SADARA

The Sadara project is world scale chemical project being constructed in Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia. Construction work on the project has already started and is scheduled to be completed by early 2015. Production from the first units is expected to begin in the second half of 2015, all units are expected to be running by 2016. The fully integrated complex is planned to consist of 26 chemical manufacturing units and be one of the largest of its kind in the world. Sadara will produce polyeurethanes, propylene oxide, propylene glycol, elastomers, linear low-density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, glycol ethers and amines. 

Engineering and Construction

Fluor Corporation was awarded a reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for all of the utilities and offsites. Fluor's al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia; Farnborough, UK; Manila, Philippines; and Houston offices will collaborate on delivering the contract requirements.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the Chemicals 1 Envelope. Under the terms of the contact, Jacobs is providing front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed engineering services, in addition to procurement, inspection and delivery of equipment and bulk materials, as well as the overall construction management.

ABB was selected as the project's Main Automation Contractor (MAC). The scope of supply includes process automation systems, safety systems, project management, project engineering, commissioning assistance, post-commissioning site support, as well as engineering, operator, and maintenance technician training.

Foster Wheeler was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract for a propylene oxide (PO) unit. This contract was awarded as an extension to the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract awarded to Foster Wheeler by AOC and Dow in 2008.

Linde was awarded a contract to supply on-site gases including a HyCO facility for the production of CO and H2 plus an ammonia plant. Linde's Engineering Division will design, deliver and construct the new turnkey gases facilities at Sadara's site in the Jubail 2 petrochemical cluster. The company will be building a two-stream HyCO plant, plus a single-stream NH3 unit producing waterless liquid ammonia. Linde will also install a large NH3 storage tank, resulting in a sophisticated supply concept which will enable the plant to run smoothly and reliably at all times. The production units are scheduled to be ready in 2015. Once built, they will be operated by Linde's Gases Division. Linde is setting up a local gases company for on-site support.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded an In-Kingdom engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for three polyethylene trains. Jacobs' scope of work for the project includes construction management, field engineering support, and management of Lump Sum Procure Build (LSPB) construction contractors, field materials management, In-Kingdom procurement services and project services support for the three polyethylene trains.

Técnicas Reunidas (TR) was awarded the Chem-III project which includes plants for six products and the auxiliary and control facilities necessary for their operation. TR will perform detailed engineering and procurement services, supply the equipment and materials, construct the plants and provide support during commissioning of the units. The plants are scheduled to be operational during 2015.

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. through its subsidiaries Tecnimont S.p.A. and Tecnimont Arabia Limited has been awarded an EPC contract for on a Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) basis for the implementation of a manufacturing plant in Jubail.

Foster Wheeler AG subsidiaries of its Global Engineering and Construction Group were awarded an engineering and procurement (EP) contract for a packaging center. The packaging center contract has been awarded as an extension to the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract awarded to Foster Wheeler in 2008. The packaging center, expected to be completed in the second half of 2014, will serve as a logistics handling hub for Sadara’s chemical complex. The facility will handle packaging, storage and loading of high value-added chemical products and performance plastics for road and rail transport within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and for export to overseas markets.