SABIC awards tech center engineering contract to British firm

British oil services provider Wood has secured a new contract with Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) to deliver the engineering design for a petrochemical research center in Saudi Arabia.

Wood will provide conceptual, basic and detailed design engineering for SABIC’s new 65,000 square meters technology center in Jubail Industrial City on Saudi Arabia’s east coast, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

The scope of work includes engineering design of analytical and material labs to accommodate testing, characterization and materials analysis, plus support utilities including a warehouse, workshop and substation.

Effective immediately, the contract will be delivered by Wood’s base in Al-Khobar and builds on the company’s successful delivery of front-end engineering design (FEED) services for expansion and upgrades to existing SABIC facilities in the region. 

“This contract aligns with our strategic objective to grow our presence in the downstream sector in the region, particularly in petrochemicals,” Dave Stewart, CEO of Wood’s Asset Solutions business in Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia, said.