Project Profile
Value: US$4.6 billion
Location: Arabiyah to Hasbah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity: 2.5 billion cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas
Length: 36-inch diameter pipes, 17km to 22km
The pipeline project is part of the US$4.6bn Wasit gas development being executed off the Gulf coast and onshore in the Eastern Province of the kingdom. When completed, the Wasit project will supply 2.5 billion cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas into the kingdom’s network. Saudi Aramco plans to provide the kingdom with 13 billion cf/d by 2020 with the gas from the Arabiyah and Hasbah fields, making up a large percentage of the additional volume. Aramco currently produces about 9.4 billion cf/d of gas and has proven reserves of 279 trillion cubic feet, the fourth largest in the world.
Operator:
Saudi Aramco: Operator with 100% interest
Contractor:
Saipem: EPC contract