudi Arabia.
Shardul Sharma
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