Aramco Gulf Operations (AGO), a subsidiary of Saudi state giant Aramco, has kicked off the tender process for at least two coveted packages for construction of the Khafji gas plant, meant for handling gas from the controversial Dorra offshore field in the neutral zone region shared between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Dorra is being developed by a joint venture of subsidiaries owned by Aramco and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and is expected to produce 1 billion cubic feet per day of gas and 84,000 barrels per day of condensate.

However, Iran disputes the Saudi-Kuwait claim to the field, which it refers to as Arash.