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Petrofac wins more Oman work

amid flurry of activity

Oman’s oil and gas sector has seen a ramp-up in activity over the past week,

with contract awards and progress on a key project

OMAN OMAN has announced progress on several PDO Oil South director Salim Al Sikaiti said
fronts over the last week as it continues activ- at the time: “The vision is to grow further with
WHAT: ity in the upstream and downstream sectors. another 1,000 wells in the future. It is great to
Petrofac will carry out In the upstream, services contracts were see the Marmul cluster sustaining high oil rates
major engineering work awarded for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) after 40 years of extended production, given the
at fields in the north projects which are key to maintaining pro- advanced maturity of some of these fields and
and south, while a local duction levels. Meanwhile, progress contin- their respective developments.”
firm has been awarded ues to be made at the Duqm downstream hub, Petrofac previously carried out a $265mn
a contract for a major which Muscat sees as an important element EPCM contract for the development of the
heavy oil asset. in its efforts to derive greater value from its Marmul Polymer Phase 3 (MPP3) project that
upstream output. covered the expansion of off-plot and on-plot
WHY: UK-based services firm Petrofac has production facilities associated with around
Oman is heavily reliant extended its long relationship with the sultanate, 500 producing and 75 injector wells. The con-
on enhanced recovery announcing last week that it had been awarded tract was awarded in 2018, the first under a new
to maintain production two contracts by Petroleum Development Oman 10-year framework agreement signed last year
levels and it continues to (PDO) worth a combined $300mn for engineer- with the government-led client. PDO – the
invest. ing, procurement and construction (EPC) and Middle East’s EOR pioneer – commissioned the
delivery work. original polymer injection project at the Marmul
WHAT NEXT: The first is a 30-month, lump-sum turnkey field in 2010.
Majan Energy Petroleum (LSTK) contract for work at the Marmul Main The UK contractor has also provided $1.25bn
is set to carry out studies Production Station (MMPS) gas compression worth of EPCM support at the nearby Rabab
on the ultra-heavy project, and the second is a seven-year deal for Harweel Integrated Project (RHIP), output from
Habhab oilfield. engineering services and project support for which is exported to the Main Oil Line (MOL)
concessions in northern Oman. via Marmul.

Marmul North Oman
At Marmul, in the south of the country, Pet- Meanwhile, in northern Oman, Petrofac will
rofac will carry out EPC, commissioning, provide “reimbursable engineering services,
start-up and initial operational support work integrated project support and management
on a new facility that will eliminate permanent services” to PDO’s contract holder Arabian
flaring and manage associated gas. The job Industries Projects for selected concessions.
includes gas recovery and booster compres- The contract has an option to extend for three
sors, gas sweetening, dehydration and other years.
units, utility systems and modification of exist- In November, Arabian Industries delivered
ing facilities. 22 multiport selector valve (MSV) skids for
Marmul is part of the Marmul Rahab MPP3 under an ongoing four-year frame agree-
Thuleilat Qaharir cluster of fields at which PDO ment contract with Petrofac for 54 skids, with 15
last year completed drilling of its 1,000th well. In to be delivered this year and the remainder to
January 2020, the company noted that produc- follow in 2022 as required.
tion from the cluster was running at 81,600 bar- Meanwhile, in late January it announced the
rels per day (bpd) thanks to an extensive drilling completion of two new storage tanks for PDO at
programme and the widespread implementa- Marmul and Lekhwair, with work nearing com-
tion of EOR techniques. It added that more wells pletion on a further four tanks at Kauther and
would be drilled through the Marmul Polymer SaihNihayda.
Phase 3 development and denser waterflood According to its website, Arabian Industries
in-fill projects that will further boost production is currently carrying out seven contracts for
and add to reserves. PDO throughout Oman.

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