While L&T did not name the Middle East player, Upstream understands the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) deals have been awarded by Saudi Aramco for its latest batch of long term agreement (LTA) contract orders.

The Indian player's announcement on Wednesday also confirms a recent Upstream report that a grouping of L&T-Subsea7 has landed contracts from Aramco for the so-called contract release and purchase orders (CRPOs) numbered 117, 118 and 119, all involving the further expansion of its giant Marjan oilfield.

L&T dubbed the latest batch of orders as “mega”, which it describes as having a value upwards of 70,000 million Indian rupees ($853 million).

“The scope of work comprises EPCI for various new offshore facilities and integration with existing installations,” the Indian contractor noted.