Saudi Aramco awards Halliburton contract to develop Manifa offshore project
April 22, 2008
Saudi Aramco has selected Halliburton to provide a variety of oilfield services in support of the offshore portion of its Manifa mega-project.
Offshore staff
HOUSTON -- Saudi Aramco has selected Halliburton to provide a variety of oilfield services in support of the offshore portion of its Manifa mega-project. The Manifa project has a production target of 900 thousand b/d of oil, making it Saudi Aramco's second largest incremental oil production project.
The three-year contract includes the provision of directional drilling, logging-while-drilling, cementing, logging and perforating, coiled tubing, and stimulation services for 93 wells offshore northeast Saudi Arabia. The offshore component of this project will utilize 10 jackup rigs.
The Manifa project is a key part of Saudi Aramco's plan to increase its overall production capacity.
