SPECIALIST HDD & TRENCHLESS CONTRACTOR

Trenchless Infrastructure — HDD | Microtunneling | Pipe Jacking

Large-Diameter Pipelines | Major River Crossings | Shore Approaches & Landfalls | Hard Rock | Microtunneling

LIFCON is a specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and trenchless contractor headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, established in 2009. The company delivers large-diameter pipeline crossings, major river and wadi crossings, shore approaches and landfalls, hard rock drilling, and microtunneling across Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman.

LIFCON's scope of work spans engineering support, rig selection, execution, and project handover for clients including Saudi Aramco, Saudi Electricity Company, NEOM, the National Water Company, Siemens, STC, Mobily, ITC, and EWA. The company owns and operates a company-controlled HDD fleet with capacities up to 650 tons thrust/pullback, supported by a dedicated Microtunneling and pipe jacking capability up to 72 inches in diameter.

LIFCON is available to support EPC contractors and project owners from tender and FEED stages through to full execution and project handover.

GCC-Based. Internationally Deployable. Available for international oil & gas, pipeline, marine, and infrastructure projects.

  • 20

    HDD Rigs

  • Up to 650T

    HDD Capacity

  • 611+ km

    HDD Completed

  • 72"

    MTBM Capability

  • 600+

    Personnel

Our Capabilities

LIFCON is a specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and trenchless contractor. Our core capabilities are HDD, microtunneling, and offshore and shore approach crossings. We also carry out civil works for underground cable systems, overhead transmission works and heavy machinery rentals.

Horizontal Directional Drilling

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Microtunneling

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Offshore & Shore Approach HDD

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Civil Infrastructure

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Overhead Power Transmission

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Heavy Machinery & Equipment Rentals

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OIL & GAS PIPELINES

Trenchless installation experience on major oil & gas pipeline projects in Saudi Arabia

PROJECT SCOPE & LOCATION CLIENT
Jafurah Downstream Gas Pipeline HDD installation — 8", 12", 16", 22", 36", 42" carbon steel pipe
Jafurah | Silty sand | 300T, 220T, 110T rigs | 2026		 Saudi Aramco (EPC: Bin Quraya)
Master Gas System Expansion Phase III Microtunneling (MTBM) — 72" crossing
Khurais | Sand and rock | MTBM | 2026		 Saudi Aramco (EPC: Mapa)
Onshore Maintain Potential Project HDD installation — 24" steel pipe (600 m HDD)
Safaniyah | Rock area | 2024		 Saudi Aramco (EPC: Gulf Consolidated Co)
Ethane Facilities Upgrade, Juaymah HDD installation — 12" steel pipe + 4" HDPE pipes
Ras Tanurah | Silty sand | 110-ton rig | 2020		 Saudi Aramco (EPC: Nesma & Partners)

KEY PROJECTS

We apply our experience to complex HDD, microtunneling and underground projects. Here are some examples of our work.

ARAMCO PIPELINE

JEDDAH–YANBU–NORTH JEDDAH | 20"–24" steel pipe | 650 m, 18 m depth | Client: Saudi Aramco

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DEWATERING PROJECT

JEDDAH CORNICHE | 630mm HDPE | 515m, -4m MSL | Client: Hala Hotel

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KHALEEJ AL BAHRAIN

HDD works at Khaleej Al Bahrain Bridge
Sub-sea crossing for 66kV cables

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KING KHALID INT. AIRPORT RIYADH

Runway crossing | 800mm | high-voltage cables
Multi-carrier pipe spacing

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HDD Engineering & Constructability

LIFCON supports EPC contractors and project owners from the tender and FEED stages through constructability assessment, preliminary HDD design, methodology development, rig selection, execution planning, and budgetary pricing.

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Health, Safety & Environment

HSE is embedded into every stage of LIFCON's HDD and trenchless operations — from HSE management system and safety policy, through training and permit-to-work compliance, to environmental controls and HDD-specific safety measures on every site.

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The Process of Horizontal Directional Drilling

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