Wedoany.com Report-Oct 29 , UK-headquartered Wood has won a significant seven-year engineering services contract for Aramco’s Southern and Northern Areas incremental gas project in Saudi Arabia.

The project, which is planned to take 1 million engineering hours to execute, will support the kingdom’s goal of increasing natural gas production.

Wood will deliver project management consultancy (PMC) services, including pre-front end engineering and design and FEED work for gas facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia including large-scale onshore gas production and processing facilities. The scope also includes engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting support for future phases, the contractor said on Tuesday.

“Natural gas is a key transition fuel that can have an immediate positive impact on the carbon emissions associated with energy production,” said Craig Shanaghey, Wood’s executive president of projects.

“Building on our 30-year relationship with Aramco, we are delighted to support this significant expansion project. The Southern and Northern Areas gas increments will meet growing energy and efficiency demands across the globe.”