The deadline for contractors to submit bids for the main gas sweetening and sulfur recovery facility in western Kuwait is set for February 19, according to MEED. The submission deadline had been extended multiple times, but no further extensions are expected.
In June, MEED reported that companies from Kuwait, China, and the US were vying for the contract for the gas sweetening and sulfur recovery facility, which could be valued at $390 million. Interested bidders included US-based Chinese company Jereh and Kuwaiti firm Spetco.
Other companies that have expressed interest in the project include Kuwait’s Mechanical Engineering and Contracting Company, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Khorayef Petroleum, China’s HBP, and India’s Mega Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).
The project will follow a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract model and will be executed in two phases. According to the instructions provided to contractors, each phase will be implemented independently.
The implementation phase of the project will encompass licensing, design, engineering, health, safety, and environment (HSE) services, project management, procurement, shipping, purchasing, construction, testing, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, operation, stabilization, and facility performance testing.
The Operations and Maintenance phase will involve operating and maintaining the facility, carrying out all related safety, quality control, and environmental protection services, and fulfilling all inherent and associated obligations.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the parent company of Kuwait Oil Company, confirmed in November 2024 that it plans to invest $410 billion in its long-term energy strategy. This strategy includes increasing the corporation’s total oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day by 2035.
Source: Al Qabas
