Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Company has announced that its key unit National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) has secured a $1.3 billion contract from Saudi oil giant Aramco for two key projects as part of the Arab Medium (AM) facilities upgrade scheme.

The project scope includes fabrication and installation of 11 slipover production decks modules and nine structural jackets in addition to installation of eight subsea pipelines with approximate length of 23 km, said National Marine Dredging Company in its filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

The order also includes 22 units of 15 kV subsea cables with a total length of 115 km, it added.