Jafurah gas processing facility project takes Special Award for Strategic Energy Infrastructure

15 consecutive wins reaffirm Samsung E&A's project execution capabilities in the Middle East

Officials from the Jafurah project pose for a photo at the MEED Projects Awards ceremony held Tuesday in Dubai, UAE. [Samsung E&A]
Officials from the Jafurah project pose for a photo at the MEED Projects Awards ceremony held Tuesday in Dubai, UAE. [Samsung E&A]

Samsung E&A has again cemented its standing as a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction by winning the MEED Projects Awards — the most prestigious project awards in the Middle East — for the 15th consecutive year.

The company announced Wednesday that its Jafurah gas processing facility project in Saudi Arabia received the Special Award for Strategic Energy Infrastructure at the MEED Projects Awards ceremony held Tuesday in Dubai, UAE.

MEED, or Middle East Economic Digest, is the region's leading economic weekly and annually recognizes outstanding projects across the Middle East and North Africa. Samsung E&A has now maintained an unbroken winning streak dating back to 2012.

The Jafurah gas processing facility is one of Saudi Arabia's largest unconventional gas field development projects. Samsung E&A secured the contract from Saudi Aramco and carried out the full EPC scope.

The company achieved first gas production for sale in December 2025, despite disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Samsung E&A applied a differentiated execution strategy to reduce process risk on the Jafurah project. The company maximized off-site construction to boost productivity — particularly through large-scale field modularization that allowed below-ground work and above-ground module fabrication to proceed simultaneously, while precast concrete methods were applied to roughly 44 percent of the total concrete volume.

"Fifteen consecutive wins mean that clients and the market have consistently trusted our execution capabilities," a Samsung E&A official said. "We will further solidify our position in the Middle East on the strength of differentiated execution innovation and the highest quality standards."


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