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Petrofac awarded Oman gas project

Petrofac has signed a contract worth close to US$600 million with Salalah LPG SFZCO LLC (SLPG), wholly owned subsidiary of Oman Oil Facilities Development Company LLC (OOFDC), to undertake the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its Salalah LPG extraction project in the southern part of Oman.

Under the terms of the 36-month lump sum EPC contract, which will be triggered when SLPG issue to Petrofac the Notice To Proceed (NTP), Petrofac’s scope of work will include construction of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unit and associated facilities, including tie-ins to existing pipeline infrastructure, together with LPG storage and jetty facilities at the Port of Salalah.

Marwan Chedid, Petrofac Group Chief Operating Officer, commented: “This contract is our eleventh in the Sultanate and reinforces our commitment to Oman where we have been present since 1988.

“This project will further support our commitment to increase in-country value. We will continue to maintain strong focus on this aspect of our delivery, particularly by engaging the local supply chain and recruiting local resources. We are very much looking forward to growing and strengthening our team working alongside OOFDC to deliver this project.”

About Petrofac

Petrofac operate out of seven operational centres in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Mumbai, Aberdeen, Woking and Kuala Lumpur, plus a further 24 offices and 12 training facilities worldwide.

Source: www.petrofac.com