Kent has been awarded the Entrance-Finish Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Khafji Desalter and Water Remedy Plant & Associated Amenities Improve (UDWT) Undertaking by Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), a partnership between Aramco Gulf Operations Co. (AGOC) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. (KGOC).
The 15-month mission, starting Oct. 6, 2025, shall be led primarily from Kent’s Woking, U.Okay. places of work by a multidisciplinary workforce of about 150 engineers and specialists. Kent’s Saudi Arabia operation will present native experience, web site survey assist, and in-country mission coordination to make sure seamless execution.
The FEED scope contains the design of latest desalter models and the improve of current water therapy vegetation at Al-Khafji. The brand new desalter amenities will maintain crude manufacturing of 300,000 bpd for the following twenty years, accommodating water cuts of as much as 60% and incorporating superior separation and desalting applied sciences. Processing capability is anticipated to achieve 315,000 bpd whereas lowering flaring to reduce environmental affect.
On the water therapy aspect, the improve of WTF-2 and growth of WTF-3 will increase complete therapy capability to greater than 500,000 bpd. The modernization effort will enhance reliability, enhance injection and receiving capabilities, and guarantee compliance with environmental requirements.
“This award displays the belief and partnership we’ve constructed with KJO,” stated Usman Darr, Managing Director of U.Okay. Engineering at Kent. “Our groups will ship amenities that assist KJO’s long-term manufacturing objectives whereas advancing environmental efficiency.”
The mission reinforces Kent’s place as a key engineering accomplice within the Center East, combining worldwide experience and native supply to assist sustainable power infrastructure improvement throughout the area.
