Middle East | Oman

• Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects
• Engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) projects
• Operations and maintenance (O&M) support contracts
• National workforce development, training and competence solutions delivered through our technical training facilities

We have a long-term Framework Agreement (FA) with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of EPCm support services for major oil and gas projects in the Sultanate. Projects undertaken through the FA will be supported by our Muscat office for technical delivery and to ensure we generate sustainable in-country value.

Ongoing projects

EPC

• Construction of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unit, associated facilities and storage for the Salalah LPG extraction project, together with jetty facilities at the Port of Salalah
• Engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, training and start-up operations for all the utilities and offsites at the Duqm refinery
• Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for the Phase 2 central processing facility at the Khazzan gas field development

EPCm

• Detailed engineering and construction and commissioning management support services on a reimbursable basis with incentives for PDO’s Rabab Harweel Integrated Project and Yibal Khuff project
• EPCm support services for PDO's Marmul Polymer Phase 3 (MPP3) project - our first contract secured under the 10-year FA

O&M

• Technical Support Services for Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production LLC’s (‘OOCEP’) Abu Bu Tabul (ABB) gas facility and Musandam Gas Plant (MGP) in Oman 

Training services

• Joint venture with Takatuf (a subsidiary of Oman Oil Company) to create a leading technical training centre of excellence which will accelerate the development of skilled and competent technicians for the oil and gas industry

Completed projects

• Sohar refinery improvement project: A 50/50 joint venture with Daelim, valued at US$2.1 billion, for improvements to the existing facility as well as the addition of new refining units
• Khazzan gas field development: EPCC contract for Phase 1 of BP’s central processing facility project
• Kauther gas field depletion compression project: This project followed the successful commissioning and initial operations of the first Kauther gas plant in 2007, which we built on an EPC basis on behalf of Petroleum Development Oman
• EPC contract for the second phase of the Harweel Cluster Development, which included the project management, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, training and support during commissioning of the project

Delivering in-country value

Oman is a strategically important location for us and we support the country’s Omanisation objectives. We are focused on maximising the local supply chain and resources, working hard to be an integral part of the local community.

We recruit and train Omani personnel as well as utilise and develop Omani service providers and vendors. Our growing engineering office in Muscat further demonstrates our commitment to being an integral and sustainable part of the local market.

Find out more about our localisation drive in Oman

Petrofac has a strong heritage in Oman dating back to 1988. Over the years, we’ve consistently aimed to bring more to the country than we take away. We are investing in our local presence and developing our Muscat office’s in-country engineering capabilities to ensure we’re part of the fabric of Oman for many years to come.

Ray Richardson, Senior Vice President and Country Manager