Saudi Arabia, Kuwait’s Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) Company has allowed contractors additional time to prepare proposals for one of the offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) packages of the Dorra gas field development project, Italian Agenzia ICE reported.
KJO was pushing forward with a major project to produce gas from the Dorra offshore field (Arash), located in Persian Gulf waters.
KJO has divided the scope of work on the Dorra gas field development project, estimated to be valued as high as $10bn, into four EPC packages – three offshore and one onshore.
Contractors bidding for offshore package 1 now have until 22 April to prepare bids. The previous bid submission deadlines for the package were 8 April and 24 March.
The EPC scope of work on the Dorra gas field development project packages and their submission dates are as follows:
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Package 1 – Seven offshore jackets and laying of intra-field lines – 8 April
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Package 2A – Seven production deck modules (PDMs) and associated corrosion-resistant alloy-lined pipes connecting to the gas compression plant – 30 June
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Package 2B – Compression and auxiliary platforms, accommodation platform, associated trunklines and cables connecting to the shoreline – 30 June
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Package 3 – Onshore gas processing plant – 30 June
Bidders for the three offshore packages are understood to include the following contractors: Lamprell (Saudi Arabia/UAE) Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (India) McDermott (US) NMDC Energy (UAE) Saipem (Italy) Separately, contractors bidding for offshore packages 2A and 2B have the option of submitting a combined proposal.
The Dorra field is estimated to hold 20 trillion cubic metres of gas and an estimated 310 million barrels of oil.
Iran, which calls it Arash, claims that the field partially extends into its territory and that Tehran should be a stakeholder in any development project.