Let me explain
The consortium agreement was signed in Al-Khobar on 4 October 2026 after Aramco's approval. Tecnimont is delivering the project for Aramco, with CCC handling execution and construction. The scope is split into two packages. Package 1 is a water treatment and injection plant: new water injection units, an expansion of gas-oil separation plant one, storage tanks, transfer pumps and a substation, plus a central processing facility at the Zuluf field. Package 2 covers produced water utilities: fire water, potable water, nitrogen generation, site buildings, electrical, security and telecoms. Water injection keeps reservoir pressure up so the field can sustain production. Safaniya was discovered in 1951 in Gulf waters about 265 km north of Dhahran and has a production capacity of nearly 1.2 million barrels a day, according to MEED. Aramco says the field today has four offshore gas-oil separation plants, a major onshore central processing facility and more than 750 km of subsea pipelines. On the offshore side, Saipem won three contracts this year for the field's next expansion phase, estimated by MEED at close to $1bn, including a 48-inch trunkline of about 65 km offshore and 12 km onshore (MEED, 6 October 2026; Aramco; TradeArabia).