Saudi Aramco petrochemicals joint venture with Dow Chemical Co at Jubail is to release the first three engineering, procurement and construction packages to pre qualified contractors, as per MEED. The first package release is the contract to build the hydrogen, carbon monoxide and ammonia plants at the complex. The plants will be constructed on a build, own, operate and transfer basis. Four companies have pre qualified to bid for this package: Paraxair Inc (US), Linde Group (Germany), Air Liquid Arabia (France), Air Product & Chemical/Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co (US/Saudi Arabia).
The second package involves the construction of the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMD) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production facilities. A total of seven bidders have been pre qualified for the package including two consortiums: Fluor (US), Daelim Industrial (South Korea), Technip (France), JGC Corporation (Japan), Aker Kvaerner (Norway) and Sinopec International (China), SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea), Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea) and Jacobs Engineering (US)
The third package involves the construction of the aniline-formalin and DNT-nitric facilities. Seven contractors have been pre qualified are Daelim, Toyo Engineering (Japan), Technip (France), JJC, Technicas Reunidas (Spain), Saipem (Italy), Samsung Engineering (South Korea).
The complex will be constructed at Jubail Industrial City 2 in the Eastern Province of the kingdom. A lease has been signed and the new location is about 1 kilometer away from the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company project.
06-Jan-11 
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