Punj Lloyd JV secures contract from Saudi Aramco

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SME Times News Bureau | 16 Sep, 2010
Dayim Punj Lloyd, a Group Company of Punj Lloyd, located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced winning a contract from Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company.

The contract is for engineering, procurement and construction of offsite pipelines for Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu’ Export Refinery Project (now named Red Sea Refining Company) being set up on the Western coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia along the Red sea.

Speaking on this contract win, Adnan Abduljawad, CEO of Dayim Punj Lloyd, said, "We are honored to have received this prestigious contract from Saudi Aramco. This is our first major pipeline project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will be a foundation stone for exploring more opportunities in the sector and strengthening our footprint in the market. This contract win is a clear recognition of our expertise and strength in delivering quality projects to the client’s satisfaction."

The scope of work includes the EPC of steel pipelines, with sizes ranging between 36" dia and 6" dia for crude oil, refined products — gasoline, diesel, iso butane, butane, benzene, etc. — utility services — industrial water, potable water, process water, sanitary sewers, fuel gas supply — as well as very large, 3400mm/2900mm dia Reinforced Thermosetting Plastic pipelines for sea water supply and return pipelines.

The scope also includes associated custody metering systems, electrical, instrumentation and control systems. The order will be executed over a period of 36 months.

The Red Sea Refinery once operational, will process 400,000 bpd of Arabian heavy crude and produce 90,000 bpd of gasoline, 263,000 bpd of ultra low sulfur diesel, 6300 MTPD of coke and 1200 MTPD of sulfur.