Saudi Aramco has awarded the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) two new contracts for 17 jackets in Berri and Marjan oilfields.

“These contracts for Berri and Marjan oilfields include engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation of nine and eight jackets, respectively,” said Aqeel A Madhi, CEO of NPCC.

Madhi added that the two new contracts come under the scope of the long-term agreement (LTA) between Saudi Aramco and NPCC, signed in October 2016, to help with offshore oil and gas producing platforms and related facilities in the Arabian Gulf.

Under the six-year agreement, contractors will be responsible for delivering a number of offshore oil and gas producing platforms, tie-in platforms, pipelines, power cables, and all the related facilities, as required under the current masterplan for Saudi Aramco's offshore fields.

Entering into such a strategic agreement with global major Saudi Aramco is an endorsement of NPCC’s state-of-the-art expertise, Madhi said.

He said that carrying out these two new contracts will take 11 months and expressed his full confidence and trust in NPCC staff and their ability to deliver these projects on budget and schedule.

“The NPCC team is qualified and well trained, with years of experience of delivering such projects with NOCs and IOCs,” said Madhi. – TradeArabia News Service