SAMSUNG E&A

SAMSUNG E&A, a total solutions provider for the global energy industry, has once again demonstrated its status as a powerhouse in the region by winning the MEED Projects Award—the most prestigious honor of its kind in the Middle East—for the 15th consecutive year.

The Jafurah Gas Processing Facilities project in Saudi Arabia received the "Strategic Energy Infrastructure Special Award" at the MEED Projects Awards ceremony held in Dubai, UAE on Nov. 10.

"Receiving this award for 15 consecutive years signifies the continued trust that clients and the market have placed in our project execution capabilities," said a spokesperson from SAMSUNG E&A. "We will further solidify our position in the Middle East market through differentiated execution innovations and the delivery of the highest quality."

The special awards are selected by MEED's editorial team, specialist journalists and analysts who track and report on the region's projects market. Their choices reflect the priorities shaping the sector today, and recipients include some of the most ambitious developments and infrastructure now under way across the region.

MEED (Middle East Economic Digest), established in 1957, has been integral to delivering business information, intelligence, and analysis on Middle East economies and activities ever since. The organization selects and honors outstanding projects across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region each year. With this latest achievement, SAMSUNG E&A has maintained an unbroken winning streak since 2012.

The Jafurah Gas Processing Facility project is one of the largest unconventional gas field developments in Saudi Arabia. SAMSUNG E&A was awarded the contract by Saudi Aramco and has been responsible for the entire EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) process. Despite challenging conditions—including the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war—the company successfully reached the milestone for initial production of sales-ready gas, targeted for Dec. 2025.

SAMSUNG E&A mitigated schedule risks by applying differentiated execution strategies to the Jafurah project. In particular, it maximized off-site construction to boost productivity, utilizing large-scale modularization to concurrently carry out underground work and aboveground module fabrication. Furthermore, the company applied the PC (Precast Concrete) method to approximately 44% of the total concrete volume.