Mott MacDonald has been awarded a five year engineering services consultancy contract by Al Khafji Joint Operations of Saudi Arabia covering the maintenance and development of the 40 year old Khafji oil field.
In addition to production facilities, the field has shipping, offices, housing and other facilities. Under the contract, Mott MacDonald will provide feasibility studies, preliminary engineering design scoping papers and detailed design. The consultancy will also offer technical support during tenders and develop front end engineering design for other industrial engineering projects.
Paul Looker, Mott MacDonald’s project director, said: “We are delighted to be working with Al Khafji Joint Operations on this project. With over 1400 staff, Mott MacDonald’s oil, gas and petrochemicals business is one of the largest specialist groups of any firm in the world, with world class capabilities developed over 40 years. We look forward to providing innovative, effective solutions which will continue the success of the Khafji project.”
