SK건설, 사우디 자잔 프로젝트 지연 협상 추진동향 New delays to hit Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery
자잔 프로젝트 지연사유는
관련 인프라시설의 공사 지연 때문.
거의 1년 가까이 공사 못해
다른 회사들도 설계변경으로 인한 보상비
청구 등 유사한 문제 안고 있어
만일 SK건설이 타절된다면 전체 프로젝트
준공에 차질 생겨
양측간 약 5억 불의 협상금액 차이를 보이고
있으며 현재 협상금액 조정과 공사재개 여부
에 대한 협의가 진행 중임.
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SK건설 11억 불 '사우디 자잔 프로젝트', 발주처 간 이견으로 계약 취소 위기
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A contract disagreement between Saudi Aramco and South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction is delaying construction of a 400,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Jizan in southwest Saudi Arabia, industry sources said.
Despite the disagreement, which focused on claims for compensation for change orders, the contract has not been terminated, industry sources in Saudi Arabia said, denying reports in Gulf business media.
Other contractors on the project have had similar issues, requesting compensation for losses incurred for design changes and delays caused by the slow rate of work on related infrastructure, the sources said.
The refinery, valued at $6bn to $7bn, is the centrepiece of a wider plan to revive the economy in one of Saudi Arabia's poorest regions by developing an industrial city that produces and uses oil products for manufacturing.
A spokesman for SK E&C said on Tuesday the company was still in talks with state-run Saudi Aramco to carry out construction of the crude distillation and vacuum distillation units.
Saudi Aramco declined to comment when asked if the contract with SK had been terminated.
"If the contract gets terminated, who will take over? There will be a big impact then on schedule of the whole refinery, on all contractors, on Aramco," said a source who declined to be identified.
Little progress has been made on the construction of the refinery since contracts were awarded in 2012.
When complete, it will process heavy and medium crude oil into around 75,000 bpd of gasoline and 250,000 bpd of ultra-low-sulphur diesel. Products will also include liquefied petroleum gas, sulphur, asphalt, benzene and paraxylene. constructionweekonline |
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