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Aramco plans to execute 85 projects in next three years

8 September 2025

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Saudi Aramco plans to execute 85 projects over the next three years, most of which are currently in the planning phase.

These new, expansion and upgrade projects span multiple business domains at Aramco – from core oil and gas production to pipeline networks and civil infrastructure – the company announced at the ongoing Future Projects Forum in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.

“Award of these projects will translate into hundreds of contract packages located within different regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Sara Alkhonaiz, contracts adviser at Aramco’s Project Management Office Department/Market Research Unit, said at the conference.

In the oil, gas and petrochemicals sector, Aramco plans to execute 20 projects.

Of these, 17 projects involve oil, gas and refining facilities – specifically upgrades to sulphur recovery units, gas field compression systems and refining units.

Two major petrochemicals projects have been earmarked for development: the Sasref+ project, part of the large-scale liquids-to-chemicals programme, and an integrated refining and petrochemicals complex that Alkhonaiz did not elaborate on.

In the offshore domain, Aramco has identified six major projects involving the expansion or upgrade of offshore oil and gas platforms, as well as maintaining offshore potential.

Additionally, 12 projects are planned in the pipeline division “to support our operations and distribution network”, Alkhonaiz said. These involve upgrades to trunklines and flowlines, pipeline replacements and maintaining onshore potential.

Separately, the Saudi energy giant intends to advance 53 projects across civil infrastructure, marine and other related business lines, she added. Of these, 15 projects cover infrastructure development, expansion of residential facilities and upgrades to utilities systems.

Project procurement demand

Executing these planned projects will generate significant demand for products, equipment and long-lead items, requiring Aramco to launch a large-scale procurement drive, Alkhonaiz said.

Materials required for these projects include:

  • 21,000 kilometres of carbon steel pipes
  • 2.2 million tonnes of structural steel
  • 41,000km of cables
  • 1,700km of transmission lines
  • 6,000 transformers
  • 24,000 switchgears
  • 113 million cubic metres of fill and compact
  • 3.3 million cubic metres of concrete

Aramco had earlier announced a capital investment guidance in the range of $52bn to $58bn for 2025, excluding around $4bn of project financing.

The state enterprise’s capital expenditure (capex) for Q2 2025 stood at $12.3bn –  a marginal year-on-year increase of 1.46%. For the first half of the year, the firm recorded capex of $24.85bn – a 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

“We continue to invest in various initiatives, such as new energies and digital innovation with a focus on AI – aiming to leverage our scale, low cost and technological advancements for long-term success,” said Amin Nasser, Aramco’s president and CEO, in comments on the company’s second-quarter and first-half financial results.

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