The seven prequalified groups are: the local Acwapower, with Itochu Corporation, Marubeni Corporationand JGC Corporation, all of Japan; the UK's International Power, with Saudi Oger; Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco), with the local Xenel Industries; Japan's Mitsui & Company, with the local National Power Company; Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation; Sumitomo Corporation, also of Japan; and Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).

Saudi Aramcoand Japan's Sumitomo Chemical Companyare joint sponsors of the Rabigh project, which will see a high-olefins-yield fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) complex integrated with an ethane-based cracker, producing about 1.3 million tonnes a year (t/y) of ethylene, 900,000 t/y of propylene and 80,000 barrels a day of gasoline and other refined products. Sumitomo-Mitsui Banking Corporationis the financial adviser (MEED 15:10:04).