Construction work on a project in Jurassic gas fields is expected to begin soon. The $62.6 million contract, awarded to Combined Group Contracting, includes infrastructure such as pipelines, facilities, and control stations. (August 2025)

• EoIs have been submitted for the gas packages of Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) project. (May 2018)
• Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is set to tender two JPF projects before the end of this year. Both packages are going to be tendered using Kuwait’s early production facility (EPF) contract, rather than using the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model. (August 2018)
• Client has begun pre-qualifying for contract to build early surface production facilities at the Jurassic oil and gas project. The deadline for submission of prequalification documents was not mentioned in the notice by KOC. The contract is estimated to be worth $150 million and will be executed on build-own-operate (BOO) basis. The project scope involves the early production of Jurassic Light Oil Crude grade and sweet gas, with molten sulphur and treated water as byproducts from the Jurassic sour hydrocarbon development. (October 2018)
• Tender is set to be issued by 2nd week of June for the contract to supply design and engineering services for the Jurassic project. The pre-qualified firms include: Asprofos Engineering of Greece, Enereco of Italy, Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries (ENPPI) of Egypt, Engineers India, EPC Constructions of India, Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting Company of UAE, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering of India, Mott MacDonald of UK, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of UAE, Petrofac International of UK, PL Engineering of India, Process Unlimited of Bahrain, Tebodin of Netherlands, Technip of France, Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain, Toyo Engineering Corporation of Japan, Triune Energy Services of India. The project replaces an earlier contract which was cancelled due to high costs. The project scope involves the construction of two production facilities with a capacity of 160 million cubic feet and 50,000 barrels per day of light crude each. It will increase Kuwait's gas and light crude production to 820 million cubic feet and 280,000 bpd respectively. (May 2019)
• Contract worth $115 million for off-plot works at the Jurassic production facilities has been tendered. Last date to submit bids is 1 September, 2019. The scope of the contract includes construction of flow lines, wellhead hook-ups, inlet manifolds and associated facilities. The firms pre-qualified to bid include: Al-Dar Engineering & Construction, Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company, Al-Meer Technical Services Co., Combined Group Contracting, Consolidated Contractors Co, General Trading & Contracting, Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting, Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding, Integral Services Company, Mohammed Abdulmohsin al-Kharafi & Sons. (July 2019)
• Tenders for two projects known as Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and Jurassic Production Facility 5 (JPF-5), is set to be issued this month. The pre-qualified contractors for the two JPFs include: Al-Khorayef Group of Saudi Arabia, Daewoo Engineering & Construction of South Korea, JGC Corporation of Japan, KBR of US, Petrofac International of UK, Saipem of Italy, Samsung Engineering of South Korea, Schlumberger Oilfield Eastern Limited of US, SNC Lavalin of Canada, Spetco International Petroleum of Kuwait, Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain. The total budget is $900 million for the two facilities. Together, the two contracts will create an onshore surface production facility with the capacity to produce 50,000 barrels of oil a day and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas a day. (July 2019)
• Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is set to issue tenders this month for two projects known as Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and Jurassic Production Facility 5 (JPF-5). (January 2020)

• Jurassic production facility (JPF-3) in the West Raudhatain field passed performance testing and has been fully commissioned. (January 2020)

• KOC has invited bids by 30 March, 2020 for a contract to provide design and engineering services for Jurassic Projects in North Kuwait. The companies invited to bid are: Asprofos Engineering S.A., Enereco S.P.A., Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries "Enppi", Engineers India Limited, EPC Constructions India Limited, Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L., ILF Consulting Engineers Austria Gmbh, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited, Litwin Pel Co. L.L.C., Mott Macdonald Limited, National Petroleum Construction Company, Penspen International Limited, Petrocil Engineers & Consultants Pvt Ltd, Petrofac International Ltd., PL Engineering Ltd., Processes Unlimited Bahrain Llc, Tebodin Middle East Limited, Technip France - Abu Dhabi, Tecnicas Reunidas S.A, Toyo Engineering Corporation, Triune Energy Services Private Limited. The contract scope will cover design, engineering, related studies and collecting all necessary technical and all field data as required for the services, which will pertain to pipelines, new process facilities and revamping or modification of existing facilities. (January 2020)

• The bids submission deadline has been extended for a contract to provide design and engineering services for Jurassic Projects in North Kuwait. Bids are now due to be submitted by 15 June, 2020. (April 2020)
• The bids submission deadline has been extended for a contract to provide design and engineering services for Jurassic Projects in North Kuwait. Bids are now due to be submitted by 6 July, 2020. (June 2020)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 10 August, 2020 for a contract to provide design and engineering services for Jurassic Projects in North Kuwait. (July 2020)
• Bid submission deadline has been extended to 6 September 2020 for the contract on off-plot works at the Jurassic production facilities. The scope of the contract includes construction of flow lines, wellhead hook-ups, inlet manifolds and associated facilities. (August 2020)
• Bid submission deadline has been extended again to 13 September 2020 for the contract on external works (off-plot) at the Jurassic production facilities. The scope of the project, estimated to be worth $115mn, includes the construction of flow lines, wellhead hook-ups, inlet manifolds and associated facilities. (August 2020)
• KOC has again extended the bids submission deadline to 4 October, 2020 for a contract, estimated to be worth $115 million, for external works (off-plot) at the Jurassic production facilities in North Kuwait. (September 2020)
• KOC has invited bids for testing, processing and handling of wet and sour hydrocarbon wells fluids from Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF-4 & JPF-5). Last date to submit bids is 22 December, 2020. The total budget is $900 million for the two facilities. Together, the two contracts will create an onshore surface production facility with the capacity to produce 50,000 barrels of oil a day and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas a day. The hydrocarbons will be produced from sour and wet reservoir fluids from the North Kuwait Jurassic Fields. The scope of the two projects will also include a water treatment unit, a sulphur recovery unit and associated facilities, such as a control room, substations and buildings. The project completion timeframe is 22 months from the date of contract award. (October 2020)
• KOC has again extended the bids submission deadline to 15 November, 2020 for a contract, estimated to be worth $115 million, for external works (off-plot) at the Jurassic production facilities in North Kuwait. The firms pre-qualified to bid include: • Al-Dar Engineering & Construction • Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company • Al-Meer Technical Services Co. • Combined Group Contracting • Consolidated Contractors Co • General Trading & Contracting • Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting • Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding • Integral Services Company • Mohammed Abdulmohsin al-Kharafi & Sons. (November 2020)
• KOC has received eight bids for the Off plot works of Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) located at North of Kuwait. Al Meer Technical Services of Kuwait has submitted the lowest bid pice of KWD 16,900,000 (USD 55,258,074). The contract scope includes following facilities at the Jurassic Production Facilities: Construction of Flow lines (Jurassic Crude, Source Water Well & Disposal lines) including Wellhead hook-ups; Gas & Crude Export Lines for Jurassic Production Facility – 4 & 5; Additional requirement and rates for manpower, transport, equipment. The project completion period is 60 months. (December 2020)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 26 January, 2021 for contract on Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and Jurassic Production Facility 5 (JPF-5). (January 2021)
• KOC has yet again extended the bids submission deadline to 28 February, 2021 for contract on Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and Jurassic Production Facility 5 (JPF-5). (February 2021)
• KOC has yet again extended the bids submission deadline for JPF4&5 projects. Bids are now due to be submitted by 21 March, 2021. (March 2021)
• KOC has awarded the EPC contract worth KD 41.9mn ($138mn) to Combined Group Contracting Company of Kuwait for its Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) 4&5 North Area Off-Plot Work package. The contract scope includes Off-plot Work package includes laying of 6-inch flow lines from Jurassic Oil wells up to inlet manifold inside the facility including facility tie-ins (Approximately 40 Nos Jurassic Oil Flow lines per facility), 6-inch effluent water line (RTP) from facility to EWD well/ EWTIP, 4-inch RTRP line from source water wells to facilities, installation of Jurassic oil wellhead hook up, source water wellhead hook up, effluent water disposal wellhead hook up, construction of new asphalt road for facilities and associated works at the wellhead area. (March 2021)
• KOC has yet again extended the bids submission deadline to 4 April, 2021 for two projects known as Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and Jurassic Production Facility 5 (JPF-5). (March 2021)
• KOC has received bids for two projects known as JPF-4, JPF-5. The bidders are: Spetco of Kuwait, Jereh of China / Napco of Kuwait, Gofesco of Kuwait, Al-Khorayef Group of Saudi Arabia, NBTC of Kuwait. Spetco has submitted the lowest bid offer of $489,450,000 for both JPF-4 and JPF-5 projects, however according to Kuwaiti law, a contractor can only be allowed to win a single contract in a project containing more than one package. Jereh, which has an agreement with the local agent Napco, has submitted the second lowest bid offer of $490,650,000 for both JPF-4 and JPF-5 projects. Both projects are onshore surface production facilities and will be implemented on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis by a contractor, with an option for KOC to buy them back at a future date. (April 2021)
• KOC has awarded an order worth $117.75 million to Spetco of Kuwait for a project to upgrade and expand the facility known as Jurassic Production Facility 3 (JPF-3). Under the adjustment contract the facility's capacity to treat oil will be increased by 25% from 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 50,000 bpd. Through the addition of a second gas train at the facility, the gas processing capacity will be doubled from 104 million standard cubic feet a day (scf/d) to 208 million scf/d. The project will be executed over a period of 16 months and it will come online in October 2022. After commissioning, Spetco will operate and maintain the facility for a further two years. (July 2021)
• Kuwait has decided to scrap two Jurassic gas projects worth around $2 billion due to Covid-19 related policy in order to cut down on capital expenditure in the hydrocarbon industry. KOC has decided to let go of the two Jurassic 6 and 7 projects for the construction of processing facilities which has a capacity of 300 million cubic feet per day. (July 2021)
• KOC has received approval from the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) to extend the deadline to 1 September, 2021 for JPF-4&5 projects. (August 2021)
• KOC has invited bids by 6 December, 2021 for the provision of core-group for off plot works of Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) at North Kuwait. The companies pre-qualified to bid are: ABJ Engineering & Contracting Co. KSCC, Al Abraq Trading Company WLL, Al-Bahar General Services Co. WLL, Al-Ghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L., Al-Meer Technical Services Co. W.L.L, Al-Ruwad Human Resources Services Center, Asmacs General Trading Company W.L.L, Brunel Energy Kuwait for Supply of Specialized Technical Manpower Co. WLL, Enasco General Trading and Contracting Co. W.L.L., Enshaat Al-Sayer General Trading & Contracting Co. WLL, Finesco International General Trading & Contracting Co., Gas & Oilfield Services Company K.S.C.C., General Trading Company WLL, Getco Gulf General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L., Golden Shahin Gen Trading & Contracting Co, Gulf Business Services Group Kanee KSCC, Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L., Hamad Al-Asfoor & Partners Group for General Trading & Contracting Company. W.L.L., Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. KSC, Heston Kuwait Trading Co WLL, Hot Engineering & Construction Co. KSCC, Imco Engineering and Construction Company W.L.L., Info Center Manpower Recruitment Services, Integral Services Company for Mechanical Contracting & Instrumentation W.L.L., International Inspection Centre W.L.L., KCC Engineering & Contracting Company K.S.C.C., Khorafi Business Machines Company W.L.L., Kuwait Al-Soqoor for Security & Protection Co. W.L.L., Kuwait Building House Company for Trading & Contracting, Kuwait Drilling Co, Kuwait Resources House for Human Resources Management & Services Company K.S.C.C, Kuwaitis Distinguished Systems General Trading Company, Mark Technologies General Trading & Cont. Co. W.L.L., National Petroleum Services Company (K.S.C.P), Petrofac International Ltd., Public Services Company K.S.C.C., Skillrate Advisors WLL, Swift Technical (Europe) Ltd, The Distinct Contract Co. for Gen. Trading & Contracting W.L.L, Wael Al-Nusif Trading & Company W.L.L., Wasan Al-Salheya Gen. Trading & Contracting Co, York Recruitment Health and Technical, Zak Solutions for Computer Systems (K.S.C.C.), Zatco Al-Zafran General Trading & Contracting Company. (November 2021)
• KOC has awarded contracts to Spetco International Petroleum Company of Kuwait and Jereh Oil & Gas Engineering Corp of China, respectively for two projects known as Jurassic Production Facility 4 (JPF-4) and JPF-5. Spetco won the contract with a value of around $398.1 million, whereas Jereh is selected for the contract with a value of nearly $426 million. (November 2021)
• KOC has extended bids submission to 20 December, 2021 for the provision of core-group for off plot works of Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) at North Kuwait. (December 2021)
• KOC has awarded a sub-contract worth KWD 18.4 million ($60 million) to Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (HEISCO) of Kuwait for the construction works of JPF 4 & 5 located in North Kuwait. (July 2022)
• KOC has invited bids by 9 July, 2023 for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The contract scope involves the construction of flowline & associated works for Exploratory Wells. The client has also awarded a contract worth KD 15.8 million to the Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company for security and safety improvements and the control, supervision and data collection system for Jurassic wells in northern Kuwait. (April 2023)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 1 August, 2023 for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The contract scope involves the construction of flowline & associated works for Exploratory Wells. (July 2023)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 15 August, 2023 for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The contract scope involves the construction of flowline & associated works for Exploratory Wells. (August 2023)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 5 September, 2023 for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The contract scope involves the construction of flowline & associated works for Exploratory Wells. (August 2023)
• KOC has extended the bids submission deadline to 26 September, 2023 for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The contract scope involves the construction of flowline & associated works for Exploratory Wells. (September 2023)
• KOC has received bids for the flowline works at Jurassic Production Facilities in North Kuwait. The bidders are: Aldar Engineering and Construction Company K.S.C, Al-Ghanim International General Trading and Contracting Company LLC, Apex International Group Company for General Trading and Contracting LLC, Combined Group Contracting Company, Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company, Mechanical Engineering and Contracting Company LLC. The lowest bid price of KD 42.6 million ($137.8 million) has been submitted by Mechanical Engineering and Contracting Company LLC. (October 2023)
• Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. K.S.C. (HEISCO) of Kuwait has submitted the lowest bid price of KWD 26 million (USD 84.7 million) for Kuwait Integrated Digital Field (KWIDF) Jurassic Gas Field Technical Support and Services. (January 2024)
• KOC has awarded a contract to Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. K.S.C. (HEISCO) of Kuwait for digital technical support services. The five-year contract is worth KWD 26 million (USD 84.7 million). The project is related to Kuwait Integrated Digital Field (KWIDF) Jurassic Gas Field Technical Support and Services. (March 2024)
• The planned project to develop a gas pipeline and conduct associated mechanical works as part of a scheme to gather gas from Kuwait's Jurassic gas fields has been allocated a budget of about KD 30mn ($98mn). The project's scope includes developing off-plot works to help gather gas from Kuwait's Jurassic gas fields and developing a 16-inch feed trunk line from the Umm Niqa area. The bid submission deadline for this project is 29 September 2024. (July 2024)
• KOC is improving the units at its Jurassic facilities to operate at full capacity while continuing with the Jurassic drilling operations. The company aims to raise the production capacity of non-associated gas from 570 million cubic feet to nearly 1 billion cubic feet per day in the coming years. This goal has seen progress, with the company achieving an increase in non-associated gas production to over 600 million cubic feet per day in early 2024. The commissioning of Jurassic 4 and 5 in late 2023 and early 2024 has contributed to an additional production of approximately 150 million cubic feet per day in non-associated gas processing for the company. (August 2024)

• A tender has been issued for the development of off-plot works to help gather gas from Kuwait's Jurassic gas fields and includes the development of a 16-inch feed trunk line from the Umm Niqa area. The bid submission deadline is 29 September, 2024. (August 2024)

• Bid submission deadline has been extended for the development of off-plot works to help gather gas from Kuwait's Jurassic gas fields and includes the development of a 16-inch feed trunk line from the Umm Niqa area. The bid submission is due on 10 November, 2024. (October 2024)

• KOC has issued tender for a project contract on developing Jurassic Light Oil (JLO) export facilities and upgrading the existing export network. Last date to submit bids is 1 December, 2024. (November 2024)

• KOC has opened bids for Jurassic production facilities project. Combined Group Contracting (CGC) has emerged as the lowest bidder for the project contract by submitting the lowest price of KD 19.2 million ($62.6 million). The contract scope includes external works of Jurassic production facilities as well as development of a 16-inch feeder trunk line in Umm Niqa area. The work will be completed in 19 months. (December 2024)
• KOC has awarded a contract to Combined Group Contracting (CGC) of Kuwait for Jurassic production facilities project. TEI reported last year in December that CGC had submitted the lowest bid price of KD 19.2 million ($62.6 million). The contract scope includes off plot works based on field gathering concept from Jurassic Gas Fields to Jurassic Production Facilities at North Kuwait as well as development of a 16-inch feeder trunk line in Umm Naqa area. The work will be completed in 19 months. (April 2025)