Saudi Arabia

Project Name Refining & Petrochemical Complex Expansion Project
Territory Saudi Arabia
Client Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro-Rabigh) - Saudi Arabia
Description Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the expansion of a refining
and petrochemicals complex to produce an additional 30 million cubic feet a year of ethane
and up to 3 million tonnes a year of naphtha.
Budget ($) 5,000,000,000
Tender Cost
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Post Date April 25, 2007
Invitation
Date
Closing Date
Period 2015
Last Updated March 20, 2012
Status New Tender
Remarks Updated On : March 20, 2012
A decision on the winning bidder is now expected in May 2012. Three contractors are
understood to be the frontrunners for five separate packages on this scheme. They are; South
Koreas Daelim Industrial for CP1 and CP2; South Koreas GS Engineering &
Construction for CP3 and CP4 and UKs Petrofac is the frontrunner for UO1 package.
Other packages still available are:
- Ethylene cracker: De-bottlenecking
- Aromatics Complex
- Acrylic Acid and SAP
- Tank Farm
- Common Facilities.
Updated On : January 4, 2012
Client is still evaluating bids for the EPC contracts. Awards are expected to be made by the
end of January 2012. However, if the delay in announcing the winning bidders continues, it
is understood that allowing for initial engineering work may not actually start on-site until
January 2013.
Updated On : November 1, 2011
It is understood that bids have been submitted for the EPC packages on this scheme. Bidders
include Taiwan's CTCI; South Korea's Daelim Industrial, GS Engineering & Construction,
Samsung Engineering, SK Engineering & Construction; Italy's Saipem; China's Sinopec;
and Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas. Evaluation of bids will commence soon.
Updated On : October 23, 2011
Client has extended the deadline to submit bids for the EPC contract to October 31, 2011
from the previous deadline of October 01, 2011 for the offsites and utilities package on this
scheme. An award is expected in the first quarter of 2012.