The 217 km Shaybah – Abqaiq Pipeline will connect a new plant, which separates gas and oil at Shaybah, to an existing pipeline that carries crude oil to a processing facility at Abqaiq.
The existing 640 km SHBAB-1 pipeline transports crude to Abqaiq from the other three gas and oil separation plants located in Shaybah.
In 2007, Saudi Aramco awarded the contract to construct the SHBAB-2 pipeline to Stroytransgaz, the first Russian company to win a contract from Saudi Aramco.
Under the agreement, Stroytranzgaz has been building and engineering the pipeline, averaging a welding rate of up to 2 km of pipeline per day. Construction management is being carried out from an office in Shaybah.
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A number of environmental challenges have been faced during the construction process. Stroytranzgaz has been executing the contract under extreme desert conditions, which have required the use of a full mobilisation schedule to navigate through 3 m deep sand dunes and sand storms.
According to Stroytranzgaz, executing this project has required the company to adapt to complicated work conditions and intricate local legislation. Project administration and quality management had to be developed in order to meet Saudi Aramco’s standards, maintain high productivity and ensure environmental protection.
In order to provide accommodation for its team of multi-national workers, Stroytranzgaz constructed four villages along the pipeline route.
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