Italian energy services company Saipem has been awarded a new onshore contract for the Uthmaniyah Gas Compression Plant project in Saudi Arabia, with Saipem’s share of the contract valued at about €900 million, noted a press release by Saipem.

The contract was awarded to Saipem Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri Contracting Company (SNSH), a joint venture (JV) between Saipem and Saudi Arabia-based Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri and Partners Company for Contracting (NSH). The project is expected to be completed over a period of three and a half years. 

The project involves carrying out engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) works for a new gas compression facility serving the Uthmaniyah non-associated gas field in the East Province of Saudi Arabia. 

The new compression plant will extend the production life of the field, helping to support the growing energy demand of Saudi Arabia, said Saipem on June 10. 

The Uthmaniyah gas plant, operated by Saudi Aramco, was commissioned in 1981 and considered as part of Aramco’s Master Gas System to process associated gas from oil wells.