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Aramco’s Zuluf water treatment plant advances forward: Italian contractor Fisia Italimpianti — a subsidiary of Webuild Group — broke ground on the EUR 408 mn water treatment plant for the Zuluf onshore oil plant complex owned and operated by oil giant Aramco last week, it said in a statement yesterday.
The details: The Zuluf water treatment plant, located in the Eastern Province, will treat, degas, and filter water and then reinject the treated water into oil wells.
SMART POLICY- The reinjection in offshore wells by the water treatment plant will help boost the production of the field’s crude oil, according to the Italian contractor. The Zuluf oil field currently produces 800k barrels of Arab medium crude per day, with an expansion project underway to boost production further to reach 1.4 mn bpd.
REFRESHER- Aramco awarded two contracts for the development project to Fisia Italimpianti last year, marking the Italian company’s first foray into the oil and gas sector. The first EPC contract includes the construction of the plant, while the second sees the Italian firm forming a JV with Abdul Latif Jameel Energy-backed Almar Water Solutions, Aljomaih Energy & Water, and Pennsylvania-based Aquatech International to operate and maintain the plant for a 25-year period. The Italian firm holds a 20% stake in the JV.
This is not Webuild’s first venture here: The Italian company’s parent company is involved in several mega projects in the Kingdom, including 57-km of the planned high-speed railway line connecting Oxagon and The Line in Neom. It was also awarded a contract to build a lake and architectural works at Neom’s Trojena mountain resort. It is also building 42 km of Line 3 of the planned Riyadh underground metro and involved in the construction of basement works of Diriyah Square in the capital.
