Saudi Aramco - Offshore Maintain Potential Programme - CRPO 128

Saudi Aramco has extensive offshore operations on its Gulf coast that includes Safaniya, the world's largest offshore oil field, as well as several large non-associated gas fields. Many of the gulf fields are mature and likely to require extensive rehabilitation over the next decade to maintain production. Every year, hundreds of new wells need to be drilled to maintain operations in shallow-water fields.

Saudi Aramco is also carrying out seismic surveys on the Kingdom's Red Sea coast. However, any potential production is still expected to be several years away.

The purpose of the MPP programme is to manage the maintenance, revamping, or expansion operations of all Aramco offshore facilities.
Marjan oil field delivers a high volume of associated gas and the new oil capacity will replace in time declines in oil capacity from other fields elsewhere.
Marjan is estimated to have the capacity to produce about 500,000 b/d of crude based on existing production facilities.

Saudi Aramco's extensive operations, both offshore and onshore are expected to maintain production on the mature gulf fields over the next decade as hundreds of new wells will be required to be drilled to support other operations in nearby oil fields. CRPO 128 involves work involves building a subsea pipeline between the Zuluf and Safaniya oil field developments in Saudi Arabia.

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