Saudi Aramco has announced the completion of Saudi Arabia’s largest ever offshore tie-in platform.
The Marham TP-9 Deck is part of the company’s programme which covers the fabrication and installation of four oil producing platforms and associated pipelines and power cables.
“The completion of the massive 3,500 tonnes structure represents a major milestone for Saudi Aramco’s strategy to develop its offshore oil resources and to sustain the in-Kingdom manufacturing capabilities,” Aramco’s senior vice president of
Technical Services, Ahmed A. Al-Saadi, was quoted as commenting.
“This is the biggest offshore structure to have been fabricated to date in Saudi Arabia, and a major proof of the high level of technical competency and capability that In-Kingdom manufacturers have achieved,” Al-Saadi said.
The platform was fabricated at Dammam Port by the STAR yard (Saipem Taqa Al-Rushaid Fabricators Company Limited) and is the product of a joint venture between Saudi Enterprises and Saipem.
The major initiative of fabricating platforms for the offshore oil and gas fields was the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia, and has recently been expanded with the opening of the newly established fabrication yard of McDermott International, another long-term offshore contractor of Saudi Aramco.
Al-Saadi added: “In my view, there is an even greater significance to the work that’s been done here. At Saudi Aramco, our new mandate is Saudi Vision 2030, which calls for an accelerated and broad diversification of the economy, driven by entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and targeted investment.”
