LNG

July 19 (LNGJ) - Australian LNG and energy engineering company Worley has been awarded two project management service contracts for Saudi Aramco’s unconventional natural gas programme in the North and South Arabia and Jafurah fields. There is an estimated 200 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in place in the Jafurah basin alone and it is regarded as the largest shale gas play in the Middle East covering 17,000 square kilometres.

   “Under the contracts, we will provide front-end engineering design, detailed design support, project management services and construction management services. We will carry out the work from our Al-Khobar (Saudi) and Houston offices,” said Worley.

The Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has approved 448 billion dirhams ($122 billion) in capital expenditure for national oil and gas company and LNG exporter Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) through 2025 as it also pursues growing joint ventures, especially in unconventional natural gas to make the United Arab Emirates self sufficient.