Jacobs Engineering lands deal for Sahara Petrochemicals projects in Saudi Arabia

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a three-year contract from Sahara Petrochemicals (Sahara) to provide general engineering services at Sahara’s Jubail Industrial City facilities in Saudi Arabia.

“Jacobs has had a presence in the Middle East for many years serving the oil, gas, buildings and infrastructure sectors," Bassim Shebaro, Jacobs' senior vice president of oil and gas, said. "This contract enables us to expand our presence in Jubail as part of our overall commitment to providing world-class services to our clients across the region.” 

Under the contract, Jacobs will provide engineering, procurement, construction supervision, project management and commissioning support to a range of small and medium capital projects for a handful of Sahara's operating facilities, such as propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene facilities.