History

History

RAPCO is established since 1982 and is a wholly owned Saudi Arabian organization, within a Saudi based International Conglomerate. It is one of the leaders in all disciplines of Civil, Mechanical, Pipeline and related Construction Work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

RAPCO has accumulated extensive experience over the last Twenty Four Years of Operation, with successful implementation of large Construction, Fabrication, Pipeline, and Electro-Mechanical Projects for major Clients. Among the contracts executed are constructions of many miles of cross-country pipelines, trunk lines, flow lines, water injection lines, wellheads, cathodic protection systems, tie-ins, hot tapping into live lines, cold pipe bending; In-plant fabrication, installation, electrical & instrumentation, maintenance, rehabilitation and related civil works throughout the Kingdom. 

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility they need.

Engineering expertise, expertly delivered, is at the heart of everything we do. Our engineering excellence enables us to design and build best in-class energy facilities that are engineered for safety and efficiency.

Our teams:

  • Design and build oil, gas, and renewable energy infrastructure
  • Operate, maintain and manage assets; and
  • Train personnel

Our diverse client portfolio includes many of the world’s leading integrated, independent and national oil and gas, and renewable energy companies.

RAPCO is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility they need.

Our service offering is underpinned by our ability to develop resource holders’ local capability through the provision of skills training with competency development and assurance frameworks.

Engineering expertise is at the heart of everything we do. Our teams provide a full suite of engineering services including conceptual and feasibility studies and front-end engineering and design (FEED) through to detailed design for both onshore and offshore facilities.

Working across the international energy industry, we help our clients unlock the full value of their assets.

RAPCO has the Reputation, Expertise, Manpower, Equipment and Resources, to professionally execute large scale projects economically and on schedule to the entire satisfaction of its clients:- Reputation - Quality, Reliability, Integrity, Honesty, Confidence & Hard Work are all the ingredients that have contributed to the Company’s renowned reputation, of getting the job done to perfection within budget and on time. Expertise -The execution of many demanding projects in the past, over the most in hospitable terrain an adverse weather conditions in the field of civil construction and pipe lines construction has provided the Company with a wealth of experience and invaluable expertise, second to none. Manpower -Through stringent screening and selection of highly qualified &specialized personnel the Company have a cross section of specialists and craftsmen at its disposal who are dedicated to work as a team, to fulfill contractual obligations.

Equipment -The impressive range of machinery, equipment and vehicles owned by the Company is kept in the best possible condition by well trained and competent engineers and mechanics, in complete readiness for deployment at any given time. Resources -As part of an international conglomerate, the Company has limitless resource sat its disposal to meet any challenge. It has the capability and confidence to carry out any size project from the straight forward to the most demanding. The recent changes and management style, together with the expansion programmer has extended RAPCO “Scope of Activities” in pipeline and related construction. It specializes in:-

  • Civil Construction
  • Pipe laying (buried and above ground)
  • Plant fabrication and installation
  • Electro-Mechanical
  • Thrust boring (up to 48” dia)
  • Shrink sleeve installation for epoxy coated pipe
  • Related Civil Work
  • Cathodic Protection System
  • Plant electrical and instrumentation work
  • HVAC Maintenance to achieve its objectives the Management is hypercritical in its demands and expects very high standards from

its qualified and experienced multinational workforce, who have the enthusiasm and determination to perform their duties to the best of their ability. The Manpower is carefully selected from the Kingdom, The Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while the Management consists of professionally qualified and experienced Saudi Arabian nationals and expatriates from United States of America, Canada and Egypt. The current total numbers of employees are 929 personnel.

RAPCO has its headquarters off the Ras Tanura with regional offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and UAE. The Main Equipment yard and Workshop is along the Ras Tanura & Dammam highway with lay-down yard in the field camps and Fabrication Facility. Field offices, Camps & lay-down yards, equipment & material supply warehouses, workshops, etc., for specific projects in different parts of the Kingdom are located in close proximity of the respective sites. The base camps are strategically located in Ras Tanura and Jeddah which are fully self-supporting and include dining facilities, laundries, toilet / bathing facilities, sweet water, sewage disposal facilities, electricity, recreational facilities, etc. These camps can accommodate 2500 men in Ras Tanura and 1500men in Jeddah. The camps are essentially portable units and are adjustable in size, according to requirement. RAPCO are able to mobilize and set up camp at any location within the Kingdom, at short notice. The Company owns and maintains, an impressive array of Construction Machinery, Equipment and Vehicles, ranging from Side booms, Dozers, Excavators, Backhoes, Graders, Cranes, F/E Loaders, Rollers, Bending Machines, Trenchers, Concrete Mixers, Generators, Welding Machines, Pumps, Thrust bore & sandblast Machines, Compressors, Dewatering Machines etc, to Truck Tractors, Lowboy & High bed Trailers, Flatbed/Dump/Boom/Grease /Trucks, Tanker Trailer & Trucks, Buses, Pick-Ups, Station Wagons, etc. To support the construction activities our Procurement Department ensures that Equipment and Material Supplies from both, In-Kingdom and Out-of-Kingdom are readily available at all times for the continuity of construction work. Material and Equipment Control is maintained and scheduled through a Centralized Warehouse System, in coordination with the client Company. Greater emphasis is placed by the Management on Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Safety, as a result of which the Company is the recipient of many awards. A team of qualified QA/QC and Safety Personnel govern set procedures that are strictly followed by all concerned, in accordance with the requirements of the clients. Last but not least RAPCO ultimate objective is to continue to provide its valued clients, “Cost Effective Superior Workmanship”, in the performance of its scheduled commitments.-“IN-SHA-ALLAH”.