Engineers India Ltd (EIL) expects the rebuilding of damaged oil and gas infrastructure in West Asia to create an opportunity worth more than $1 billion over the next two to three years, even as the regional conflict has temporarily slowed new order inflows.
EIL Chairman and Managing Director Atul Gupta said after the company’s annual general meeting that countries in the Middle East Gulf region were focusing on restoring damaged pipelines, terminals and related port and marine infrastructure to maintain business continuity. The proposed restoration work is expected to be spread over two to three years, matching the typical gestation period for pipelines and terminals.
“There is some slowdown” in order inflows from the Gulf region as clients plan restoration activities, Gupta said. He added that order activity could normalise around the third and fourth quarters of the current financial year if the conflict de-escalates.
The Middle East Gulf is a significant market for EIL, which provides engineering and project management consultancy services in the oil and gas sector. The company’s current order book is around ₹17,000 crore, with foreign orders accounting for approximately 43 per cent.
Gupta said the immediate restoration work could cover damaged oil and gas pipelines, terminals, port facilities and marine infrastructure across the region. He described the opportunity as being distributed across several countries rather than concentrated in a single project or market.
EIL is also pursuing a separate set of projects linked to efforts by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to develop infrastructure that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The company said these plans include pipelines, terminals and port and marine facilities. The projects remain at the planning stage, but EIL’s teams are already engaging with client teams and have expressed interest in participating.
The company’s comments follow the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in March 2026 after attacks by the United States and Israel, an event described in the report as causing the biggest disruption in the history of the energy sector. The disruption sharply affected the movement of crude oil, refined products, liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas through the route.
EIL expanded its regional presence in the current financial year by operationalising an office in Saudi Arabia, supported by a long-term in-Kingdom services agreement with Saudi Aramco. It is also continuing projects and engagements in Mongolia, Guyana, the UAE, Bahrain, Algeria, Kuwait and other international markets.
Gupta said the company would use its engineering and project management capabilities, developed over six decades, to accelerate international expansion and diversify into energy and infrastructure sectors. The next stages for the West Asia opportunities will depend on restoration planning by regional clients, the development of bypass infrastructure proposals and the progression of projects from planning into execution.
