Qatif Project
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Saudi Aramco
's Qatif Project is an oilfield development project in Qatif, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
, operated by the country's national oil company Saudi Aramco
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field, and 300,000 from Abu Safah offshore of associated natural gas
. of high-value hydrocarbon condensate
.
system to a new, 99% effective sulfur recovery system at Berri Gas Plant that uses technology to make it the cleanest operating plant of all Saudi Aramco facilities. The Berri gas plant was expanded by Technip
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The gas and oil separation plant (GOSP) was constructed by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
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and not far from Ras Tanura
, amounts to more than 500 square kilometres (193.1 sq mi), including northern and southern dome structures. The onshore component of the project will provide 500000 barrels (79,493.6 m³) per day of Arabian Light Crude barrels per day of Arabian Medium.
The field development services were provided by Halliburton
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Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
's Qatif Project is an oilfield development project in Qatif, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, operated by the country's national oil company Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
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Qatif Producing Plants
The Qatif Producing Plants are the largest crude increment built in recent times, and the world's largest crude production facility. The completion of the project added 650000 oilbbl/d to the 150000 oilbbl/d already produced from the Abu Safah field.Production
The Qatif Producing Plants produce: of crude oil, 500,000 coming from QatifQatif
Qatif or Al-Qatif is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in the east to King Fahd International Airport in the west...
field, and 300,000 from Abu Safah offshore of associated natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
. of high-value hydrocarbon condensate
Natural gas condensate
Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields....
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- 1,800 metric tons of sulfurSulfurSulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
per day.
Technology
The project which took three million man-hours to design and 70 million man-hours to construct, brought with it the latest technological advancements to increase operational efficiency as well as environmental safety, from an onshore smokeless flareGas flare
A gas flare, alternatively known as a flare stack, is an elevated vertical conveyance found accompanying the presence of oil wells, gas wells, rigs, refineries, chemical plants, natural gas plants, and landfills....
system to a new, 99% effective sulfur recovery system at Berri Gas Plant that uses technology to make it the cleanest operating plant of all Saudi Aramco facilities. The Berri gas plant was expanded by Technip
Technip
Technip is a provider of project management, engineering, and construction services for the oil and gas industry, headquartered in Paris, France....
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The gas and oil separation plant (GOSP) was constructed by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company , , known commonly as CB&I, is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction company. CB&I specializes in projects for oil and gas companies...
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Qatif Field
The Qatif field, north of DhahranDhahran
Dhahran is a city located in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Large oil reserves were first identified in the Dhahran area in 1931, and in 1935 Standard Oil of California drilled the first commercially viable oil well...
and not far from Ras Tanura
Ras Tanura
Ras Tanura is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf...
, amounts to more than 500 square kilometres (193.1 sq mi), including northern and southern dome structures. The onshore component of the project will provide 500000 barrels (79,493.6 m³) per day of Arabian Light Crude barrels per day of Arabian Medium.
The field development services were provided by Halliburton
Halliburton
Halliburton is the world's second largest oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide and employs over 50,000 people....
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