# Aramco awards China Harbour contract for drilling islands

Saudi Aramco has awarded a contract to China Harbour Engineering Arabia to deliver two drilling islands as part of the Berri Increment Program to increase oil production.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-12
- Where: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500,000 bpd
- Products: drilling islands, oil production
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Saudi Aramco](https://endata.com/companies/304.md) (customer)
- [China Harbour Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/34284.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [meconstructionnews.com](https://meconstructionnews.com/31287/aramco-awards-china-harbour-with-drilling-islands-mission), 2018-09-12: "Aramco’s BIP aims to increase the production of Arabian Light Crude oil by 250,000bpd to a total of 500,000bpd, to sustain the company’s maximum sustained capacity by early 2023."

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