Aqaba Oil Berth Tender Divides Marine and Operating Scope

A new berth connects to existing oil and LPG systems

Aqaba Development Corporation's 7 October invitation for tender 90/A/2026 covers marine EPC works for a new oil berth south of the existing oil jetty and north of the LNG terminal. The stated vessel range is 3,000-160,000 DWT. Marine components include a loading platform, berthing and mooring dolphins, trestle and causeway. Topside engineering includes piping, the pipeline corridor, trestle pipe racks, a bridge over a wadi and tie-ins to existing pump stations and oil/LPG lines. [1] ADC's project description provides a parallel Equip, Operate and Transfer procurement for the terminal operator. [2]

Equipment loads have to enter the marine design early

The loading platform and pipe supports need the weights, operating movements and maintenance access of the equipment they carry. Pipeline design also has to resolve support reactions, thermal movement, tie-in conditions and the sequence for connecting to existing facilities. Parallel marine and operator procurement creates a timing problem if those equipment inputs arrive after structural design or fabrication. A bid interface schedule should identify who supplies each load and connection datum, when it is frozen, and which items remain provisional. That schedule supports the engineering offer while the procurement documents establish supply, installation and contractual responsibility.