Saudi Aramco has awarded Halliburton a multi-year contract to provide stimulation and completion services for the company's unconventional gas development program in Saudi Arabia.

Halliburton said July 15 that the award is part of a broader multibillion-dollar contract framework supporting the Kingdom's unconventional resource expansion.

Under the agreement, Halliburton will deploy intelligent fracturing automation technologies designed to optimize treatment performance in real time and support execution across multiwell development campaigns. The company said the technologies will enable greater digital integration across field operations.

Development of the Jafurah unconventional gas field, the Middle East's largest liquids-rich shale gas play, is under way. In support of the program, Halliburton plans to expand local manufacturing capacity, strengthen its supply chain network, and increase workforce development initiatives within the Kingdom as activity levels continue to grow.

"Beginning in the third quarter of 2026, Halliburton will deploy the Kingdom's first fully integrated intelligent fracturing platform through OCTIV® Auto Frac and Sensori™ fracturing monitoring services to contribute to asset value for one of the world's largest unconventional fields," said Rami Yassine, senior vice-president, Eastern Hemisphere, Halliburton.

Jafurah background

Jafurah is a key component of Aramco's gas expansion strategy intended to help meet rising demand for natural gas in power generation and industry. In February 2026, the operator said it seeks to expand sales gas production capacity by about 80% by 2030 compared with 2021 production levels.

At the time, Aramco said unconventional shale gas output from Jafurah began in December 2025.

The field covers about 17,000 sq km and is estimated to contain 229 tcf of raw gas and 75 billion stb of condensate. Aramco expects the development to produce 2 bcfd of sales gas, 420 MMscfd of ethane, and about 630,000 b/d of high-value liquids by 2030.