Middle East

Aramco awards gas deal to BHGE

Qasem ... committed to supporting the oil and gas sector

BHGE will supply 27 high-efficiency gas compression trains consisting of compressors, gearboxes, electric motors and loop oil systems


State oil giant Saudi Aramco has awarded a $175-million contract to leading oilfield services provider Baker Hughes, a GE company, to drive enhanced production at its Haradh and Hawiyah gas fields in the kingdom, thus underlining the strong local partnerships of BHGE in the kingdom.

Part of Al Ghawar, the world’s largest oilfield, Haradh and Hawiyah gas fields play a key role in supporting the kingdom’s focus on leveraging its gas resources, complementing Saudi Aramco’s plans to double gas production to 23 billion standard cubic feet per day in the next decade.

This is also in line with the kingdom’s goal to increase the contribution of gas from 50 to 70 per cent of the overall energy mix, the highest among the G20 countries.

As per the deal, BHGE will supply 27 high-efficiency gas compression trains consisting of compressors, gearboxes, electric motors and loop oil systems for the extraction of gas from the Haradh and Hawiyah to feed the fields’ existing gas plants for processing, contributing to increased operational efficiency.

The contract will be delivered by BHGE’s multimodal facilities in the kingdom which will undertake the packaging, assembly, testing and servicing of the turbomachinery equipment, further supporting the development of high quality jobs for Saudi professionals.

Abdulaziz Al Abdulkarim, the VP of Procurement & Supply Chain Management Saudi Aramco, said: "Through our major projects we are supporting the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 that focuses on localising our industry and creating new jobs for Saudi talents."

"The contract with BHGE has a strong in-Kingdom value creation component that will benefit the development of a ‘Made in Saudi’ supply chain for the oil and gas sector."

Rami Qasem, the president and chief executive, BHGE, Middle East, North Africa & Turkey, said: "With over 80 years of presence in the kingdom, we are committed to supporting the oil and gas sector through our advanced equipment."