Riyadh – Mubasher: The first phase of expanding the main gas pipeline across Saudi Arabia will be completed by the end of 2017, Reuters reported, citing a magazine released by Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known internationally as Saudi Aramco.
This project, involving booster gas compressor stations, will deliver gas to the kingdom’s western region, including the Rabigh 2 power plant and the King Abdullah Economic City, the agency added.
Previous reports indicated that the first phase was slated for completion at the end of 2016, while the second stage was set to be completed in 2018. However, the first phase will now be completed sometime in 2017, Saudi Aramco said.
"The first phase will be completed by the end of 2017, increasing the capacity of [the main gas network (MGS)] to 9.6 billion standard cubic feet per day (SCFD). The second phase will bring that capacity up to 12.5 billion scfd in 2019," Saudi Aramco said in its Arabian Sun magazine.
The largest oil company plans to double its gas production to 23 billion SCFD in the coming 10 years.
“The plans include boosting output at its Hawiyah and Haradh plants. The projects, estimated to cost $4 billion, would expand processing capacity at Hawiyah by 1.3 billion scfd. Hawiyah gas plant now processes 2.5 billion scfd of gas”, Reuters concluded.
