Saudi Arabia’s MGS-III Pipeline: L&T Completes EWG-03 Section Using Qapqa Automatic Welding

Qapqa announces that the main EPC, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has completed the EWG-03 section of the MGS-III Package 8 pipeline in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using Qapqa automatic welding solutions.

A 120 km section of 56” pipeline was welded with a repair rate of just 0.6%, a result that reflects the consistency and performance of automated welding at scale.

The company stated that, teams are now mobilized on EWG-04, the second phase of the total of 241 km pipeline scope, continuing to deliver high-integrity welds and operational efficiency.

This project, awarded to L&T Hydrocarbon, is part of the broader MGS-3 initiative to expand gas capacity and support Saudi Arabia’s domestic energy transition.

Earlier, during June 2024 Aramco signs 15 lump sum turnkey contracts, worth a combined total of around $8.8 billion, to commence the phase three expansion of the Master Gas System, which delivers natural gas to customers across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The expansion, being conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, will increase the size of the network and raise its total capacity by an additional 3.15 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd) by 2028, through the installation of around 4,000km of pipelines and 17 new gas compression trains. (read more)