Spanish engineering giant T é cnicas Reunidas announced the acceptance of a letter of intent worth approximately $1.65 billion to construct onshore natural gas processing facilities for a large gas field development project in the Middle East. The contract adopts the EPC model and a fixed total price turnkey approach, covering the complete set of facilities for natural gas reception, processing, and export. This is another important milestone for TR in the Middle East natural gas EPC market, following its previous joint venture with Sinopec to undertake the Jafurah gas field project in Saudi Arabia.

A large order of 1.65 billion US dollars landed

The amount of the letter of intent is approximately 1.65 billion US dollars, equivalent to 10.3% of TR's total outstanding contracts as of June 2026. The project adopts a fixed total price turnkey approach, and the final EPC contract will cover the entire process of facility design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. TR will be responsible for constructing onshore natural gas processing facilities to receive the natural gas produced by the gas field, process it to the specified standards, and prepare for export. All projects will be carried out in accordance with international safety, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability standards. The contract is intended to be awarded in EPC mode and executed on a fixed price turnkey basis. The final contract is expected to cover the design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of related facilities.

Continued deep cultivation in the Middle East market

TR has a strong foundation in the Middle East natural gas market. Previously, the company formed a joint venture with Sinopec Refining and Chemical Engineering to jointly undertake projects related to Saudi Aramco's Jafurah gas field, with a contract value of over 3.3 billion US dollars for NGL fractionation facilities. In early August 2026, ADNOC Gas announced a $8.2 billion rich gas development project, of which $3.9 billion will be used for the construction of a new natural gas processing unit in Habshan, to be built by Wison Engineering, and $4.3 billion will be invested in the Ruwais LNG project condensate fractionation unit. The development of large gas fields in the Middle East is extending from upstream extraction to the construction of complete surface infrastructure. This $1.65 billion project is a major investment in the Middle East's natural gas infrastructure field, expected to drive the construction of new natural gas production capacity and related energy infrastructure. Keywords: Middle East news and information, international, natural gas

The driving effect of the industrial chain is significant

The $1.65 billion order will generate a large-scale demand for equipment and engineering, covering the entire chain of gas field development gathering and transmission pipelines, onshore natural gas processing plants, compression dehydration purification units, and export facilities. For the global engineering and equipment industry chain, it will involve a large demand for pipelines, pressure vessels, storage tanks, steel structures, valves, compressors, and other oil and gas equipment. TR has nearly 14000 employees, 66 years of industry experience, and business coverage in over 70 countries. It has completed more than 2600 projects in the global engineering construction field. The implementation of this large-scale letter of intent will further strengthen its traditional advantageous position in the Middle East oil and gas EPC market, especially in the field of large-scale natural gas processing and energy infrastructure projects. The award of this project will further consolidate T é cnicas Reunidas' position in the oil and gas engineering and EPC markets in the Middle East region.Editor/Gao Xue