Recrutiment firm Petroplan expands into Oman
As Oman looks to grow its oil and gas industry, global oil and gas recruitment firm Petroplan is expanding its presence in the Sultanate, working with international operators and service companies to help fill specialist roles whilst working within Oman’s strict workforce nationalisation rules. There is an urgent need for qualified oil and gas personnel...
Boskalis wins $533m Oman port contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received a Letter of Intent to Award a contract for the development of the port of Duqm in Oman. The contract with a value of approximately EUR 480 million will be awarded by Sezad (Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm). The final award is subject to Sezad satisfying certain conditions....
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...
Oman To Raise Expat Visa Fees By Half
Oman’s Ministry of Manpower has announced work visa fees for expats will increase by 50%. Fees for private sector workers will rise from OMR201 ($522) to OMR301 ($782). Times of Oman cited an official as saying the change would become law when it is published in the official Gazette. The official told the publication a...
L&T wins $370m Oman engineering orders
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. India, has won two orders valued approximately USD 370 million from Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO). The new order wins include Engineering, Procurement & Construction of Saih Nihaydah Depletion Compression Phase 2 (SNDC2) and Kauther Depletion Compression Phase 2 (KDC2) Project. Petroleum Development Oman is...
Galfar wins $299m Oman construction project
Construction Services for Yibal Khuff Project On plot with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has been awarded to Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG for the value of approximately RO 115 million ($299m). Duration of the Contract is 51 Months.The scope of works includes construction of new Central Processing Facility in Yibal khuff area which includes Civil,...
Veolia wins water treatment deal for PDO project
Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia Water Technologies Gulf, has been awarded a contract by Petrofac to provide process water treatment solutions on Petroleum Development Oman’s Rabab Harweel Integrated Project. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2016. The agreement will see Veolia support the engineering and supply of water treatment systems for the Rabab Harweel Integrated Project (RHIP)...
Ansaldo wins Oman IPP turbine contracts
Ansaldo Energia Switzerland has been awarded two contracts worth approximately 600 million Euros in total for the supply of major power plant equipment to two large IPP projects. The Ibri 1510 MW CCPP and Sohar III 1710 MW CCPP in the Sultanate of Oman are expected to be commissioned in early 2019. The Ibri and...
Mitsui consortium wins major Oman power project
Mitsui, ACWA Power & DIDIC Consortium win Salalah 2 IPP and acquires Dhofar Generating Company in Oman. Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) awarded the Salalah 2 Independent Power Project to a consortium of Mitsui, ACWA Power, and Dhofar International Development & Investment Holding Company (DIDIC)(together, the Consortium) and the project related agreements are...
WorleyParsons wins Oman plant contract
WorleyParsons, a leading global engineering services group, said its Omani subsidiary has been awarded a major services contract linked to the construction of a key antimony roaster project at Sohar Port and Freezone in the sultanate. The deal was awarded to WorleyParsons Oman by Strategic & Precious Metals Processing (SPMP), a joint venture between Oman...
Punj Lloyd bags $304m EPC deal in Oman
Punj Lloyd, an engineering and construction group in India, has won a $304 million oil and gas engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) deal for Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) and Oman Gas Company (OGC), according to a report. The scope of work for the contracts include the construction of a 14-inch diameter,...
GE Oil & Gas awarded Oman contract
Edgo’s partner in Oman, GE Oil & Gas, has signed a landmark, long-term contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of integrated Reciprocating Rod Pump (RRP) equipment and related services. The deal forms part of a US$700 million suite of contracts, unveiled by GE at their annual conference in Florence, Italy. Joining hands...