Saudi Aramco延期Ras Al Khair竞标

State oil giant Saudi Aramco has extended bidding for dredging and reclamation work at its marine terminal in Ras Al-Khair by almost one month. The extension, pushing out the submission date to September 29 from August 31, was given after potential bidders asked for more time to prepare offers, the sources said.The project is the first phase of a huge ship repair and shipbuilding complex in the east of the country seen as key in the kingdom’s economic transformation plan. Two sources said the infrastructure would be developed by Aramco before the project as a whole was handed over to the joint venture. Saudi Aramco has said it expects the complex, which is projected to create 80,000 jobs and allow Saudi Arabia to reduce its imports by $12 billion as well as increase gross domestic product by $17 billion, will be fully operational by 2021.Under a sweeping economic reform programme announced recently, Aramco is to play a big role in developing industrial projects as Saudi Arabia tries to diversify its economy beyond reliance on oil exports.