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Saipem Wins $750 Million Onshore Oman Refinery Contract

Saipem has been awarded a new contract in the onshore E&C sector worth approximately USD 750 million. Work involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning under Package 3 “Offsite Facilities” in the framework of the development of the Duqm Refinery situated near the coast in the north east of Oman. The contract was awarded by Duqm...

Petrofac awarded $800m contract for Khazzan phase 2 in Oman

Petrofac has been awarded a lump-sum contract worth approximately US$800 million by BP for the Phase 2 central processing facility (CPF) at the Khazzan Phase 2 (Ghazeer) gas development in the Sultanate of Oman. This follows the US$ 1.4 billion Phase 1 CPF Khazzan project, awarded to Petrofac in February 2014, which celebrated first gas...

Acwa Power led consortium to build major Oman water project

An ACWA Power led consortium with Veolia and DIDIC has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company SAOC (OPWP).  The plant will be located in Salalah, Dhofar region and will have a capacity to generate 25 million gallons per day of desalinated water using reverse osmosis technology...

SSH win Oman 5-star resort construction supervision contract

SSH is providing construction supervision services for the planned Dhofar Beach Resort development in Salalah, Oman, for client Taameer Investment, one of the sultanate’s leading investment companies with investments across various sectors, including real estate. Taameer’s hotel project is a five-star beachfront resort complex with a total built-up area of approximately 80,000 sqm. The resort...

Petrofac awarded Duqm Refinery project Oman

Petrofac, in a 50/50 joint venture with Samsung Engineering, has received notification of intent to award a contract worth approximately US$2 billion with Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries LLC (DRPIC) in the southern part of Oman. Work on the 47-month project will commence shortly, subject to financial closure and full notice to proceed from DRPIC....

Técnicas Reunidas JV secure EPC contract for Duqm refinery

Técnicas Reunidas has been selected by Duqm Refinery & Petrochemical Industries Company LLC to execute the Project of the Process units project for the new refinery of Duqm in Oman. This project is part of the Omani government plan for the industrial development of the Special Economic Zone of Duqm, which includes the new grassroot...

Petrofac wins long term PDO Oman deal

Petrofac has secured a long-term Framework Agreement (FA) with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EP+Cm) Support Services for major oil and gas projects. The Agreement, which is for ten years with an additional five-year option, builds upon a three-year programme of EP+Cm support contract delivery Petrofac has...

KBR awarded FEED for Oman LNG

KBR, Inc.  announced that it has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and project management services contract for Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC (Oman LNG) in Qalhat, Oman. Oman LNG operates three liquefaction trains with a total nameplate capacity of 10.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). KBR is a recognized leader in LNG with...

PDO awards two contracts worth $779m

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has awarded two key contracts valued at around RO 300 mln to Omani businesses for work in the north of its operations in the Sultanate. Under the terms of the deals, off- plot mechanical work will be carried out by local community contractor (LCC) Seeh Al Sarya Engineering at PDO oil...

PDO awards five-year contract to SNC-Lavalin

SNC-Lavalin  is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidary Kentz Overseas Company WLL has been awarded a five-year commissioning support services framework agreement by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). Under the agreement, the company will provide a variety of systems completions, commissioning and start-up service activities on a portfolio of oil and gas megaprojects within...

SNC-Lavalin wins Salalah ammonia plant contract

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract by Salalah Methanol Company LLC (SMC) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an anhydrous liquid ammonia plant, including its utilities and off-site infrastructure, in the city of Salalah, located in the Sultanate of Oman. The project is expected to begin in March 2017 with SNC-Lavalin initially performing...

PDO Signs Duqm $1.2B Pipe Supply Contract

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed a US$1.2 billion contract to supply piping for its drilling operations through Duqm. The five-year deal with Japanese supplier Sumitomo further includes a new supply yard in the Duqm Special Economic Zone which will be a logistics centre for materials being delivered to PDO’s drilling locations. The agreement will...