Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. has officially announced that it was awarded the North (Hammar Mishrif) New Degassing Station Facilities contract for the ENI Zubair Oil Field Development project in Iraq, worth $ 840 million.

The signing ceremony was attended by Samsung Engineering’s President & CEO Mr. Park Choong-Heum, South Oil Company’s Director General Mr. Dheyaa Jaafar Hyjam and ENI’s Managing Director Mr. De Lorenzo.

The development of the Zubair Field is led by Eni (32.8%) with Occidental Petroleum Corporation (23.4%), Korea Gas Corporation (18.8%) and Iraq's state-run Missan Oil Company (25%). Samsung Engineering will be responsible for engineering, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning on a lump-sum turnkey basis to build a gas and oil separation plant (GOSP) with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per stream day (BPSD). The project is located in the Basrah region, 480km southwest of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The project is expected to reach completion in 2016.

Samsung Engineering’s CEO Park Choong-Heum expressed, “This contract award is a direct result of proven project execution capabilities and commitment to the Iraqi market since 2012.” Samsung Engineering will build a long-term partnership with the Iraqi government and client, thus, socially contribute to the communities,” he added.

Entering Iraq in 2012 with the West Qurna-2 GOSP project and continuing its operation with the Badra GSP project in 2013, Samsung Engineering expects to further improve its position in the Iraqi market. Moreover, Samsung takes an interest in the welfare of local community in Iraq. Just last year, Samsung Engineering built and donated two libraries for children in cooperation with UNICEF in the Basrah region, providing more educational opportunities for young students.

About Samsung Engineering

Founded in 1970, Samsung Engineering has grown from a modest domestic engineering firm to a globally recognized name in the EPC market. Attracting talent from around the world, Samsung Engineering has broadened its business portfolio to a full range of engineering services: upstream and downstream hydrocarbon facilities; power plants; water and waste treatment plants; and industrial production facilities.

About ENI

Eni is an integrated company that operates across the entire energy chain, employing some 78,000 people in 90 countries around the world. Scientific research and technological innovation are at the heart of its strategies for sustainable development.